Crime
A timeline of Charlie Kirk’s assassination and the arrest of a suspect
Authorities in Utah will seek the death penalty against a 22-year-old man charged in the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk on a college campus.
3 months ago
Studio 2 Extra: Pulitzer Prize and Emmy-winning journalist Trymaine Lee
Trymaine Lee reflects on his book, childhood trauma and systemic violence in Black communities, emphasizing empathy, understanding and hope for healing and change.
Air Date: September 12, 2025 12:00 pm
Listen 19:16Princeton doctoral student kidnapped in Iraq has been freed. ‘We both started sobbing,’ sister says
Elizabeth Tsurkov, who was kidnapped in 2023 while doing research, was freed Tuesday and turned over to the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad following more than 900 days in captivity.
3 months ago
Justin Smith received a four-year prison sentence for one felony count. State police said many videos showed girls being forcibly raped.
3 months ago
Politics of policing: Trump deploys National Guard to 'blue' cities
Supporters of President Trump point to the fact that crime in D.C. has decreased since troops arrived in August compared to the same period in '24, according to data from MPD.
Air Date: September 3, 2025 12:00 pm
Listen 51:13Dwayne Fountain personally mixed the ultra-deadly opioid to make concoctions with cocaine and other drugs, then reformed them into bricks.
3 months ago
Listen 1:51Stacy Garrity did not push back against the comments made by Bob Cordaro, but has denounced the attack in the past.
3 months ago
Bicyclist killed in hit-and-run in Fairmount Park, car seized by police
Investigators are looking into the death of a bicyclist in Fairmount Park on Tuesday. No arrests have been made.
3 months ago
Swatting group ‘likely responsible’ for campus shooter hoaxes at Villanova and others: Report
Analysts believe it's very likely a swatting group made false emergency reports targeting at least 10 universities, including Villanova.
3 months ago
Chester city homicides fall 85% this summer
Reported instances of both nonviolent and violent crime are down in Delaware County’s only city during the summer of 2025.
3 months ago
Listen 0:46The suspects are accused of robbing four trucks from late June to mid-August in Philadelphia and Cheltenham.
3 months ago
Listen 0:50Wife of former Sen. Bob Menendez fights for reduced 1-year sentence
Nadine Menendez is scheduled to be sentenced next month for her conviction on charges that she teamed up with her husband to accept bribes of cash, gold bars and a luxury car.
3 months ago
Anigar Monsee was convicted of posting videos to the internet of her torturing and killing animals while soliciting likes and viewers on YouTube.
4 months ago
Delaware State University President Tony Allen charged with drunk driving
Tony Allen, who chaired a college advisory panel for former President Biden, was pulled over near Smyrna on July 21. He faces arraignment next month.
4 months ago
Listen 1:082nd arrest made in deadly Grays Ferry mass shooting
Police have said they are still looking for at least a dozen more shooters after finding 13 separate guns and 140 pieces of ballistic evidence at the scene.
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