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Judge rules retrial of ex-Philadelphia officer in 2020 protest actions should be held outside city
Richard Paul Nicoletti, whose previous trial ended in a mistrial, faced charges including simple assault and reckless endangerment.
2 years ago
Facts don’t line up in the police shooting of Anthony Allegrini Jr., independent investigator says
Law enforcement officials still haven’t released findings about the Pa. state trooper killing of 18-year-old Anthony Allegrini Jr. on June 4.
2 years ago
Special counsel got a search warrant for Twitter to turn over info on Trump’s account, documents say
The court filing says the court “found probable cause to search the Twitter account for evidence of criminal offenses.”
2 years ago
Test results show Delaware students are continuing to struggle after post-COVID return to classrooms
Test results for the 22-23 school year show that only 40% of students in grades 3-8 scored proficiently in English language arts, a 2 percentage point decline from last year.
2 years ago
Shakespeare and penguin book get caught in Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ laws
Several Shakespeare plays use suggestive puns and innuendo, and it is implied that the protagonists have had premarital sex in “Romeo and Juliet.”
2 years ago
Firefighters on scene of hazardous materials spill in Downingtown
The county's hazardous response team shut down streets in the area when the call came in around 10 a.m. Wednesday.
2 years ago
Philly philanthropies launch $9 million fund for America’s 250th birthday
America’s 250th birthday is coming in 2026, along with the World Cup, All-Star Game, and PGA Tour. Will you be ready?
2 years ago
Wrong-way driver causes chain-reaction crash in Havertown; 4 people hurt
Chopper footage showed an SUV in the air wedged between a SEPTA bus and a tractor-trailer.
2 years ago
Philadelphia Fed president says regional economy on track for ‘soft landing’
The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia’s president forecasts inflation decline without more interest rate hikes.
2 years ago
Listen 13:08Philly starts replacing its street lights with more efficient LEDs
The project is expected to cut the energy used by street lights in half, saving enough electricity annually to power nearly 3,700 homes.
2 years ago
Many new first-year Penn Medicine students had never administered or carried Narcan nasal spray before attending the school’s third consecutive naloxone “boot camp.”
2 years ago
Camden-based Campbell Soup will buy maker of Rao’s sauces for $2.7 billion
The transaction will help diversify and strengthen Campbell’s Meals & Beverages division, Campbell’s President and CEO Mark Clouse said in a statement.
2 years ago
Made In America festival canceled
The annual music festival at Philadelphia’s Benjamin Franklin Parkway was set to include headliners Lizzo and SZA. Tickets will be refunded.
2 years ago
Pa. advocacy group’s guide encourages municipalities to update distribution center zoning laws
Recently, PennFuture released a model zoning law and guidebook for logistics center developments. They hope municipalities across Pa. will use it to update zoning ordinances.
2 years ago
Friends gather in Philadelphia to remember O’Shae Sibley, killed in a confrontation over dancing
Sibley's friend Otis Pena called Sibley “a beacon of light.”
2 years ago