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Philadelphia Police Commissioner Richard Ross (center) and deputies at City Council hearing (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
Philadelphia
Policing
Race & Ethnicity

Racist graffiti found in Philadelphia police station

Area is secured, so the culprit likely to be a member of the force or support staff, police commissioner says.

7 years ago

Philadelphia City Hall (Emma Lee/WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Gender
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Philadelphia

Federal judge blocks Philly’s salary-history law aimed at closing the pay gap

The ruling was a victory for the local Chamber of Commerce, which had sued the city to challenge the law set to take effect later this month.

7 years ago

This Oct. 31, 2014, photo provided by Patrick Carns shows Timothy Piazza, (center), with his parents Evelyn and James Piazza, during Hunterdon Central Regional High School football's 'Senior Night' at the high school's stadium in Flemington, N.J. (Patrick Carns via AP)
Higher Education
Pennsylvania
Public Safety

Pa. AG Shapiro drops manslaughter, assault in Penn State frat death case

Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced the decision Tuesday.

7 years ago

Dead vegetation around a conventional well site in Warren County indicates a possible brine spill. (Pa. Dept. of Environmental Protection)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Energy
Environment
Pennsylvania

Pa. House panel OKs bill to gut environmental standards for conventional drillers

The controversial bill would eliminate many environmental requirements for Pennsylvania’s oil and gas industry.

7 years ago

Zayid Muhammad leads a rally for the release of Mumia Abu-Jamal outside the Philadelphia Criminal Justice Center Monday morning. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)

Recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling could be opening for Mumia Abu-Jamal appeal

Abu-Jamal, a former journalist and member of the Black Panther Party, was found guilty of killing Philadelphia Police Officer Danial Faulkner in December 1981.

7 years ago

Bill Cosby arrives for a pretrial hearing in his sexual assault case at the Montgomery County Courthouse, Monday, March 5, 2018, in Norristown, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Cosby juror: Comedian’s talk of Quaaludes led to conviction

The jury that convicted Bill Cosby at his sexual assault retrial said that its decision was only influenced by what happened in court.

7 years ago

Bill Cosby has been ordered to stay in his Elkins Park, Montgomery County, home until his sentencing hearing in July. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

What’s next for Cosby: House arrest, hearing that may resemble a ‘mini-trial’

At sentencing, Cosby will have the right to speak on his own behalf, and attorneys on both sides will present evidence related to the penalty he should receive.

7 years ago

Protesters call for the release of Mumia Abu-Jamal, convicted in 1982 of murdering a Philadelphia police officer, chant outside the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Philadelphia
Public Safety
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Mumia Abu-Jamal case back in court in Philly for hearing on latest appeal effort

Mumia Abu-Jamal was convicted of the 1981 murder of Philadelphia police officer Daniel Faulkner.

7 years ago

Attorneys Tom Mesereau, (right), and Kathleen Bliss talk to the media after Bill Cosby's sexual assault trial, Thursday, April 26, 2018, at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa. (Matt Slocum/AP Photo)
NewsWorks Tonight
Law

Cosby’s lawyers expected to raise self-incrimination argument on appeal

As Bill Cosby awaits his sentencing date, one big question is brewing: What are the entertainer's best grounds to appeal his conviction?

7 years ago

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Suit against drugmakers over opioids remanded to state court

A federal judge has ruled that Delaware's lawsuit against drug manufacturers, distributors and drugstores over the opioid crisis should be sent back to state court.

7 years ago

 A statue of William Penn atop Philadelphia's City Hall can be seen in the forefront of a portion of the city's skyline (WHYY, file)
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Philadelphia
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Philadelphia ordered to release details of Amazon HQ2 bid

The city has 30 days to release its bid.

7 years ago

Bill Cosby arrives for his sexual assault trial, Thursday, April 26, 2018, at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa. (Matt Slocum/AP Photo)
Radio Times
Law
Pennsylvania

Cosby guilty on all counts

Guest: Laura Benshoff Thursday’s guilty verdict in the trial of Bill Cosby will most likely send the disgra ...

Air Date: April 27, 2018 10:40 am

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Bill Cosby departs after his sexual assault trial, Thursday, April 26, 2018, at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa. Cosby was convicted Thursday of drugging and molesting a woman in the first big celebrity trial of the #MeToo era. (Matt Slocum/AP Photo)
The Philadelphia Experiment
Race & Ethnicity

Race not only factor in Cosby case, but it was factor that couldn’t be ignored

I was walking out of my mother’s Chestnut Hill apartment when I checked my phone and read the news of Bill Cosby’s conviction on thre ...

7 years ago

The capitol building in Harrisburg
Kids
Pennsylvania

Activists rally for changes to Pa. child custody laws

The efforts of the group, known as the National Parents Organization, have inspired fierce opposition from domestic violence organizations.

7 years ago

Actor and comedian Bill Cosby reacts while being notified that the verdict was in during his sexual assault retrial, Thursday, April, 26, 2018, at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa. (Mark Makela/Pool Photo via AP)
NewsWorks Tonight

Cosby attorneys vow to appeal guilty verdict: ‘The fight is not over’

Bill Cosby convicted of drugging and molesting a woman in first big celebrity trial of #MeToo era.

7 years ago

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