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FILE - Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer speaks at a news conference on March 11, 2022, at the governor's office in Lansing, Mich. Two men accused of crafting a plan to kidnap Whitmer in 2020 and ignite a national rebellion are facing a second trial with jury selection starting Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022, months after a jury couldn't reach a verdict on the pair while acquitting two others in the case. (AP Photo/David Eggert, File)
Courts & Law

Jury selection begins for trial of Del. man in Whitmer kidnap plot

Barry Croft Jr., of Bear, Delaware, will be put on trial again after a jury in April couldn’t reach a verdict.

3 years ago

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Community

In 1996, she survived a shooting in N.J. Now she helps prevent them

Pamela Johnson, executive director of the Anti-Violence Coalition of Hudson County, said the Murphy administration helps fund her violence prevention strategies.

3 years ago

Former President Donald Trump speaks at a rally Friday, Aug. 5, 2022, in Waukesha, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
Courts & Law

Trump says FBI searched Mar-a-Lago estate in major escalation of probe

The search intensifies the months-long probe into how classified documents ended up in more than a dozen boxes located at Mar-a-Lago earlier this year.

3 years ago

File photo: Greg McMichael looks at the gallery during the testimony of his son, Travis McMichael, in the trial of himself, his son and William
Courts & Law

Father, son get life for hate crime in Ahmaud Arbery’s death

The white man who fatally shot Ahmaud Arbery has been sentenced to life in prison for committing a federal hate crime.

3 years ago

yellow police crime scene tape with a blurred police car in the background.
Courts & Law
6abc

Delco murder suspect arrested in North Carolina, girlfriend found safe: Police

Dahmier Harmon, 26, was taken into custody without incident by police in Fayetteville.

3 years ago

FILE - In this file photo from Wednesday Jan. 6, 2021, Trump supporters beset a police barrier at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
Courts & Law

Man who stormed Capitol with gun gets 87 months in prison

It is the longest sentence imposed so far among hundreds of Capitol riot cases.

3 years ago

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Community
6abc

House destroyed in fire after stand-off with suspect who shot at police in New Hanover Township

The suspect fired shots at the responding officers and a barricade was declared.

3 years ago

File - National guard troops help protect Philadelphia police headquarters during a series of protests aimed at police brutality. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

Can the National Guard really solve gun violence?

WHYY student interns team up with P.O.C., a partner in the News and Information Community Exchange, to survey residents about their feelings on the National Guard.

3 years ago

A sign marks a street in Kensington closed for use as a Playstreet. Sam Searles/WHYY
Community

‘Children still live there’: The fight for safe summer play in Kensington

Due to safety concerns in Kensington, the City of Philadelphia is downsizing a program designed to encourage outdoor play for kids.

3 years ago

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Community

Federal funds help light up Delaware towns to fight crime

An effort to help Delaware towns improve lighting as a way to fight crime is getting a $2.5 million boost in funding from the American Rescue Plan.

3 years ago

Alan William Byerly is seen attacking an Associated Press photographer during the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol
Courts & Law

Pa. man admits to Jan. 6 attacks on police, AP photographer

In a deal with prosecutors, Alan Byerly, 55, admitted to wielding a stun gun while confronting officers who were trying to protect the Capitol from the angry mob.

3 years ago

File photo: Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner and Assistant District Attorney Jezreel Moore hold a news conference on the arrest of a woman who allegedly sold guns to minors. (6abc)
Courts & Law
6abc

Woman bought handguns and sold them to minors, Philadelphia DA says

The D.A.'s office said one of the guns was used in a shooting.

3 years ago

File photo: Teamsters Union president Jimmy Hoffa is seen in Washington on July 26, 1959. (AP Photo, File)
Community

FBI: No sign of Jimmy Hoffa under New Jersey bridge

The decadeslong mystery turned last year to land next to a former landfill under the Pulaski Skyway in Jersey City.

4 years ago

Police are investigating a sexual assault that took place early Monday morning at the Snyder Street station on the Broad Street Line. (6abc)
Courts & Law

Philly police search for suspect in sexual assault at SEPTA Broad Street station

The incident occurred at the Snyder station before the first train came through early Monday. Video and DNA evidence could help police make a quick arrest.

4 years ago

A handgun is outfitted with a gun lock at buyback event in West Oak Lane. (Brad Larrison for WHYY)
Courts & Law

Are gun buyback programs worth it? The answer is complicated

Gun buyback programs don’t do much for city violence but can be helpful in other ways. Is there a way to change them to be more effective?

4 years ago

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