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An empty SEPTA train car.
Crime
Philadelphia
Transportation

Woman raped on SEPTA train as bystanders did nothing, police say

Authorities in Philadelphia say a woman was raped by a stranger on a commuter train in the presence of other riders. A 35-year-old man was arrested and has been charged.

4 years ago

Kathy McGuiness (left) and AG Kathy Jennings
Delaware
Government
Government Accountability

Indicted Delaware auditor accuses attorney general of violating her right to fair trial

Kathy McGuiness faces felony charges for abuse of her office. She says AG Kathy Jennings had no right to tell the public she would not answer investigators’ questions.

4 years ago

Philadelphia City Councilmember Bobby Henon
PlanPhilly
Criminal Justice
Government Accountability
Philadelphia

FBI wiretaps capture union pres Jim Gardler telling Philly council member to make Verizon ‘sweat’

Prosecutors in the Philly council member’s federal corruption trial drilled into allegations that he acted against the telecom giant for campaign donations.

4 years ago

Bill Cosby
New Jersey
Social Justice

Bill Cosby faces another sexual assault lawsuit, this one based on alleged Atlantic City rape

Lili Bernard filed a civil lawsuit against Bill Cosby regarding an incident in August 1990. She’s seeking $125 million in damages.

4 years ago

Police stop traffic on Broad Street
PlanPhilly
Policing
Race & Ethnicity
Social Justice
Transportation

To improve equity on the road, Philly bans police stops for minor traffic infractions

The measure is rooted in recent data that show Philadelphia police pull over a disproportionate number of Black drivers for minor traffic violations.

4 years ago

Supervised injection site supporters in Philadelphia rallied outside a federal hearing to determine if the proposed Safehouse would violate the federal Controlled Substances Act
Addiction
Health Care
Public Health

What happens now that the Supreme Court won’t hear Safehouse’s supervised injection site case?

The high court rejected a request to overturn an appeals court ruling. So Safehouse has a new plan: force the Biden administration to take a stand.

4 years ago

PlanPhilly
Government Accountability
Philadelphia
Politics

Feds allege Councilmember Bobby Henon punished Verizon to help campaign donor

On the sixth day of the Dougherty-Henon federal corruption trial, testimony centered on allegations that Councilmember Bobby Henon abused his power to help a donor.

4 years ago

John
PlanPhilly
Government Accountability
Philadelphia
Politics

‘He said he could have me replaced’: City official alleges threat from Johnny Doc

The second week of testimony began Tuesday in the federal corruption trial of Philly union leader John Dougherty and City Councilmember Bobby Henon.

4 years ago

Atlantic City Police Department (6abc)
Changing Communities
New Jersey
Policing

Atlantic City waives civil service exam requirement for some new police officers

Taking advantage of a new state law, the Atlantic City Council has waived civil service exam requirements for some entry-level police officers.

4 years ago

Jersey barriers placed by the city of Minneapolis surround memorials as community members gather in George Floyd Square to demand justice for Winston Boogie Smith Jr., on Monday, June 7, 2021. Smith was fatally shot by members of a U.S. Marshals task force. (AP Photo/Christian Monterrosa)
Black Lives Matter
Policing
Social Justice

No charges for task force members in Winston Smith death

Crow Wing County Attorney Don Ryan said in letters dated last Wednesday that the task force members were justified in using deadly force when they shot Smith.

4 years ago

Delaware State Auditor Kathleen McGuiness
Delaware
Government
Government Accountability
Politics
6abc

Delaware State Auditor Kathleen McGuiness accused of nepotism, fraud, witness intimidation

A Delaware official has been indicted by a grand jury for offenses that the state AG said represented a "clear and disturbing pattern of behavior."

4 years ago

Workers box up the statue of Christopher Columbus in Marconi Plaza. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Philadelphia

Higher court orders Columbus statue on Marconi Plaza to stay covered for now

The court issued the decision late Saturday, which vacated an emergency order a lower court signed earlier in the day, allowing supporters to remove the plywood box.

4 years ago

A woman enters Alamo Women's Reproductive Services, Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021, in San Antonio
Medicine
National
Public Health

Texas clinics cancel abortions after court reinstates ban

Texas abortion clinics are canceling appointments they had booked during a 48-hour reprieve from the nation’s most restrictive abortion law.

4 years ago

Fanta Bility stands for a photo outside
Black Lives Matter
Gun Violence
Policing
Social Justice

Family of the 8-year-old shot fatally by Sharon Hill police call for the officers’ firing

The family of Fanta Bility, the 8-year-old girl killed by Sharon Hill police in late August, is urging the Delaware County borough to fire the officers responsible for her dea

4 years ago

Jacob Blake Sr., father of Jacob Blake, holds a candle at a rally Monday, Jan. 4, 2021, in Kenosha, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
Black Lives Matter
Policing
Social Justice

Feds won’t seek charges against cop in Jacob Blake shooting

Federal prosecutors announced Friday that they won’t file charges against a white police officer who shot Jacob Blake in Wisconsin last year.

4 years ago

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