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Suspect identified and charged in Rittenhouse Square sex assault: Police

According to police, the 27-year-old victim left a bar and was walking home when the attack happened.

3 years ago

FILE - Musician R. Kelly, center, leaves the Daley Center after a hearing in his child support case on May 8, 2019, in Chicago. Closing arguments are scheduled Monday, Sept. 12, 2022 for R. Kelly and two co-defendants in the R&B singer’s trial on federal charges of trial-fixing, child pornography and enticing minors for sex, with jury deliberations to follow. (AP Photo/Matt Marton, File)
Courts & Law

R. Kelly convicted on many counts, acquitted of trial fixing

Kelly, 55, was found guilty on three counts of child pornography and three counts of child enticement.

3 years ago

A woman holds up a picture of a woman as she speaks into several microphones. Three other people with somber faces are visible in the background.
Radio Times

Curbing Philadelphia gun violence

Gun violence in Philadelphia is at record levels. Residents are scared and angry. This hour, gun violence prevention - what works and what doesn't.

Air Date: September 14, 2022 10:00 am

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Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman (left) and Dr. Mehmet Oz. (AP Photos/Gene J. Puskar/Ryan Collerd)
Politics & Policy

Sentencing reform, or getting tough on crime? Oz and Fetterman on criminal justice

John Fetterman wants sentencing reform and second chances. Oz opposes attempts to reduce incarceration, and believes it leads to crime.

3 years ago

On Saturday, September 10, at Mill Creek Recreation Center, neighbors and loved ones paid tribute to Tiffany Fletcher, a mother of three who was killed by a stray bullet Friday afternoon in front of the center. (Emily Rizzo/WHYY)
Community

Philly’s Mill Creek community mourns loss of beloved Parks and Recreation employee, calls for gun violence solutions

They say Tiffany Fletcher, who was killed by a stray bullet while at work, was a pillar of her neighborhood.

3 years ago

(6abc)
Community
6abc

Philadelphia rec center worker dies after being caught in crossfire from gun battle, police say

A worker at a Philadelphia recreation center has died after she was caught in the crossfire of a nearby gun battle.

3 years ago

Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner speaks at City Hall in April 2021. (Emma Lee / WHYY)
Politics & Policy
Billy Penn

Krasner says Harrisburg impeachment could violate Philadelphians’ constitutional rights

The Philly DA is under fire from state legislators, who blame his policies for the city’s gun violence crisis — and they’re likely to work through the summer.

3 years ago

Former White House strategist Steve Bannon arrives at the Manhattan district attorney's office to surrender himself to New York authorities, Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)
Courts & Law

Bannon charged with money laundering in wall-building scheme

Former President Donald Trump’s longtime ally Steve Bannon surrendered Thursday to face state money laundering and conspiracy charges in New York.

3 years ago

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Community

Police arrest Memphis man in livestreamed shootings; 4 dead

Four people were killed and three others were wounded in seven shootings and at least two carjackings.

3 years ago

A close-up of flowers on the ground, with an investigator examining a crime scene in the background.
Community

Canada police hunt remaining suspect in stabbing attacks

Canadian police are hunting for the remaining suspect in the stabbing deaths of 10 people in an Indigenous community and nearby town in the province of Saskatchewan.

3 years ago

A fatal shooting took place in a drive-thru lane on Sunday. (6abc)
Community

Center City shooting incident highlights Philly violence over the weekend

Five boys are in custody for a shooting incident in Center City among violent incidents over the weekend in Philadelphia.

3 years ago

Pages from a FBI property list of items seized from former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate and made public by the Department of Justice, are photographed Friday, Sept. 2, 2022. FBI agents who searched the home found empty folders marked with classified banners. The inventory reveals in general terms the contents of the 33 boxes taken during the Aug. 8 search. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)
Courts & Law

Judge grants Trump bid for special master in document search

The move has also temporarily halted the Justice Department’s use of the records for investigative purposes.

3 years ago

Delaware State University
Community
6abc

2 students shot during a robbery on Delaware State University Campus

Delaware State University Police are investigating after 2 students were shot on campus Saturday morning.

3 years ago

(6abc)
Community
6abc

Missing 13-year-old girl found safe in NYC after abduction in Reading, Pa.; suspect in custody

A male suspect, identified by police as 47-year-old Dwayne Taylor, was taken into custody in Brooklyn.

3 years ago

A woman in a green blouse speaks at a podium with a sign in front which reads DAO. People stand in the background.
Courts & Law

Philly network of nonprofits aims to prevent and prosecute elder abuse

According to the National Council on Aging, 1 in 10 elderly people has been victims of financial or material exploitation, at a cost of $36.5 billion annually.

3 years ago

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