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In this April 20, 2021 file image from video, former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin, center, is taken into custody as his attorney, Eric Nelson, left, looks on, after the verdicts were read at Chauvin's trial for the 2020 death of George Floyd,, at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis, Minn. Nelson has requested a new trial, saying the court abused its discretion when it refused to change the venue in the original proceedings, according to a court document filed Tuesday, May 4, 2021. (Court TV via AP, Pool, File)
Black Lives Matter
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Judge rejects Chauvin’s request for new trial in Floyd death

Judge Peter Cahill denied the request Friday, saying defense attorney Eric Nelson has not shown that abused its discretion and denied Chauvin the right to a fair trial.

5 years ago

The building was gutted by fire on Feb. 18. Adjacent buildings were damaged.
Crime
Philadelphia
6ABC

Second Delco brother sentenced in 2018 Old City arson

Bahaa Dawara was sentenced for setting fire to his family's Old City hookah bar and lounge for insurance money in 2018.

5 years ago

Police stop traffic on Broad Street
Philadelphia
Policing
Race & Ethnicity

Philly bill to ban minor traffic stops will be reintroduced after months of negotiations

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

5 years ago

File photo: Insurrectionists loyal to former President Donald Trump breach the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6.  (John Minchillo/AP)
NPR
Crime

Prosecutors get their 1st guilty plea in the Jan. 6 Oath Keepers conspiracy case

More than 500 people have been charged so far in connection with the Capitol breach.

5 years ago

Traci Murphy of the Delaware Coalition Against Gun Violence (left) supports the ban on so-called ghost guns. Mitch Denham of Delaware Gun Rights owns them and predicts it will be overturned in court.  (Courtesy of Traci Murphy, Mitch Denham)
Delaware
Gun Violence
Public Safety

What are ghost guns and why is Delaware banning them?

Delaware is outlawing ghost guns, which are often assembled at home using unfinished firing mechanisms and other untraceable parts.

5 years ago

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The correctional complex on State Road in Philadelphia. (Emma Lee/WHYY, file)
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Law
Pennsylvania

Philly agrees to $125K fine for not giving incarcerated people enough out-of-cell time

Under the settlement agreement, the money will go to a pair of organizations that raise money to bail out incarcerated people who are locked up pre-trial.

5 years ago

The exterior of the Supreme Court
Law
Pennsylvania
Technology

Supreme Court rules in favor of Pa. cheerleader over cursing Snapchat post

The court voted 8-1 in favor of Brandi Levy, who was a 14-year-old high school freshman when she expressed her disappointment over not making the varsity cheerleading team.

5 years ago

The building was gutted by fire on Feb. 18. Adjacent buildings were damaged.
Crime
Public Safety
6ABC

Brother who admitted to setting Old City fire in 2018 sentenced to prison

One of two Delaware County brothers convicted of setting fire to their Old City business back in 2018 will spend nearly a decade behind bars.

5 years ago

State Sen. Lisa Baker
Criminal Justice
Pennsylvania

Pa. Juvenile Justice Task Force finds most young people detained for low-level infractions

A long-awaited report on Pa.’s juvenile justice system found wide racial disparities and minimal use of diversion to keep young people out of the system in the first place.

5 years ago

Delaware Attorney General Kathleen Jennings speaks from a podium as victims' family members stand to her left
Crime
Delaware
Gun Violence

14 indicted in connection with six Delaware gang murders

Prosecutors say they’ve connected six murders in the Wilmington area to the NorthPak gang. Fourteen defendants have been indicted on 120 charges.

5 years ago

The March Madness logo is shown on the court
NPR
Law
Sports

The Supreme Court sides with NCAA athletes in a narrow ruling

The court ruled that NCAA rules are not reasonably necessary to distinguish between college and professional sports. Still, the ruling could be potentially transformative.

5 years ago

The Milton Hershey School is the wealthiest precollege educational institution in the United States. (Margo Reed/The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Radio Times
Law
LGBTQ
Sports

Regional Roundup – 06/21/2021

We cover the Supreme Court's decision on Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, controversial college scholarships issued to students of the Milton Hershey School, and Ray Didinger.

Air Date: June 21, 2021

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This June 1, 2018, file photo shows a housing unit in the west section of the State Correctional Institution at Phoenix in Collegeville, Pa. (AP Photo/Jacqueline Larma, File)
Incarceration
Pennsylvania
Public Health

‘More harm than good’: Most Pa. prisoners are vaxxed, but isolating COVID rules remain

More than 75% of the people incarcerated in Pennsylvania prisons are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, but only 22% of corrections staff have gotten the shots.

5 years ago

A sign warns visitors,
Energy
Environment
Pennsylvania
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Hearing on Mariner East 2 reroute shows public rifts persist over pipeline project

Sunoco’s defenders say the plan will help complete the work, while opponents urge DEP to deny the permits.

5 years ago

The Supreme Court is seen on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, in Washington.
Law
LGBTQ
Philadelphia

Supreme Court sides with Catholic agency in Philly that denied same-sex foster parents

Catholic Social Services is affiliated with the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. The agency has said that its beliefs prevent it from certifying same-sex couples as fosters.

5 years ago

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