Dana DiFilippo
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Freed but still fighting, Philly convict gets an unexpected ally in his bid for exoneration
The prosecutor who put Kevin Brinkley in prison apologizes to the former "juvenile lifer." Brinkley family says it will fight for exoneration.
7 years ago
Philly prisons bigwig claims discrimination in failed bid for top job
A white Philadelphia prisons official has sued the city for discrimination, saying city officials passed him over in favor of a less-experienced black woman.
7 years ago
Philly activists raising money to bail poor defendants out of jail
A coalition of Philadelphia activists who want to end the city's longstanding cash bail system aren't waiting for the system to change.
7 years ago
To serve ... and endanger? Philly police blunder puts woman on rapist's radar
Police missteps in handling drunk citizens can be costly — and catastrophic — for residents, the city of Philadelphia's bottom line, and the public's trust.
7 years ago
Listen 0:00Philly PAC hit with record fine for failing to report $160,000 in campaign spending
City Council candidates paid thousands of dollars to Citizens Organizing for Pennsylvania's Security to help influence voters. How the PAC spent those funds remains a mystery
7 years ago
Radnor Board of Commissioners president arrested on charges of child porn
Investigators find that Philip Ahr, who heads Radnor Township's board of commissioners, had shared and solicited graphic child pornography since 2013, the DA's office says.
7 years ago
Philly artists fundraising for Puerto Rico driven in part by political fervor
Grimaldi Baez says the government is botching hurricane relief efforts in Puerto Rico, but Baez and other Philly artists are not content to criticize from 2,500 miles away.
7 years ago
Listen 0:00Philadelphia attorney recounts chaos of Vegas mass shooting
A Philadelphia attorney vacationing in Las Vegas found himself running for his life Sunday night, when a gunman began mowing down concert-goers in a mass shooting.
7 years ago
N.J. and Philly police react to Las Vegas massacre
The president of New Jersey's largest police union was at the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino as the shooting occurred Sunday night.
7 years ago
A mother mourns a son missing since Hurricane Maria decimated Puerto Rico
Jacquie Gormley was calling her son as Hurricane Maria was approaching Puerto Rico. Winds toppled the cell-phone tower that connected their calls and the line went dead.
7 years ago
Listen 0:00Philly defense attorneys’ group: Oversight tightened in wake of whistleblower lawsuit
After learning one of their attorneys was working with a suspended license, the Defender Association of Philadelphia has tightened the rules.
7 years ago
Philly ministry student credits prayer with beating racial profiling case
Abington police have withdrawn charges against a ministry student they accused of crashing a stolen Maserati, cursing at witnesses, and then fleeing the scene.
7 years ago
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