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Crime

Investigators work the scene where multiple people were shot near a high school in Philadelphia
Courts & Law

5th suspect arrested in deadly 2022 shooting near Roxborough High School

The suspect was taken into custody Monday in Philadelphia's Germantown section by police and the U.S. Marshals.

2 years ago

Attorney Sidney Powell, a member of President Donald Trump's legal team, speaks during a rally on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020, in Alpharetta, Ga. Florida's Democratic agriculture commissioner, whose office polices charities, alleged Friday, June 18, 2021, that a group run by Powell, one of former President Donald Trump's most prominent election conspiracy adherents, is illegally seeking donations in the state. Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried said her office has filed an administrative complaint against Powell's Defending the Republic group demanding that it obey state law or cease Florida operations
Courts & Law

Sidney Powell pleads guilty in deal with prosecutors over efforts to overturn Trump loss in Georgia

A judge agreed that she will serve about six years of probation, have to pay $2,700 in restitution and have to testify truthfully against her co-defendants.

2 years ago

John Stanford speaking at a podium
Courts & Law

Police release name of person arrested in fatal shooting of Philadelphia police officer

18-year-old Yobranny Martinez Fernandez was arrested in Cherry Hill, N.J. early Monday. Police say they continue to look for other people involved in Thursday’s fatal shooting

2 years ago

police car lights flashing
Courts & Law

Muslim boy killed and woman wounded in Illinois hate crime motivated by Israel-Hamas war, police say

“We are not animals, we are humans," said Yousef Hannon, the boy's uncle. "We want people to see us as humans, to feel us as humans, to deal with us as humans."

2 years ago

(6abc)
Community
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Officers shot in Philadelphia International Airport parking garage identified; 1 killed

An "immediate" reward of $168,500 is being offered for information leading to an arrest.

2 years ago

TIffany Wiggins sitting in a chair with Jena Carter standing beside her.
Community

‘I’m not by myself’: Wilmington moms who lost children to gun violence forge bonds amid grief

City Councilwoman Zanthia Oliver organized the women. They meet regularly to share a meal, commiserate, and offer each other a shoulder.

2 years ago

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Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. speaks during a campaign event at Independence Mall, Monday, Oct. 9, 2023, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Studio 2

RFK Jr. Runs as Independent, Nobel Prize Winner Dr. Weissman, ’72 Seconds in Rittenhouse Square’

Kennedy Jr. officially declared his bid for the presidency as an independent, sparking speculation about the potential impact of his campaign on the upcoming 2024 election.

Air Date: October 10, 2023 12:00 pm

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(6abc)
Community
6abc

Philadelphia DJ John Hershock dies from injuries following shooting

Police said they hope to make an arrest in the case very soon.

2 years ago

Josh Kruger and his beloved cat, Mason.
Courts & Law
6abc

Police announce arrest warrant in killing of Philadelphia journalist Josh Kruger

The warrant includes charges of murder and related offenses. There was no word on a possible motive for the shooting.

2 years ago

Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife Nadine Arslanian
Courts & Law

Report of fatal New Jersey car crash fills in key gap in Menendez federal bribery investigation

A Bogota Police Department report said Nadine Menendez, who wasn't yet married to the senator at the time and went by Nadine Arslanian, "was not at fault in this crash."

2 years ago

An aerial view of a parking lot
Community
6abc

184 cases of crab clusters worth $73,000 stolen from trailer in Philadelphia: Police

The operator, who was asleep in the vehicle at the time of the theft, told officers 184 cases (30 pounds) of crab clusters were stolen.

2 years ago

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott speaks at a news conference at Morgan State University after a shooting, Wednesday, Oct. 4, Baltimore. Multiple people were wounded, none critically, in a shooting that interrupted a homecoming week celebration at the university in Baltimore on Tuesday and prompted an hourslong lockdown of the historically Black college.
Community

5 people were wounded in a shooting after a homecoming event at Morgan State University in Baltimore

Police Commissioner Richard Worley said the five victims, four men and one woman, are between the ages of 18 and 22.

2 years ago

Aftermath of people ransacking a liquor store
Courts & Law

DA Krasner plans to individually review charges against every person arrested in Philly looting last week

Krasner said most of the individuals are young and have no criminal record.

2 years ago

Listen 1:16
President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden arrives for a court appearance, in Wilmington, Del, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023.
Courts & Law

No drama this time at Hunter Biden court hearing, as he quietly pleads not guilty to firearm and drug charges

The president’s son could face up to 25 years in prison if convicted in the gun case but no mandatory time. Prosecutors have said new tax charges are likely.

2 years ago

Listen 1:18
Donald Trump waving to the crowd.
NPR
Courts & Law

Donald Trump’s business fraud trial wraps up day 1 in New York

Trump and other defendants are accused of exaggerating the value of their real estate.

2 years ago

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