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People gather at a rally to support Ralph Yarl, Tuesday, April 18, 2023, in Kansas City, Mo. Yarl, a Black teenager, was shot last week by a white homeowner when he mistakenly went to the wrong address to pick up his younger brothers.
Courts & Law

Judge rules white man will stand trial for shooting Black teen Ralph Yarl, who went to wrong house

The case shocked the country and renewed national debates about gun policies and race in America.

3 years ago

Students walking in the hall at school.
Education

Students with disabilities in Pennsylvania will get more time in school under settlement

Under the new policy, students will be eligible to receive free services until they turn 22, rather than aging out of the program the summer after they turn 21.

3 years ago

Nebraska and Omaha play a college volleyball match Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023, at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Neb.
Community

Nebraska volleyball stadium event draws 92,003 to set women’s world attendance record

The previous attendance record was 91,648, set during a soccer match in Spain last year.

3 years ago

File photo: United States defender Julie Ertz (8) celebrates after scoring a goal against New Zealand during the first half of an international friendly soccer match in Commerce City, Colo., Friday, Sept. 15, 2017.
Community

Julie Ertz retires from soccer after 10-year career and 2 Women’s World Cup titles

“I gave everything I had to the sport that I love,” she said in the statement announcing her retirement.

3 years ago

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Community
6abc

‘Extremely dangerous’ man convicted of murder escapes from Chester County prison

Danelo Cavalcante was convicted for fatally stabbing his 33-year-old former girlfriend in April 2021. He is also wanted for a murder in Brazil.

3 years ago

File photo: Proud Boys members including Zachary Rehl (left) Ethan Nordean (center) and Joseph Biggs, walk toward the U.S. Capitol in Washington, in support of President Donald Trump on Jan. 6, 2021
Courts & Law

Former Philly Proud Boys leader sentenced to 15 years in prison in Jan. 6 Capitol attack case

The judge who sentenced Zachary Rehl also sentenced Proud Boys organizer Joseph Biggs to 17 years in prison.

3 years ago

Officer Ernest Ransom speaks at a press conference
Community

Police: 12-year-old found in a West Philadelphia dumpster was killed by gunshot to back of the head

Police say 12-year-old Hezekiah Bernard died roughly 24 to 36 hours before his body was found in a West Philly dumpster last week.

3 years ago

File photo: Former President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before departure from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023, in Atlanta.
Courts & Law

Trump pleads not guilty and waives arraignment in Georgia election case

The former president won’t have to show up for an arraignment hearing that Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee had set for next week.

3 years ago

The dome of the Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg.
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Pa. budget inches forward, but lawmakers still split on stalled education funding

The Pa. Senate has moved key code bills that would enable some budget spending, but Democrats say they don’t go far enough.

3 years ago

New information has been released on the deadly balcony collapse in Sea Isle City, New Jersey.
Community
6abc

OSHA fines construction company for deadly balcony collapse in Sea Isle City, New Jersey

Records show the city's construction office issued a stop-work order the same day, citing a lack of permits.

3 years ago

File photo: President Donald Trump speaks during a rally protesting the electoral college certification of Joe Biden as President in Washington, Jan. 6, 2021.
Courts & Law

Liberal groups seek to use the Constitution’s insurrection clause to block Trump from 2024 ballots

The groups cite a rarely used provision of the 14th Amendment barring from public office those who swore an oath to uphold the Constitution and then engaged in “insurrection.”

3 years ago

A cat sleeps while someone holds a name tag that says ''Leo'' in their hand
Community
6abc

TikTok-famous cat living in South Jersey Home Depot draws new customers

Before Leo arrived at the store last summer, he lived as a barn cat.

3 years ago

State Transportation Secretary Mike Carroll speaks at a podium
Community

Parts of I-95 in Philly to be reduced to 2 lanes as reconstruction continues

The new beams are the first sign of permanent repairs to the formerly damaged structure.

3 years ago

Aerosmith performs onstage
Things To Do
Arts & Entertainment

Aerosmith, Sting, Labor Day Volksfest, Vienna Light Orchestra, and Brazilian Day in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

Aug. 31 - Sept. 3: Aerosmith in Philly, Sting in N.J., Arts and Jazz Fest in Delaware are among the weekend’s highlights.

3 years ago

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Water flows down the Wissahickon Creek
Science

More than 70% of Pennsylvania rivers, streams contain PFAS

Valley Creek is just one waterway out of many across the U.S. with elevated PFAS levels caused by wastewater treatment plants and electronics manufacturing facilities.

3 years ago

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