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Fresh Air opens the window on contemporary arts and issues with guests from worlds as diverse as literature and economics. Fresh Air Weekend collects the best segments from the week's programs and crafts them together for great weekend listening.

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Crime

Chief Inspector Frank Vanore lays out the details of a violent weekend in Philadelphia. Twenty-five people were shot in 14 separate incidents. Seven of the victims died. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

25 people shot, 7 killed in Philly over the weekend. Police say lack of trust in law enforcement fueling the surge

Philadelphia police officials acknowledged that a lack of trust in law enforcement among the communities they serve is partly to blame for the cycle of violence.

4 years ago

An ATF board displays some the types of firearms confiscated in Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Philly has a new mobile unit to help combat surge in gun violence

The Department of Justice has loaned the NIBIN Mobile Unit to Philadelphia for at least three months.

4 years ago

Rochelle Bilal looks out a window
PlanPhilly
Courts & Law

Philly Sheriff’s top lawyer retires after illegal contract revelation

Sheriff Rochelle Bilal is saying goodbye to the undersheriff a week after PlanPhilly reported on an illegal contract with an online auction company.

4 years ago

Pro-Trump insurrectionists gather outside the Capitol
Courts & Law

Mom’s comment may have led to N.J. man’s Capitol breach arrest

Robert Lee Petrosh of Mays Landing was charged with disorderly conduct in a restricted building and other offenses.

4 years ago

Kimberly Esack addresses the press from a DAO podium
Courts & Law

Philadelphia man charged with stealing 14 homes through deed theft

Such fraud is fueled by a white-hot real estate market, said Assistant District Attorney Kimberly Esack, with the office’s Economic Crimes unit.

4 years ago

Longtime friends Mazzie Casher (left) and Steven Pickens created the Philly Truce app, aimed at mediating neighborhood disputes before theuy erupt in violence. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

‘We have to do something’: Friends hope new app will empower Philadelphians to help prevent gun violence

The Philly Truce app launches on Sat. It relies on professional and trained volunteer conflict mediators to connect with residents who’ve reached out for help.

4 years ago

Listen 5:15
The exterior of Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility as seen through a fence
Courts & Law

Philly teen arrested in connection to 4 murders, including fatal shooting on prison grounds

Police say Ameer Hurst, 16, shot and killed Rodney Hargrove, 20, last month less than an hour after Hargrove was released from Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility.

4 years ago

Kelly Burkhardt speaks at a podium
Courts & Law
Billy Penn

Philly launches a real-time tracker for crimes against LGBTQ people

The system isn’t perfect, but it’s more than most cities have.

4 years ago

Gov. Tom Wolf addresses the media
Politics & Policy

‘This is unacceptable’: Gov. Wolf vows to work with lawmakers, law enforcement to quell gun violence

The group will focus on coming up with potential solutions for the state’s gun violence epidemic, which continues to hit Philadelphia the hardest.

4 years ago

Law enforcement gathers outside a Wawa, where a gunman fired at a man pumping gas
Community
NBC10

2 dead after ‘indiscriminate’ shooting spree outside Lehigh Valley Wawa

Authorities said the gunman killed a truck driver who was pumping gas.

4 years ago

Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner and the Philadelphia Gun Violence Task Force provided details on an investigation into shootings in Southwest Philadelphia on April 15, 2021. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Philly police arrest nine men in connection to series of retaliatory shootings

Authorities say the shootings were fueled by a feud between two rival gangs.

4 years ago

A PSPCA worker transports Pistachio the dog from a suspected dogfighting ring.
Community

PSPCA rescues 5 dogs from suspected dogfighting ring in North Philly

An early morning investigation into possible arson led to the discovery of five crated dogs, who were rescued from a suspected dogfighting ring.

4 years ago

Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw (left) and Acting U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Jennifer Arbiter Williams (right) announced that multiple law enforcement agencies would be working together in Philadelphia to arrest and prosecute gun violence offenders on Thursday, April 8, 2021. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Philly anti-violence advocates say Biden orders could eventually help stem city’s epidemic

Anti-violence advocates are mostly applauding Biden’s order requiring background checks for so-called ghost guns, though not in the short-term.

4 years ago

Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro
Courts & Law
Spotlight PA

Major Pennsylvania state contractor accused of fleecing employees to pump up profits

The State College-based construction and paving company has been paid more than $1.7 billion for state projects.

4 years ago

Golf and Social Bar (NBC10)
Courts & Law
NBC10

L&I shuts down Philly social club where 7 people were injured in mass shooting

An L&I spokesperson told NBC10 Monday that they closed Golf and Social Bar due to coronavirus violations.

4 years ago

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