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 judge denies bail revocation for men accused of election interference
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New funding for Philly program that helps families of murder victims
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‘It’s really a crisis that’s happening’: The new year is off to a violent start in Philadelphia
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Pa. pushes schools to reopen; new COVID-19 variant detected in commonwealth
Someone in Dauphin County tested positive for the variant “after known international exposure,” the Department of Health said in a news release.
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Anti-violence advocates say convictions for gun crimes won’t rise without helping witnesses
The conviction rates for nonfatal shootings and illegal gun possession are decidedly low in Philadelphia. One of the problems: Witnesses aren’t showing up to court.
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2,200 people have been shot in Philly this year. Experts don’t see easy changes ahead
With just days left in December, more than 2,200 people have been shot in Philadelphia, a 53% increase over the same time last year.
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Federal judge orders Philly to test all staff and prisoners at city jails
The prison system has never tested all of its staff for COVID-19. Officials pledge to release the results in January.
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