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Kensington vandalism aimed at Feibush project under investigation
Police are still searching for the person who tried to set fire to a condo building under construction in Philadelphia’s gentrifyin ...
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Philly sues AG Sessions to keep funding now under threat by ‘sanctuary city’ status
Philadelphia officials are suing U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions in federal court over “unlawful” grant conditions that p ...
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ListenPenn grad students await decision on move to unionize
The National Labor Relations Board newly constituted by President Donald Trump could doom a unionization effort at the president’s ...
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New leader named for citizens’ board overseeing Philly police
Philadelphia’s citizen-led board for police oversight has a new leader. Hans Menos, 34, a social worker who helped create a ...
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Allentown council amplifies efforts to oust indicted mayor
The city council in Allentown, Pennsylvania, is taking additional steps to remove its indicted mayor from office. Federal authorit ...
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Worker says warning about elevator risk before paralyzing Philly crash cost him his job
Was a former employee of the private company that oversees elevator maintenance at Philadelphia’s Criminal Justice Center a public ...
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Dozens in Mt. Airy protest planned medical pot facility on Stenton Avenue
Droves of residents who live near a proposed medical marijuana dispensary in Northwest Philadelphia packed a heated zoning appeals hearin ...
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Listen 2:20Court revives suit claiming former Pa. attorney general Kane targeted rival prosecutors
Ten months after former Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane was sentenced for perjury, a federal appeals court has renewed a defa ...
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New rates set for lawyers representing Philly’s poor, but city at a loss for $7.5M more
After two decades of stagnant pay, attorneys who represent Philadelphia’s indigent defendants have been promised a raise. But city ...
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ListenFeds charge Allentown mayor, ex-mayor of Reading in corruption indictments
Federal prosecutors have unsealed charges against the mayor of Allentown, the former mayor of Reading and others allegedly involved in a ...
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ListenMayor of Allentown, Pa. expected to face federal charges
Federal prosecutors are expected to unseal a federal corruption indictment against Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski on Wednesday, capping a p ...
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Philadelphia offers to reform use of forfeiture funds, but critics say that’s not enough
The city of Philadelphia has been grappling with a lawsuit over its controversial civil asset forfeiture program since 2014, and city off ...
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