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Policing

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Community

Temple University student killed by police after car crashes

Cariann Hithon of Bowie, Maryland, crashed into several cars Sunday evening as people watched from sidewalk cafes in the tourist district known as South Beach.

8 years ago

Bill Ciancaglini of South Philadelphia
Community

Philadelphia attorney recounts chaos of Vegas mass shooting

A Philadelphia attorney vacationing in Las Vegas found himself running for his life Sunday night, when a gunman began mowing down concert-goers in a mass shooting.

8 years ago

A woman passes crosses set up to honor those killed during the mass shooting in Las Vegas.
Speak Easy
Politics & Policy

The Second Amendment shouldn’t be king

As Monday mornings often go, I woke up after one too many "snoozes" of my alarm clock. Still half-asleep, I opened Facebook. Two words were everywhere: Las Vegas.

8 years ago

Sen. Joe Pennacchio stands in a suit at a mic
Courts & Law

N.J. lawmaker aims to prevent, rectify wrongful convictions

State Sen. Joe Pennacchio, a Republican from Morris County, said 27 people in New Jersey have been exonerated since 1989 after an average of 10 years behind bars.

8 years ago

Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele announces a drug bust in which authorities seized a kilogram of the deadly opioid fentanyl.
Courts & Law

Major fentanyl bust marks Montco’s designation as heavy drug-trafficking area

"Enough fentanyl to kill half the population of Montgomery County" was confiscated during a drug bust at a Cheltenham shopping center, county officials said Tuesday.

8 years ago

Oil and gas industry executives gathered Wednesday at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh for the annual Shale Insight conference. (MEGAN HARRIS / WESA)
StateImpact
Courts & Law

Police say they don’t want to clash with pipeline protesters

Natural gas infrastructure has been the target of organized demonstrations since the Marcellus Shale boom began a decade ago.

8 years ago

Philadelphia Police Department headquarters at 7th and Race streets. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Judge upholds releasing names of Philly cops involved in shootings within 72 hours

Common Pleas Court Judge Daniel Anders has decided that city officials can continue releasing the names of officers in police-involved sh ...

8 years ago

Prosecutors say the Asplundh company 'remained willfully blind' while managers hired workers they knew to be in the country illegally. The company, based in Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, has been fined $95 million. (AP file photo)
Courts & Law

Willow Grove tree company fined $95 million for hiring undocumented immigrants

A suburban Philadelphia company that trims trees around power lines throughout the United States will pay a record fine after pleading gu ...

8 years ago

Juanita Kidd Stout Center for Criminal Justice
Courts & Law

Prosecutors seeking 20 more years for Philly juvenile lifer who killed cop

Andre Martin has been in prison for 41 years since a jury convicted him of murdering a Philadelphia police officer with a bullet to the head.

8 years ago

NewsWorks Tonight

NewsWorks Tonight September 25, 2017 – Full Show

Dana DiFilippo reports a local ministry student has been cleared after a case of mistaken identity.  Kevin McCorry reports on Pennsylvan ...

Air Date: September 25, 2017

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Elijah Clay (Emma Lee / WHYY)
Courts & Law

Philly ministry student credits prayer with beating racial profiling case

Abington police have withdrawn charges against a ministry student they accused of crashing a stolen Maserati, cursing at witnesses, and then fleeing the scene.

8 years ago

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Members of the Indianapolis Colts take a knee during the Nation Anthem before an NFL football game against the Cleveland Browns in Indianapolis, Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
The Philadelphia Experiment
Community

Trump’s reaction to NFL protests shows who should really be fired

Each time I think of Donald Trump’s remarks about black professional football players kneeling in protest during the National Anthem, I vacillate between anger and sadness.

8 years ago

File photo: New Jersey State Capitol building in Trenton. (Alan Tu/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

N.J. lawmakers urged to continue 2% salary cap in arbitrated police, fire deals

City and county officials in New Jersey are asking the state Legislature to maintain a limit on salary increases when arbitrators settle ...

8 years ago

Harrisburg Police Officer Josh Hammer, Mayor Eric Papenfuse and Capt. Deric Moody address reporters during a press conference about the city's body cameras pilot program. (Emily Previti)
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

Harrisburg launches pilot program for police body cameras

The capital city joins a small group of Pennsylvania municipalities that have tested or permanently integrated the equipment. ...

8 years ago

Equifax Inc. is seen, in this Saturday, July 21, 2012 photo, in Atlanta. Equifax Inc. is a consumer credit reporting agency in the United States, considered one of the three largest American credit agencies along with Experian and TransUnion. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
Radio Times
Money

Equifax and cybersecurity; PA budget

Guests: John Baer, Matt Blaze, Fahmida Rashid Have you visited the Equifax website to find out if you’re data ...

Air Date: September 21, 2017

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