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Crime

Court gavel, brown wood against a dark background
Courts & Law

If more people attended criminal court, we could advance criminal justice. Here’s how

Court-watching makes our justice system fairer and builds an educated public, writes Jeremy Isard.

3 years ago

Kevin Seefried (left) and his son Hunter march through the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection.
Courts & Law

Delaware man who stormed Capitol on Jan. 6 gets two years behind bars

Seefried offered an emotional apology and said he was deeply sorry for his actions on “a day that will forever represent a stain on the character of our country."

3 years ago

Misrach Ewunetie (6abc)
Community

Missing Princeton University student Misrach Ewunetie found dead

Authorities found the student's body at about 1 p.m. Thursday outside on the facilities grounds behind some tennis courts.

3 years ago

(6abc)
Community
6abc

Wawa to close 2 Center City Philadelphia locations due to continued safety concerns

The beloved convenience store chain says it is closing stores at 12th and Market streets and 19th and Market streets.

3 years ago

A demonstrator waves a marijuana-themed flag in front on the White House. President Biden is pardoning thousands of Americans convicted of 'simple possession' of marijuana under federal law. (Jose Luis Magana/AP)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Biden’s pardon for marijuana convictions and the future of decriminalization

Thousands of people with possession convictions will be pardoned, Biden announced Thursday. Some states push back, others have already made progress with decriminalization.

Air Date: October 12, 2022 10:00 am

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Catalytic converters were stolen from school buses in Centennial School District. (6abc)
Community
6abc

Catalytic converters stolen from 5 school buses in Bucks County

Thieves go after the catalytic converters because they contain precious metals with skyrocketing values.

3 years ago

Krasner stands at a podium and speaks into microphones from various media outlets.
Courts & Law

Philly carjackings way up, homicides slightly down

For the first time ever, carjackings in Philly have topped 1,000 this year, but the city’s DA says homicides are down slightly from this time last year.

3 years ago

Ridley High School (Google maps)
Courts & Law

Three people arrested after they took a toy gun to Ridley High School

The incident happened the day after the shooting at Roxborough High School.

3 years ago

File photo: Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner speaks during a news conference in Philadelphia, Monday, Jan. 31, 2022
Courts & Law

Former Philly cop accused of luring and grooming young girls

Patrick Heron is also accused of trying to intimidate victims to prevent them from turning him in to authorities.

3 years ago

Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner.
Politics & Policy

DA Krasner to fight impeachment effort at Pa. House hearing in Philly

Krasner continues to defend his practices in the wake of escalating violence in Philadelphia.

3 years ago

Former U.S. Rep. Michael J. ''Ozzie'' Myers.
Courts & Law

Convicted Abscam congressman from South Philly back in federal custody

Michael “Ozzie” Myers admitted to buying votes by paying off election officials to ring up additional support for his favored candidates.

3 years ago

First Deputy Commissioner John Stanford called for the public to provide tips during Monday's press conference. (Cory Sharber / WHYY)
Courts & Law

Police: Philly Wawa reports thousands in damages after being ransacked by roughly 100 juveniles

During a news conference Monday, police said they are reviewing surveillance video to determine who was involved.

3 years ago

A street at night with a police car.
Community
6abc

1 dead after chaos breaks out in Wildwood

A number of smashed vehicles, and a huge police presence could be seen.

3 years ago

FILE - Donald Trump, right, sits with his children, from left, Eric Trump, Donald Trump Jr., and Ivanka Trump during a groundbreaking ceremony for the Trump International Hotel on July 23, 2014, in Washington. New York’s attorney general sued former President Donald Trump and his company on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, alleging business fraud involving some of their most prized assets, including properties in Manhattan, Chicago and Washington, D.C. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
Courts & Law

NY attorney general sues Donald Trump and his company

Attorney General Letitia James’ lawsuit, filed in state court in New York, is the culmination of the Democrat’s three-year civil investigation of Trump and the Organization.

3 years ago

The U.S. Department of Justice said 47 people devised and carried out a massive scheme to defraud the Federal Child Nutrition Program out of $250 million. (Yuri Gripas/Bloomberg/Getty Images)
NPR
Courts & Law

DOJ charges 47 with stealing $250 million from a pandemic food program for kids

Officials called it a "brazen scheme of staggering proportions."

3 years ago

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