Black Lives Matter
N.J. Legislature passes bill to allow police to review body camera footage in some cases
The original bill was vetoed by Gov. Phil Murphy last year. The new measure lays out cases in which police would not be allowed to review the footage.
3 years ago
Chauvin pleads guilty to federal charges in Floyd’s murder
Chauvin’s plea Wednesday means he will not face a federal trial in January, though he could end up spending more years behind bars when a judge sentences him at a later date.
3 years ago
Philly’s former chief defender on why the jury convicted Ahmaud Arbery’s killers
Keir Bradford-Grey, former chief of the Philadelphia Defenders Association, explains why the defendants’ claims of self-defense did not hold up in court.
3 years ago
Listen 6:00‘There’s some hope for this country’: Philly civil rights advocate responds to Arbery verdict
Rev. Mark Kelly Tyler, co-director for the racial justice organization Power Live Free said the case was about much more than what happened to Ahmaud Arbery.
3 years ago
Listen 5:27All 3 defendants found guilty of murdering Ahmaud Arbery
Arbery’s killing became part of a larger national reckoning on racial injustice after the graphic video of his death leaked online two months later.
3 years ago
‘Never Forgotten’: George Floyd mural returns bigger and better after offensive graffiti
Created in partnership with Mural Arts, the 110-foot artwork in Olney is a replacement for a smaller version that was defaced by white supremacist graffiti.
3 years ago
Hate crime trial for former N.J. police chief will go to the jury on Monday
The defense only called one witness, an FBI agent on the case who called it “atypical.” Federal prosecutors and Frank Nucera Jr.’s attorneys will give closing arguments on Mon
3 years ago
The jury has begun deliberations in the trial over Ahmaud Arbery’s killing
The lead prosecutor said the three defendants could not claim self-defense, given that they initiated the confrontation.
3 years ago
After the Rittenhouse verdict, focus returns to Chrystul Kizer’s self-defense case
Kizer, who was 17 at the time, is accused of shooting Randall P. Volar III in the head; Volar had previously been arrested on child sexual assault charges.
3 years ago
Star witness in ex-Bordentown police chief’s hate crime retrial wraps 4 days of testimony
Lt. Nathan Roohr cooperated with the FBI to secretly record his former boss, then-Bordentown Police Chief Frank Nucera Jr. for nine months in 2016.
3 years ago
The final moments: Videos show Christian Hall, 19, had his hands up when police fatally shot him
Authorities obscured the last 4 seconds of Christian Hall’s life in publicly released videos. New footage shows the teenager had his hands up when Pa. State Police killed him.
3 years ago
Last year’s Black Lives Matter statement resurfaced the 2016 incident.
3 years ago
A look at key points in Kyle Rittenhouse closing arguments
Attorneys in Kyle Rittenhouse's murder trial sparred for the last time Monday during closing arguments.
3 years ago
Tensions flare in Arbery death trial as Jesse Jackson visits
Rev. Sharpton led a prayer and spoke out against injustice during the noon break in the trial of three men charged with murder in Ahmaud Abery's shooting death.
3 years ago