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In this image from a Washington Metropolitan Police Department officer's body-worn video camera, and contained in the statement of facts supporting an arrest warrant for Mark Ponder, Ponder strikes an officer with a pole on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (Department of Justice via AP)
Courts & Law

Man’s 63-month prison term matches longest for Capitol riot

Ponder, a 56-year-old resident of Washington, D.C., asked the judge for mercy before she sentenced him to five years and three months in prison.

4 years ago

In this Sept. 21, 2018, file photo, Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Pa., speaks at a candidates forum in Tarentum, Pa. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
Politics & Policy

Rep. Glenn Thompson says no to gay marriage, attends son’s same-sex wedding

Thompson's office says he and his wife are “very happy to welcome their new son-in-law into their family.”

4 years ago

City officials participate in a groundbreaking for an affordable housing complex in Frankford
Urban Planning

Frankford residents hope new affordable housing complex is a sign of things to come

“We wanted this project to feel like Frankford, to be about Frankford, and be for Frankford,” said City Councilmember Maria Quiñones-Sanchez.

4 years ago

Philadelphia skyline
Community

Comcast awards $1 million to minority-owned businesses to offset pandemic impacts

Comcast announced the July 2022 recipients of their RISE fund pandemic relief grants. 100 Philly-area businesses were awarded $10,000.

4 years ago

Alan William Byerly is seen attacking an Associated Press photographer during the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol
Courts & Law

Pa. man admits to Jan. 6 attacks on police, AP photographer

In a deal with prosecutors, Alan Byerly, 55, admitted to wielding a stun gun while confronting officers who were trying to protect the Capitol from the angry mob.

4 years ago

Doug Mastriano speaks from a podium
Politics & Policy

GOP warms to Doug Mastriano, far-right gubernatorial nominee, in Pennsylvania

As the general election season intensifies, the GOP machinery is cranking up to back Mastriano’s campaign and attack his Democratic rival, Josh Shapiro.

4 years ago

Audra McCowan wants others to know she’s here to help them if they need it too. (Courtesy of McCowan)
Courts & Law

Former Philly Cop Audra McCowan talks about her healing process and the aftermath of lawsuit against the city

One of the two women to win a sexual harassment judgment against former Philadelphia Police Commissioner Richard Ross talks about her healing process.

4 years ago

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A worker replaces a main electrical service line on a home
Health

CHOP, Habitat for Humanity to repair West Philly homes to improve health outcomes

Bank of America has invested $1 million in a CHOP program that offers exterior repairs to homes in West Philadelphia.

4 years ago

A group of volunteers operates the scenic train rides for West Chester Railroad on the existing tracks.
Urban Planning

West Chester Borough Council supports effort to restore SEPTA passenger rail service

Commuter trains ran to West Chester for 100 years before SEPTA stopped service. Borough Council is backing a plan to bring it back.

4 years ago

FILE - Comedian Samantha Bee arrives at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts for the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor on April 24, 2022, in Washington. TBS is canceling “Full Frontal With Samantha Bee” after seven seasons, removing a rare female voice from late-night TV. In a statement Monday, July 25 the channel said that as part of its new programming strategy it's made “some difficult, business-based decisions.” (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf, File)
Arts & Entertainment

TBS cancels Samantha Bee’s ‘Full Frontal’ after 7 seasons

In a statement announcing the cancellation, TBS said it has made “some difficult, business-based decisions” as part of its new programming strategy.

4 years ago

Indicted Delaware auditor Kathy McGuiness (left) leaves Monday's abbreviated court session with defense lawyers Dean Elwell, Steve Wood and Chelsea Botsch.
Politics & Policy

Delaware House speaker calls Senate effort to oust state auditor ‘political theater,’ says his chamber won’t play along

The Senate’s vote started a lengthy process to ask the governor to remove the auditor for committing three misdemeanors. But the House speaker shut it down.

4 years ago

Looking out at the Philadelphia skyline from the Allegheny SEPTA station
Weather

SEPTA monitoring effects on rail systems as heat wave continues

SEPTA has lowered train operating speeds as Philadelphia faces prolonged extreme heat.

4 years ago

Vials of monkeypox vaccine. (6abc)
Health

Philadelphia clinics allocated monkeypox vaccines

Appointments for the monkeypox vaccine are offered only to existing patients by appointment only. Walk-ins will not be accepted.

4 years ago

Women in white smocks wipe the ground in the center of Philadelphia's City Hall.
Arts & Entertainment

Performers scrub the ground at City Hall to protest the overturning of Roe v. Wade

A handful of women dressed in rags scrubbed the ground of the City Hall courtyard to amplify the work to access abortion rights in the U.S.

4 years ago

File photo: Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner and Assistant District Attorney Jezreel Moore hold a news conference on the arrest of a woman who allegedly sold guns to minors. (6abc)
Courts & Law
6abc

Woman bought handguns and sold them to minors, Philadelphia DA says

The D.A.'s office said one of the guns was used in a shooting.

4 years ago

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