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Philadelphia area population slips behind D.C. to seventh place
New U.S. Census figures show that Philadelphia’s metro area has ceded its title of sixth-most populous area in the country to Washi ...
9 years ago
ListenPhilly blacks, Latinos disproportionately arrested on marijuana charges
Black and Latino Philadelphians account for 90 percent of marijuana possession arrests in Philadelphia, according to a new analysis of po ...
9 years ago
Report: Thousands of pedestrian stops by Philly police illegal, racially biased
A third of the hundreds of thousands of pedestrian stops Philadelphia police officers conducted last year were done so illegally. More th ...
9 years ago
Listen 4:00Criminologist works with Philly police to unearth unconscious biases
Criminologist Lorie Fridell kicked off her anti-bias training in front of a group of Philadelphia police captains recently by playing a c ...
9 years ago
South Philly rowhome of the ‘Gentle Don’ deemed not historic
Members of Philadelphia’s Historical Commission have recommended that the residence of the former mafia godfather known as the Gent ...
9 years ago
ListenPa. Shield Law quashes subpoena for documents leaked to Philly reporter
A Pennsylvania judge has killed a subpoena from Montgomery County prosecutors seeking documents from a Philadelphia newspaper reporter th ...
9 years ago
Pa. ruling widens door to obtain records from district attorney offices
District attorney offices across Pennsylvania are not shielded from public records requests the same way court employees are, meaning sta ...
9 years ago
Veteran charged with murder for Rittenhouse Sq. stabbing
Philadelphia police are calling the stabbing death of a young man in Rittenhouse Square over the weekend a senseless act. Authorit ...
9 years ago
Knott strikes out in bid for new sentence in beating of Philly gay couple
A Philadelphia judge is refusing to let Kathryn Knott out of jail early for her involvement in a group attack on a gay couple in Center C ...
9 years ago
Philly DA asks Pa. Supreme Court to deny new trial for Msgr. Lynn
Philadelphia’s District Attorney Seth Williams is urging the state’s highest court to consider an appeal of Msgr. William Lyn ...
9 years ago
ListenInjured Philly cop describes brush with death at hands of gunman
A Philadelphia police officer who was ambushed by a gunman in January took the stand on Thursday in a preliminary hearing ahead of an att ...
9 years ago
Without bidding, Taser gets contract for Philly’s next phase in police body camera effort
Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney announced ...
9 years ago