Criminal Justice
Killers of Philly cop take plea deal to avoid death penalty
Family members of Sgt. Robert Wilson III were told late Friday about the plea deal for brothers Carlton Hipps and Ramone Williams that offered life plus 50 to 100 years.
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Listen 1:574 more charged with Sandy fraud
New Jersey authorities announced Wednesday criminal charges against four more people for allegedly filing fraudulent federal Superstorm Sandy relief fund applications.
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Court halts release of report on Pennsylvania priest abuse
Pennsylvania's highest court is holding up the public release of a grand jury report expected to reveal details of sexual abuse by Roman Catholic priests in Pennsylvania.
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After 40 years, Debbie Africa of MOVE Nine released from prison
The first member of the MOVE Nine imprisoned for the third-degree murder of a Philadelphia police officer in 1978 is released from prison.
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Listen 2:18With major church sex-abuse report looming, lawmaker renews push for more rights for Pa. victims
State Rep. Mark Rozzi, D-Berks, is pushing to end the statute of limitations on child sex abuse cases and give victims abused long ago another chance to file a claim.
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Listen 1:422nd arrest in deadly shooting at New Jersey arts festival
Authorities have made a second arrest stemming from a deadly shooting at a 24-hour arts and music festival in New Jersey.
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Juneteenth: Freedom’s promise is still denied to thousands of blacks unable to make bail
June 19 marks Juneteenth, a celebration of the de facto end of slavery in the United States.
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Rapper Meek Mill must wait on request for new trial
Mill and his lawyers are asking for a new trial on a 2008 conviction on drug and gun charges.
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AG Sessions bashes Philadelphia, defends new border policies in Scranton visit
Sessions spoke at Lackawanna College, one of a handful of engagements in which he's defended controversial federal immigration enforcement policies.
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Listen 1:31NewsWorks Tonight, June 12, 2018
Concerns continue over elevated cancer rates in some Bucks and Montgomery County towns, despite a new state Department of Health study. O ...
Air Date: June 12, 2018
Listen 21:40Delaware legislature advances marijuana expungement bill
The measure would benefit as many as 1,247 adults convicted between 1977 and 2015.
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Chemours ex-worker pleads guilty in China trade secrets case
A former employee of a chemical company spun off from the DuPont Co. has pleaded guilty to conspiring to steal trade secrets and sell them to Chinese investors.
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New Wilmington crime mapping tool aims at improving transparency
The city of Wilmington has launched an online crime mapping program aimed at improving transparency, and the police department’s interaction with the public.
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Atlantic County ramps up drug-induced homicide prosecutions
By many metrics, Atlantic County is at the epicenter of the opioid epidemic in New Jersey. It saw its rate of overdose deaths double in 2016.
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A year later, community members demand justice for Philly man slain by cop
They're calling for officer who fired fatal shot to be criminally charged. The city's district attorney's office is investigating.
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