
Aaron Moselle covers housing and community development for WHYY’s PlanPhilly, filing stories for both radio and web. He’s a native of the city and calls South Philadelphia home.
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Philly DA wants to hear from young people about the city’s gun violence epidemic
The series comes amid a historic and unrelenting surge in shootings and homicides in Philadelphia.
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Fighting back at gun violence, through lessons in martial arts and de-escalation
A summer program — Kicks Up, Guns Down — has this goal: to show kids there are better ways to handle conflict than shooting someone.
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Application window for Philly anti-violence grants starts Friday
The Anti-Violence Community Partnership program will announce its first recipients in early September.
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Allegheny County joins Philly in backlash to Shapiro’s opioid settlement deal
The DA’s of Pennsylvania’s two biggest counties say an opioid settlement deal brokered by Attorney General Josh Shapiro won’t provide enough relief.
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Philly Sheriff’s Office nabs dozens of violent fugitives during mass sweep
“Operation Priority Takedown” was initiated amid a historic surge in gun violence in Philadelphia.
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Pa. coronavirus update: Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia to mandate vaccines for all employees
While the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia had planned on waiting until the vaccine got “full FDA licensure,” the rising threat of the delta variant upended those plans.
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Philly pilot project seeks to halt ‘stop-and-frisk’ policing for quality-of-life offenses
The three-month project will require police officers to first ask people to stop engaging in prohibited behavior before they question or detain someone.
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Philadelphia man sentenced to 25 years in prison for murdering transgender woman
Troy Bailey was convicted of third-degree murder and other offenses in May for fatally shooting Michelle “Tamika” Washington.
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Krasner sues Pa. AG over settlement agreement with opioid distributors
The complaint effectively asks a state judge to allow an ongoing lawsuit against opioid manufacturers to continue, which the settlement jeopardizes.
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As Philly weighs minor car stops ban, community group wants Black residents to know their rights
The event comes as Philadelphia City Council considers a bill that would bar police from pulling over people solely for minor traffic violations.
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Listen 1:33300 murders in 196 days: Philadelphia mourns a grim milestone
At least 300 people have been murdered in Philadelphia so far this year, including nearly 30 children under the age of 18.
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Bucks County declares emergency to help residents affected by ‘100-year’ flood
Bucks County Commissioners approved an emergency declaration to help residents impacted by the “100-year” storm that hit parts of the Philadelphia suburb earlier this week.
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