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Crime

Jose Uribe
Courts & Law

New Jersey businessman tells jury that bribes paid off with Sen. Bob Menendez

The businessman told a jury Monday that Menendez told him he'd look into a state criminal probe threatening his business and later assured him there was no threat.

1 year ago

Hunter Biden arrives to federal court with his wife
Courts & Law

Closing arguments presented in Hunter Biden’s federal firearms trial

Biden's attorney told jurors Monday the prosecution has not proved its case beyond a reasonable doubt. A prosecutor told jurors that "no one is above the law."

1 year ago

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Community
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6 arrests made after South Jersey event shut down early due to public safety concerns

Authorities say six arrests were made — four adults and two juveniles — after multiple large crowds became unruly at the Summer Kick-Off celebration in Pennsauken Township.

1 year ago

Hunter Biden and his wife, Melissa Cohen Biden
Courts & Law

Widow of Beau Biden tells jurors in Hunter Biden’s gun trial that she threw firearm in a trash can

She described Thursday how she put it into a leather pouch, stuffed it into a shopping bag and tossed it in a trash can outside a market near her home.

1 year ago

Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., leaves Manhattan federal court, Thursday, June. 6, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
Courts & Law

Ex-N.J. attorney general testifies Sen. Bob Menendez confronted him twice over a pending criminal case

Gurbir Grewal told the Manhattan federal court jury on Thursday that he refused to discuss it with Menendez. He called Menendez's effort “pretty unprecedented."

1 year ago

Vegan chef Rachel Klein, founder of Ms. Rachel’s Pantry, beat food-network chef Bobby Flay in a cooking competition when she prepared a vegan Philly Cheesesteak. (Photo: Instagram @missrachelspantry)
Studio 2
Health

Homicide ‘code of silence’, mainstreaming veganism, Philly’s drug treatment tower

A real estate firm is proposing a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center in Univers ...

Air Date: June 6, 2024 12:00 pm

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Nadine Menendez
Courts & Law

Sen. Bob Menendez’s wife excused from court after cancer surgery

Nadine Menendez was scheduled to attend a pretrial hearing next Wednesday in Manhattan federal court. Judge Sidney H. Stein said she can skip the hearing.

1 year ago

Pa. State Trooper car
Courts & Law

Judge dismisses cruelty charges against Pa. trooper who hit horse with patrol vehicle in Chester County

A judge dismissed felony charges against Cpl. Michael Perillo, who in 2021 hit the loose animal multiple times and pinned it to the pavement, where it was then euthanized.

1 year ago

On the left: Democratic Congressman Andy Kim. On the right: Senator Bob Menendez runs as independent candidate (Photo: AP News)
Studio 2
Politics & Policy

NJ primary election, Hunter Biden trial, sunscreen 101

We'll talk about the Senate and Congressional races, the winners and losers and what they reveal about Garden State voters. Also, an update on Hunter Biden's trial.

Air Date: June 5, 2024 12:00 pm

Listen 50:04
Jim Troupis
Courts & Law

Wisconsin AG files felony charges against attorneys, Pa. aide in fake electors scheme

Mike Roman is accused of delivering Wisconsin’s fake elector paperwork to a Pa. congressman’s staffer in order to get them to then-Vice President Mike Pence on Jan. 6.

1 year ago

Inspector Ray Evers off the Philadelphia Police (Tom MacDonald WHYY)
Courts & Law

Young group facing charges for high-end thefts in Philly and suburbs

The young people without previous criminal records were recruited in North Philadelphia and used to target high-end retail stores in Philadelphia and the surrounding suburbs.

1 year ago

Hunter Biden entering the courtroom
Courts & Law

Lawyers spar in Wilmington court over whether Hunter Biden ‘knowingly’ lied on federal gun purchase form about drug use

The trial will feature testimony from three of Biden’s exes — Zoe Keston, ex-wife Kathleen Buhle and Hallie Biden, the widow of Hunter’s brother.

1 year ago

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Trump speaking
Courts & Law

Answers to your questions about Donald Trump’s historic hush money trial conviction

Here are answers to some of the biggest questions surrounding Trump's conviction.

1 year ago

Former President Donald Trump appears at Manhattan criminal court for his criminal hush money trial in New York, Wednesday, May 29, 2024.
Courts & Law

4 takeaways from the historic felony conviction of Donald Trump

Despite the guilty verdict, Trump remains the Republican nominee for president. Here's how the conviction is already playing out for the campaign.

1 year ago

Delaware State Capitol Building in Dover. (Paul Brady/Bigstock)
Courts & Law

Delaware nonprofit calls for oversight hearings into theft of taxpayer funds by former state worker

WHYY News revealed the embezzlement of taxpayer money from the unemployment trust fund in 2023 after receiving a tip about the theft.

1 year ago

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