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

Trial begins for Nadine Menendez, wife of former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez

Menendez was originally scheduled to face trial last year with her husband, but a breast cancer diagnosis led to surgery that forced her trial to be delayed.

3 months ago

John Arnold and his bogus degree
Courts & Law

Delaware K–5 therapist with bogus doctoral degree pleads no contest to raping 5-year-old girl

John Ervin Arnold counseled kids who experienced trauma or had behavioral health issues. His rape arrest came after child disclosed abuse at summer camp.

3 months ago

Listen 1:50
a Bethany Beach police vehicle
Courts & Law

‘Estos tipos no estaban trabajando’: 2 jefes de policía de Bethany Beach, Delaware, sustrajeron $150,000 en pagos de horas extras

El jefe Redmon y el capitán Cathell no les dijeron a los oficiales de menor rango que había cientos de turnos de horas extra disponibles. Entonces se apropiaron del dinero.

3 months ago

Larry Krasner speaking at a podium
Courts & Law

Philly DA says ‘Big Naddy Gang’ is no more after 3 members sentenced

Three more BNG members entered guilty pleas for murders and related offenses, and could be spending much or all of their remaining lives in prison.

3 months ago

A view of fentanyl and other drugs seized by law enforcement in Delaware
Courts & Law

‘Strong enough to kill an elephant’: Delaware fentanyl dealer convicted after state’s biggest bust

Investigators tracked a trail of drugs from a Mexican cartel to Delaware, seizing about 35 pounds of fentanyl, heroin, cocaine, meth and “tranq.”

3 months ago

Listen 1:50
Jack Stollsteimer speaks
Politics & Policy

Delco district attorney charges Millbourne Borough official with election fraud

DA Jack Stollsteimer alleges Millbourne Borough Vice President Mohammed Nurul Hasan falsely registered people and cast ballots on their behalf in his losing mayoral bid.

3 months ago

Listen 0:47
People on the streets after being moved
Community

9 months after Kensington cleanup, Philly officials offer progress report

Since last May, there’s been a 57% reduction in shootings in Kensington, and police have seized 24,000 grams of fentanyl, according to city officials.

3 months ago

Bethany Beach police car
Courts & Law

‘These guys weren’t working’: 2 top cops in Bethany Beach, Delaware stole $150,000 in OT pay

Chief Redmon and Capt. Cathell didn’t tell lower-ranking officers that hundreds of overtime shifts were available. Then they stole the money.

3 months ago

Listen 1:46
Firefighters putting out a fire
Courts & Law

Police looking for suspect in Southwest Philly stable arson that killed 2 horses

Police say a man was caught on surveillance leaving the stables just before the fire started.

3 months ago

Investigators walking through the scene
Courts & Law

5 more arrested in connection with 2024 Eid al-Fitr shooting in West Philadelphia

An additional five suspects have been charged with procuring the guns used in the shooting near the Philadelphia Masjid last April.

3 months ago

Listen 0:56
Josh Shapiro speaking
Courts & Law

Officer killed after a gunman took hostages at a Pennsylvania hospital

Officials say three staffers at UPMC Memorial Hospital in York and two other officers were shot and wounded in Saturday morning’s attack.

3 months ago

Hadi Matar
Courts & Law

A New Jersey man is convicted of attempted murder in the stabbing of Salman Rushdie

A jury in western New York also found 27-year-old Hadi Matar guilty of assault Friday.

3 months ago

FILE - Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of fatally stabbing four University of Idaho students, is escorted into court for a hearing in Latah County District Court, Sept. 13, 2023, in Moscow, Idaho. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, Pool, File)
Courts & Law

Trial set for suspect in killings of 4 Idaho college students. Here’s what you need to know

A judge this week declined to throw out key evidence against the man charged in the killings of four University of Idaho students near the campus two years ago.

3 months ago

A large suburban home shown in the winter
Courts & Law

A Delco native led cultlike ‘Zizian’ group tied to killing of Border Patrol agent. Here’s how that unfolded

This timeline of events is culled from AP interviews and a review of police reports, court records and online postings.

3 months ago

Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner
Courts & Law

Philly DA Larry Krasner believes his campaign can be the beginning of the end for the Trump administration

Krasner vows to help register more voters and get them into the habit of voting so they are ready for the congressional midterms in 2026.

3 months ago

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