Bobby Allyn

Attorney Jeff Anderson announces a suit against the Pennsylvania’s eight Catholic dioceses on behalf of victims of clergy child sexual abuse. He is joined by victim Daniel Hillanbrand and Hillanbrand’s wife, Donna. (Emma Lee/WHYY)

Two people who have accused priests of molestation in Philadelphia have filed a lawsuit against the Pennsylvania Catholic Conference and ...

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Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro says former Mayor Michael Nutter's cabinet member Desiree Peterkin Bell surrendered Tuesday on charges of stealing more than $20,000 using two city credit cards and misapplying $225,000 in taxpayer money. (Bobby Allyn/WHYY)

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Top Nutter official Peterkin Bell accused of misusing $245K in taxpayer money

Pennsylvania attorney general announces public corruption charges against woman who served as city representative.

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Police investigate a drive-by shooting in Germantown on Oct. 3, 2018. Five young men aged 19 to 23 were shot. One died.

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As gunfire continues killing Philly teens, city musters new approaches to violence

So far this year, nearly 30 minors have been fatally shot in Philadelphia. Last year, 22 teens were shot and killed.

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Philadelphia's standing as a sanctuary city — and whether the U.S. government can penalize it by withholding a federal grant — is again the subject of a court hearing. (Emma Lee/WHYY)

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Federal appeals judges hear arguments in Philly ‘sanctuary city’ case

Lawyers for the Trump administration Wednesday tried again to legally justify its attempt to punish "sanctuary cities" like Philadelphia.

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LaShanda Anderson, 36, of Philadelphia was killed by a Deptford, New Jersey, police officer in June. Authorities say she attempted to drive into the officer, but the attorney representing her family disputes that claim. (Facebook)

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Grand jury clears South Jersey officer in fatal shooting of Philly woman

Civil rights lawyer Stanley King said firing shots was an abuse of power.

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Philadelphia Police Commissioner Richard Ross discusses an officer-involved shooting on Dec. 27 that left an East Germantown man dead. Officer Eric Ruch, who fired the single shot, will be fired from the force. (Bobby Allyn/WHYY)

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Philly firing officer who fatally shot unarmed East Germantown man

Top Philadelphia police officials say a 10-year veteran of the force will be fired for violating department policy in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man.

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Michael White’s aunt leaves the Philadelphia courthouse Tuesday with activist Asa Khalif and family. Her nephew is facing third-degree murder charges in the stabbing death of Sean Schellenger in July. (Bobby Allyn/WHYY)

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Philly stabbing suspect held on 3rd-degree murder charge in case called racially tinged

A Philadelphia judge has approved a third-degree murder charge against a 21-year-old bike courier accused of fatally stabbing a real esta ...

6 years ago

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Female Uber passenger says she was assaulted, calls company’s business model ‘dangerous’ for women

A Philadelphia woman called an Uber car one fall afternoon, and the trip quickly took an ugly turn.

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Carolyn Fortney, a survivor of sexual abuse at the hands of her family's Roman Catholic parish priest as a child, awaits legislation in the Pennsylvania Capitol to respond to a landmark state grand jury report on child sexual abuse in the Catholic Church, Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018 in Harrisburg, Pa. (Marc Levy/AP Photo)

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Justice Department investigating sex abuse of kids in Pa.’s Catholic Church

The U.S. Justice Department has opened an investigation of child sexual abuse inside the Roman Catholic Church in Pennsylvania.

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Philly mob figure ‘Skinny Joey’ Merlino gets two years in federal prison for gambling

Joey Merlino, a former Philadelphia mob boss, was sentenced Wednesday in Manhattan to two years in federal prison for operating an illega ...

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Donna Clement-Jackson, the godmother of David Jones, stands with other supporters of Jones after a court hearing for former Philadelphia Police officer Ryan Pownall, who is being charged in the death of Jones. (Bobby Allyn/WHYY)

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Philly judge lowers charges against Pownall in suspect’s death, releases ex-cop on bail

Former Philadelphia police officer Ryan Pownall, the first cop to be charged with murder in nearly two decades, was released Thursday a ...

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Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)

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As Philly moves closer to supervised injection site, Gov. Wolf remains opposed

“It’s not a workable solution to this problem,” Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf told WHYY recently.

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