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Kologi family picture via Facebook.
Down the Shore
New Jersey

Stockton student among family members killed by boy, 16

An investigation is ongoing.

5 years ago

Chief Justice John Roberts stands outside the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., in June, following new Associate Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch investiture ceremony, a ceremony to mark his ascension to the bench.
NPR
Gender

Chief Justice Roberts promises to evaluate sexual misconduct policies

He said recent events have "illuminated the depth of the problem of sexual harassment in the workplace."

5 years ago

Participants march against sexual assault and harassment at the #MeToo March in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles on Sunday, Nov. 12, 2017.  (Damian Dovarganes/AP Photo)
Philadelphia

Despite #MeToo solidarity, reports of sex assault falling in Philly

City police statistics show nearly 1,100 cases of rape were reported in 2017, a 6 percent decline over the previous year.

5 years ago

Pennsylvania’s 7th Congressional District is often considered the poster child of gerrymandering. The district cuts through five counties and a number of municipalities including Chester, Upper Darby and Glenolden. (Map Source/Keystone Crossroads)
Keystone Crossroads
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No proof Pa. congressional map is unconstitutional, judge says

Commonwealth Court Judge Kevin Brobson issued a 130-page report Friday to the state Supreme Court.

5 years ago

Mustafa and Amal are Syrian refugees who moved to Morrisville, Pa. about a year ago. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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Pennsylvania

Settling into Bucks County, Syrian family has year of worry — and progress

With their two young children, refugees Moustafa and Amal are making a new life for themselves far from Syria's civil war. Their first year in the U.S. hasn't been easy.

5 years ago

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Capt. Sekou Kinebrew, a Philadelphia police spokesman, says fewer people were shot in 2017, but more victims died as a result of a shooting. (Dana DiFilippo/WHYY)
Philadelphia
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Opioid crisis linked to highest Philly homicide rate since 2012

Philadelphia police officials cite issues associated with opioid abuse as part of the reason the murder rate is climbing.

5 years ago

First Deputy Commissioner Myron Patterson, at podium, and Capt. Sekou Kinebrew, a police spokesman, talk to reporters Thursday at Philadelphia police headquarters about a deadly police-involved shooting in Ogontz. (Dana DiFilippo/WHYY)
Philadelphia
Policing
Public Safety

Philly police investigating after undercover cop fatally shoots unarmed driver

Cops stopped a driver whose car was wanted in connection with an unsolved murder. But the driver wasn't the murder suspect and was unarmed when a plainclothes cop shot him.

5 years ago

(AP, file)
LGBTQ
New Jersey

Activists to copy ‘gay panic defense’ ban

Defense attorneys will no longer be able to mount the so-called "gay panic defense" in Illinois, the second state after California to prohibit the tactic.

5 years ago

Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey
New Jersey

N.J. Shore town makes pre-emptive strike against legalized pot sales

The Point Pleasant Beach council recently passed an ordinance to ban marijuana dispensaries because, Mayor Stephen Reid said, they would not be a good fit for his community.

5 years ago

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New Jersey
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It’s been one year since N.J. ditched cash bail. Here’s how it’s going

Many people — especially critics — want to know how many criminal defendants who are released under the new rules skip court later or commit another crime while they're free.

5 years ago

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In this undated photo provided by Trina Singleton, her and her eldest son, Darryl, pose for a photo at their at their home in Collingdale. Darryl was one of three people killed in separate shootings on Sept. 13, 2016. (Courtesy of the Singleton Family via AP)
The Philadelphia Tribune
Philadelphia
Public Safety

Obituary project makes homicide victims more than just stats

5 years ago

Public domain image.
Down the Shore
New Jersey

N.J. files fraud complaint against another Sandy contractor

The public can report consumer abuse by filing an online complaint or calling 1-800-242-5846.

5 years ago

Officers at Philadelphia police department's 17th District Headquarters at 20th and Federal streets begin their shift around 5 p.m.
Policing

In three South Philly police districts, ‘focused deterrence’ cuts shooting rate by third

Pioneered in Boston in the 1990s, focused deterrence identifies people — often gang members or those involved in the drug trade — most likely to commit violent crimes.

5 years ago

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Reuters reporters Wa Lone, left, and Kyaw Soe Oo stand handcuffed in an image released by the Myanmar Ministry of Information and broadcast by MRTV on Dec. 13. (AP)
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International

U.S., world governments call for release of detained journalists in Myanmar

Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo have been detained since Dec. 12 for allegedly violating a 1923 law called the Official Secrets Act and could face up to 14 years in prison.

5 years ago

Police from the North Wildwood Police Department with recovered toys. (Photo courtesy of the North Wildwood Police Department)
Down the Shore
New Jersey

Police accuse Shore woman of stealing donated toys from collection bin

Police have arrested a North Cape May woman for allegedly stealing toys from a collection bin. 

5 years ago

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