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Flags wave in the wind from a building on the at Temple University campus in Philadelphia, Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2017. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Business
Higher Education
Philadelphia

Former Temple University business dean indicted in rankings scandal

The federal indictment unsealed Friday charges former Fox School of Business Dean Moshe Porat with conspiracy and wire fraud.

5 years ago

PPA-MEterup-Pango-parking-app
Business
Philadelphia
Streets & Roads
NBC10

MeterUp parking app hacked, personal information accessed

Whoever was behind the hack accessed passwords, but not the encryption keys needed to read them, ParkMobile said.

5 years ago

(Courtesy of PennLive)
K-12
Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

Board member sues powerful Hershey School, claims he’s being denied financial records

A director and alumnus of America’s wealthiest boarding school claims he had to sue the institution to see how it spends the funds it receives from sales of Hershey bars.

5 years ago

Two boys hold signs at an April 6 news conference, days after a Chicago police officer fatally shot 13-year-old Adam Toledo. (Shafkat Anowar/AP Photo)
NPR
National
Policing

Chicago releases video showing fatal police shooting of 13-year-old Adam Toledo

The highly anticipated footage was released to the public on Thursday, more than two weeks after the 13-year-old was killed following an alleyway foot pursuit.

5 years ago

Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner and the Philadelphia Gun Violence Task Force provided details on an investigation into shootings in Southwest Philadelphia on April 15, 2021. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Crime
Gun Violence
Policing

Philly police arrest nine men in connection to series of retaliatory shootings

Authorities say the shootings were fueled by a feud between two rival gangs.

5 years ago

Pam Africa speaks at a protest outside the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office.
Criminal Justice
Health Care
Incarceration
Philadelphia

‘We are here to save a life’: Mumia Abu-Jamal to undergo heart surgery; supporters call for his release

Abu-Jamal complained of chest pain while on a walk at SCI-Mahanoy in Schuylkill County and was taken to the prison infirmary.

5 years ago

A hearing will be held at 1 p.m. about whether Capriglione can take office as a Newport town commissioner. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Delaware
Government Accountability
Politics

Delaware judge prevents convicted ex-police chief from taking town council seat

Michael Capriglione was elected despite lying about crashing his police cruiser into another police vehicle in 2018, then having video surveillance tape erased.

5 years ago

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Law enforcement officers clear an area of demonstrators during a protest over Sunday's fatal police shooting of Daunte Wright
Black Lives Matter
National
Policing

Ex-Minnesota police officer faces hearing in fatal shooting of Daunte Wright

Kim Potter, who quit her job on the Brooklyn Center force two days after Daunte Wright's death, was charged Wednesday with second-degree manslaughter.

5 years ago

Visitors view a memorial to George Floyd as a new addition commemorating Daunte Wright is displayed outside Cup Foods
Black Lives Matter
National
Policing

Defense rests in Derek Chauvin murder trial; ex-officer won’t testify

Chauvin, 45, is charged with murder and manslaughter in Floyd’s death after his arrest on suspicion of passing a counterfeit $20 at a neighborhood market.

5 years ago

Mariner East 2 pipeline construction crews work in the backyards of homes on Lisa Drive
Environment
Pennsylvania
StateImpact Pennsylvania

PUC judge orders Sunoco to improve its public safety guidance, and pipeline safety, on Mariner East project

Plaintiffs wanted the lines shut down, but a judge declined to halt the operation.

5 years ago

A police officer drives in Philadelphia
Philadelphia
Policing

2 Philly police officers arrested for alleged obstruction, perjury

Sgt. Michael Kennedy, 49, was federally indicted on making false statements to the FBI, obstruction and conspiracy. Officer James Saxton was charged with perjury.

5 years ago

The exterior of George W. Hill Correctional Facility in Delaware County
Incarceration
Pennsylvania

Delco takes first ‘physical step’ toward deprivatizing George W. Hill Correctional Facility

The county’s Jail Oversight Board is seeking proposals for medical, food, maintenance, and commissary services for the now privately run prison.

5 years ago

In this March 30, 2021, file photo, young minors lie inside a pod at the Donna Department of Homeland Security holding facility, the main detention center for unaccompanied children in the Rio Grande Valley run by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), in Donna, Texas. (Dario Lopez-Mills/AP Photo)
Immigration
National
Pennsylvania

Unaccompanied children from border arrive in Pennsylvania

The children landed Tuesday night at Erie International Airport and were screened by a physician, dentist and nurse, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said.

5 years ago

Pennsylvania State Police vehicle
Gender
Pennsylvania
Policing

Pa. State Police to alter fitness standards that kept out women

The police agency also has agreed to make it a priority to hire as many as 65 women who were affected by the prior fitness standards for entry-level trooper positions.

5 years ago

Courtney Ross hugs Katie Wright
Black Lives Matter
National
Policing

Defense’s expert blames George Floyd’s death on heart rhythm problem

The defense began presenting its case on Tuesday after the prosecution rested following 11 days of testimony and a mountain of video evidence.

5 years ago

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