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Visitors walk past a makeshift memorial honoring those recently killed at Robb Elementary School, Tuesday, July 12, 2022, in Uvalde, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Community

Video shows police milling in hallway during Uvalde massacre

The edited footage was published as Texas lawmakers investigating the massacre are preparing to release their findings.

3 years ago

Shofuso House in Fairmount Park. (Courtesy of Shofuso)
Community

Shofuso House fundraising to repair vandalism damage

A June 15th break-in caused what might be tens of thousands of dollars in damage to Philadelphia’s traditional Japanese house in Fairmount Park.

3 years ago

Roberto Marquez of Dallas adds a flower a makeshift memorial at the site where officials found dozens of people dead in an abandoned semitrailer containing suspected migrants, Wednesday, June 29, 2022, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Courts & Law

Toll now at 53 in San Antonio as families wait for answers

The driver and two other men from Mexico remained in custody Wednesday.

3 years ago

File photo: Philadelphia's Democratic District Attorney Larry Krasner speaks during a news conference in Philadelphia, on Jan. 31, 2022. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
Politics & Policy

House sets up committee to consider Philly DA Krasner’s impeachment

The divided House of Representatives voted Wednesday to establish the five-member Select Committee on Restoring Law and Order.

3 years ago

In this courtroom sketch, R. Kelly and his attorney Jennifer Bonjean, left, appear during his sentencing hearing in federal court, Wednesday, June 29, 2022, in New York. The former R&B superstar was convicted of racketeering and other crimes. (AP Photo/Elizabeth Williams)
Courts & Law

R. Kelly sentenced to 30 years in sex trafficking case

R&B star R. Kelly was sentenced to 30 years in prison Wednesday for using his superstardom to subject young fans — some just children — to systematic sexual abuse.

3 years ago

The historic Japanese Shofuso House in Philly's Fairmount Park was broken into last night. Vandals caused an estimated $2 million in damage. (Courtesy of Shofuso House)
Community

Mural worth millions damaged by vandals at Philly’s historic Shofuso House

Perpetrators broke into the historic Japanese house in Fairmount Park Wednesday night, causing millions in damage.

3 years ago

Police are seen on the scene of an ATM explosion in Philly
Courts & Law

Philly man gets 15 years in ATM blast during civil unrest

Philadelphia police said at the time that 50 cash machines were hit by explosives in the same week amid civil unrest.

3 years ago

(6abc)
Community
6abc

Armored vehicle carjacked in Wilmington, Delaware; suspect at large

Police say a male suspect, disguised in a dark blue Garda uniform, assaulted two female employees as they left the business.

3 years ago

Police stand near where a man opened fire at a business, killing three people before the suspect and a state trooper were wounded in a shootout, according to authorities, in Smithsburg, Md., Thursday, June 9, 2022. The Washington County (Md.) Sheriff's Office said in a news release that three victims were found dead at Columbia Machine Inc. and a fourth victim was critically injured. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark)
Community

Authorities: 3 dead, trooper wounded in Maryland shooting

The Washington County sheriff said the victims of Thursday's shooting and the suspect all worked at Columbia Machine Inc. in Smithsburg.

3 years ago

Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh stands during a group photo at the Supreme Court in Washington last year. (Erin Schaff/AP)
NPR
Courts & Law

Police arrest an armed man outside Justice Kavanaugh’s house

An armed man arrested near Kavanaugh's home was charged with "attempts to kidnap or murder, or threatens to assault, kidnap or murder" the justice.

3 years ago

Proud Boys leader Henry 'Enrique' Tarrio wears a hat that says The War Boys during a rally in Portland, Ore., Sept. 26, 2020. (Allison Dinner/AP)
NPR
Courts & Law

Proud Boys leader Tarrio, four others, charged with seditious conspiracy

The leader of the far-right Proud Boys group and four associates have been charged with seditious conspiracy related to the Jan. 6, 2021 attack.

3 years ago

File photo: The Tulsa, Okla. skyline is pictured Friday, June 19, 2020. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
Community

Police: Tulsa gunman targeted surgeon he blamed for pain

Tulsa Police Chief Wendell Franklin identified the shooter as 45-year-old Michael Louis.

3 years ago

Richard Michetti outside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 in a photo submitted by the FBI to the U.S. District Court in Philadelphia. (FBI)
Courts & Law

Delco man pleads guilty to felony charge in riot at U.S. Capitol

A suburban Philadelphia man charged in the January 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol after he was turned in by an ex-girlfriend after reportedly insulting her intelligence.

3 years ago

Jess Ng is shown in a defensive stance, with city buildings and sky behind her.
NPR
Community

Self-defense classes help Asian and Pacific Islander women feel safer in New York

The classes are taught by Jess Ng, a Muay Thai fighter who grew up in Queens, to empower Asian and Pacific Islander women to feel safer in New York City.

3 years ago

Crime tape is seen in the area of a shooting in Philly
Courts & Law

Philly police partner with housing authority to fight city violence

The efforts are designed to fight an increasing wave of violence in the city which is approaching 200 murders not even halfway through 2022.

3 years ago

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