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Philadelphia to pay $1M settlement over fatal police shooting of David Jones
The city of Philadelphia Friday agreed to pay $1 million to the family of David Jones, a black man who was shot and killed by an on-duty ...
7 years ago
Dozens charged in Kensington multimillion-dollar drug trafficking operation
The group sold drugs around eight city blocks near Kip and Cambria streets in Kensington, the heart of the city’s opioid crisis, authorities said.
7 years ago
Former Gov. Ed Rendell says ‘arrest me first’ for backing supervised injection facility [updated]
One major question that has loomed over Philadelphia’s support of opening the country’s first supervised injection facility has been ...
7 years ago
Listen 1:16Defense lawyer for ex-cop charged with murder says Philly DA Krasner driven by ‘unforeseen agenda’
Ryan Pownall is the first officer in nearly two decades charged with murder in connection with a fatal police shooting in the city.
7 years ago
With Bill Cosby in prison, what’s next?
Cosby's legal team says it will appeal, but he'll be in prison when they do.
7 years ago
Listen 1:11Judge sentences Bill Cosby to 3-10 years in state prison
A Montgomery County judge sentenced disgraced comedian Bill Cosby to three to ten years in state prison
7 years ago
Listen 4:31At Cosby sentencing hearing, Constand family says he ruined lives
If the court listens to the prosecution, 81-year-old Cosby will receive the maximum possible punishment under the law of 10 years in state prison.
7 years ago
Bill Cosby’s sentencing: how we got here, what his punishment could be
The sentencing hearing may conclude with Cosby losing his freedom for the rest of his life, but his attorneys are expected to appeal.
7 years ago
Bucks prosecution of nursing mom in baby’s death triggers alarm on addiction treatment
The homicide prosecution of an addicted mother whose infant son died after breastfeeding is considered a test case of how far a district attorney can go to address opioids.
7 years ago
Listen 5:28Researcher tried to steal GSK drug secrets in case involving Upper Merion workers
Tao Li, 45, of San Diego, conspired to steal confidential information from the pharmaceutical giant about anti-cancer drugs under development.
7 years ago
DOJ’s Rosenstein: If Philly opens injection site, U.S. crackdown will be swift
Demonstrators press city officials to move on supervised injection site to decrease overdose death toll.
7 years ago
Listen 4:35At sentencing today, former Pa. treasurer could get six years for extorting donors
Once a rising star in Pennsylvania politics, McCord launched an unsuccessful bid for governor in 2014. But the FBI secretly recorded him trying to bully campaign donors.
7 years ago