
Aaron Moselle covers housing and community development for WHYY’s PlanPhilly, filing stories for both radio and web. He’s a city native and calls South Philadelphia home.
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Kratz is accused of murdering a young man on a Bucks County farm and helping his cousin burn and bury two more. He faces life in prison if convicted.
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High-stakes judicial seats decided with little information, dearth of voter engagement
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Philly labor boss Johnny Doc has a court date — and it’s not for an entire year
Dougherty and his co-defendants, including Councilmember Bobby Henon, will appear before a judge in September 2020.
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Pa. state commission postpones vote on controversial school mascot
The Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission will decide whether the Neshaminy School District can continue calling some of its sports teams “The Redskins.”
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Pa. commission to rule on Neshaminy ‘Redskins’ team name
A ruling expected Monday by the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission could end a long-simmering local debate that’s made national headlines.
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Feces and needles ‘jumping in the air’: City street cleaners want better safety gear
Philadelphia street cleaners say the city’s street sweeping pilot is exposing them to health hazards.
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Listen 2:50Safety net program for Pa. women and children is switching out paper for plastic
For decades, the state’s WIC program has cut checks — lots of them — to its low-income participants. That will stop by the end of 2019.
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Philly bike courier found not guilty of voluntary manslaughter in Rittenhouse stabbing of developer
A jury has found Michael White not guilty of voluntary manslaughter in the 2018 fatal stabbing of real estate developer Sean Schellenger in Rittenhouse Square.
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‘I was just trying to get him off me’: Philly bike courier says he stabbed developer in self-defense
Michael White told a Philadelphia jury on Tuesday that he stabbed real estate developer Sean Schellenger, but never wanted to kill him.
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Prosecutors: Philly bike courier chose to kill real estate developer
A Philadelphia jury heard opening statements on Thursday in the manslaughter case against Michael White, who is accused of fatally stabbing a real estate developer.
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Charges reduced against Philly bike courier accused in fatal stabbing
A Philadelphia judge has agreed to drop the third-degree murder charge against a 22-year-old bike courier accused of fatally stabbing a real estate developer last summer.
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