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Interim Police Commissioner John Stanford speaks at a podium
Courts & Law

More cold-case sexual assault charges for ‘Fairmount Park rapist’ accused of 2003 rape and slaying

Police say Diaz has now been charged in three other cold-case assaults, two in Fairmount Park in 2003 and one in Pennypack Park in 2007.

2 years ago

Tom Smothers does yo-yo tricks during arrivals at CBS's 75th anniversary celebration Sunday, Nov. 2, 2003, in New York.
Arts & Entertainment

Comedian Tom Smothers, one-half of the Smothers Brothers, dies at 86

The National Comedy Center, on behalf of his family, said in a statement Wednesday that Smothers died Tuesday following a cancer battle.

2 years ago

John Giovannitti (left) mayor-elect of Paulsboro, and and brother Vince Giovannitti, mayor of Greenwich Township. (Facebook, Councilman John Giovannitti and Vince Giovannitti & Tony Chila for Greenwich Twp. Council)
Politics & Policy

Gibbstown and Paulsboro will have brothers as mayors next year

John Giovannitti will be sworn in Jan. 2, one day before his newly reelected brother Vince Giovannitti is sworn in to a second term.

2 years ago

File photo: Former President Donald Trump listens as he speaks with reporters while in flight on his plane after a campaign rally at Waco Regional Airport, in Waco, Texas, March 25, 2023, while en route to West Palm Beach, Fla.
Courts & Law

Michigan Supreme Court will keep Trump on 2024 ballot

Wednesday's ruling follows a decision by a divided Colorado Supreme Court, which said Trump is ineligible to be president after his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack.

2 years ago

A Block Island Wind Farm turbine operates
Politics & Policy

Contrary to politicians’ claims, offshore wind farms don’t kill whales. Here’s what to know

Scientists say there is no credible evidence linking offshore wind farms to whale deaths. That hasn’t stopped conservative groups and others from making the connection.

2 years ago

Sen. Bob Menendez leaves federal court, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023, in New York.
Courts & Law

Prosecutors oppose Sen. Bob Menendez’s effort to delay May bribery trial until July

Menendez has pleaded not guilty to a bribery conspiracy charge alleging he and his wife accepted bribes of cash, gold bars and a luxury car from three New Jersey businessmen.

2 years ago

Shakia Williams, in her tasting room in Hatboro, Pa., holds a bottle of her apple wine, Natasha's Scarlet Or
Community

Meet the Philly-area winemaker who isn’t afraid of a little glitter in her glass

The founder of a Black-owned micro-winery in Hatboro looks to triple her sales in 2024.

2 years ago

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Elementary school students are pictured on a school bus
Education

Delaware education funding is ‘not adequate.’ A new report calls for an additional $500 million to $1 billion

The report comes after the settlement of a lawsuit that accused the state of being complicit in the disparities experienced by low-income students and others.

2 years ago

Listen 1:17
A Spirit Airlines jet on a runway
Community

6-year-old boy traveling from Philadelphia to visit grandma for Christmas put on wrong Spirit flight

The boy's grandmother had to pick him up from the Orlando airport instead of Southwest Florida International Airport in Fort Myers.

2 years ago

New Jersey Sen. Teresa Ruiz speaks into a microphone
Courts & Law

N.J. has a new diversion program for people with mental illness who commit certain types of crimes

People with mental illness who commit certain crimes in N.J. may be diverted out of the criminal justice system.

2 years ago

Listen 1:29
Amir Richardson moderating the discussion from the middle of the room.
Community

Editor’s note: Civic dialogue will take root in newsrooms in 2024

Civic dialogue in news promotes the next level of public service journalism.

2 years ago

Managing director designee Adam Thiel looks on as Mayor-elect Cherelle Parker announces his appointment.
Politics & Policy

Philly fire commissioner tapped to be city’s next managing director

Thiel, who has led the city’s fire department since 2016, says he’s ready to take on the challenge. “As our folks will say in the fire department," he said, “‘We got this.’”

2 years ago

Listen 1:00
Advocates rally for the end of medical deportations in Philadelphia.
Politics & Policy

Philly is the first city in the U.S. to ban medical deportations. Here’s what that means

The new law provides guidelines for how hospitals should treat immigrant patients and gives immigrants more say.

2 years ago

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Pa. Gov. Josh Shapiro is seen at a Phillies game.
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Despite ethics concerns, Shapiro will keep accepting tickets from a group that gets state money

Pa. Gov. Josh Shapiro’s gift ban says he can’t take tickets from groups with “financial relations with the Commonwealth."

2 years ago

President Joe Biden answers a reporter's question as he walks from Marine One upon arrival on the South Lawn of the White House, Dec. 20, 2023, in Washington.
Politics & Policy

Biden orders strikes on an Iranian-aligned group after 3 U.S. troops injured in drone attack in Iraq

The latest attack on U.S. troops follows months of escalating threats and actions against American forces in the region since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel.

2 years ago

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