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Philly DA Williams faces penalties after overdue disclosure of $160,000 in gifts
Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams has filed an overdue 34-page document detailing gifts he received over six years. It totals ...
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ListenProtesters place KKK hood on Philly Rizzo statue, call for its removal
A Philadelphia member of the Black Lives Matter movement placed a pointed Ku Klux Klan-style hood atop the 9-foot bronze statue of former ...
9 years ago
ListenBlack Lives Matter activists want city to tear down Rizzo statue
Frank Rizzo, the outspoken former police commissioner and mayor, is seen as a hard-nosed law-and-order figure by some. But to Blac ...
9 years ago
Feds drop charges against 4 of the 11 DNC fence jumpers
Federal prosecutors have dropped criminal charges against four Bernie Sanders supporters who were arrested after breaching a security fen ...
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Joseph Merlino arrested again; charged by Feds along with dozens of others
Convicted former Philadelphia mob boss Joseph Merlino, once known as “Skinny Joey,” has been arrested by federal authorities ...
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ListenSouth Philly rite all wrong, says group pushing to end median parking on Broad
Walking his dog down South Broad, George Van Sciver said the subject comes up a lot when he’s hosting friends from other cities. ...
9 years ago
ListenPhilly leaders proud of city response to convention, protests
As Democratic delegates say goodbye to Philadelphia, the city’s top officials are starting to crunch the numbers. While plan ...
9 years ago
ListenU.S. judge releases 4 DNC fence jumpers; Kenney pleased with Philly police response
Four Bernie Sanders supporters who scaled a fence in a Secret Service-restricted zone Tuesday night during the second day of the Democrat ...
9 years ago
Tuesday DNC protests cause traffic jams and some tense moments
Hundreds of protesters with Philly REAL Justice, Black Lives Matter and other groups took to Philadelphia’s streets for more than e ...
9 years ago
Rallying round the flag to tear down Confederate symbol
On their way to assemble in front of the Wells Fargo Center, dozens of marchers on Monday sat down in front of a light pole at Broad and ...
9 years ago
ListenJudge postpones day of reckoning for Uber in Philly while taxis promise not to strike
Philadelphia taxi drivers and disabled activists went to court today with high hopes. The groups weren’t happy with a deal s ...
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