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President Joe Biden walks across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., Sunday, March 5, 2023, to commemorate the 58th anniversary of ''Bloody Sunday,'' a landmark event of the civil rights movement
Politics & Policy

In Selma, Biden says right to vote remains under assault

Biden was among those commemorating the anniversary of the brutal attack by authorities on peaceful civil rights demonstrators as they marched along the Edmund Pettus Bridge.

3 years ago

Zandra Flemister, the first Black woman in the Secret Service, left the agency after four years because of discrimination. She is seen here escorting Prime Minister of Jamaica Michael Manley during his 1977 visit to Washington.
NPR
Community

Zandra Flemister blazed a tough trail in the Secret Service. Now she’s getting credit

Flemister, who died last week, was the first Black woman to serve as a special agent in the 1970s, but was forced out by racial discrimination.

3 years ago

FILE - A Transportation Security Administration officer works at Dallas Love Field Airport on June 24, 2020, in Dallas. A man was arrested Monday, Feb. 27, 2023, after an explosive was found in a bag checked onto a Florida-bound flight at Lehigh Valley International Airport federal authorities said. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)
Courts & Law

Explosive found in bag at Pennsylvania airport, man arrested

A man was arrested after an explosive was found in a bag checked onto a Florida-bound flight at an eastern Pennsylvania airport, federal authorities said.

3 years ago

The scene outside the Touraine apartment building in Rittenhouse Monday night after an off-duty FBI agent shot a dog.
Community
Billy Penn

An off-duty FBI agent shot a dog in Philadelphia. By law, that might be allowed

The owner of the deceased animal would likely have to move forward with legal action seeking a penalty, per city and state law.

3 years ago

Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw speaks with members of the media during a news conference in Philadelphia, Tuesday, March 8, 2022. Outlaw announced she plans to suspend and fire the plainclothes officer who fired the fatal shot that killed a fleeing 12-year-old Thomas Siderio Jr. last week
Courts & Law

Philly Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw defends her approach to gun violence on IG Live session

Gun violence activist Pastor Carl Day hosted an IG Live chat with Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw Wednesday. Outlaw defended her work despite recent public criticism.

3 years ago

A hazmat crew found more than 28 pounds of fentanyl, xylazine and cocaine inside this home in the Bronx borough of New York City
Courts & Law

Feds dismantle alleged New York-Wilmington drug ring, seize 33 pounds of fentanyl, cocaine and horse tranquilizer xylazine

Federal authorities say the drugs were delivered to Delaware from the Bronx, where a Hazmat team raided a home deemed unsafe to enter.

3 years ago

A group of people stand behind a podium with a sign that reads Philadelphia Police.
Community

Temple University police move to two-person patrols after Saturday killing of officer patrolling alone

Temple officials are working on ways to keep both students and law enforcement safe as they mourn the death of Officer Christopher Fitzgerald.

3 years ago

A police car on 56th Street in West Philadelphia.
Courts & Law

Philadelphia and Memphis lawmakers meet to discuss the city’s groundbreaking Driving Equality Act

Following the death of Tyre Nichols, Memphis, Tennessee is considering changing rules about when police can pull people over — like Philly did last year.

3 years ago

A memorial to Officer Christopher Fitzgerald. (Kenny Cooper/WHYY)
Courts & Law

‘Culmination of chaos’: Temple students react to death of slain police officer

The shooting death of Temple University Police Officer Christopher Fitzgerald has renewed student concerns around campus safety.

3 years ago

A group convened in Chinatown Thursday night to discuss public safety and the mayoral election. (Jordan Levy/Billy Penn)
Politics & Policy
Billy Penn

What should Philly mayoral candidates answer about public safety? Voters in Chinatown weigh in

The main focus of the evening was the police department and what law enforcement agencies could do to reduce crime.

3 years ago

Altovise Love-Craighead smiles, paused on a staircase. Below her is a large space where police recruits are training.
Community

Philly police inspector draws from her own grief to address gun violence, trauma

Altovise Love-Craighead is a Black woman, a co-victim of homicide, and a law enforcement leader. She says officers can do a better job building trust with residents.

3 years ago

Listen 3:13
A Yeadon Borough Police Department vehicle
Community

Yeadon’s internal police study finds death of woman in police custody was ‘preventable’

Amid the deaths of two people in police custody in just four months, Yeadon Borough subjected itself to an independent study on its department.

3 years ago

Philadelphia City Hall is visible in a view of the Philadelphia skyline.
Community
6abc

‘All hands on deck’: Philadelphia police preparing for Super Bowl crowds

The Philadelphia Streets Department also plays a major role. Police will let everyone "have the street" on Sunday night. Sanitation is using their trucks as blockers to protec

3 years ago

Henry Giammarco Jr. is sworn in as Yeadon's new police chief
Courts & Law

Yeadon’s embattled police department has a new chief. What will he bring to the table?

Yeadon Borough recently swore in Henry Giammarco Jr. as its new police chief. The borough’s top officials said their feud is behind them and hope this will be a fresh start.

3 years ago

Philadelphia Police Officer Giovanni Maysonet
Community
6abc

Philadelphia police officer shot in West Philadelphia, 3 suspects in custody

The injured 32-year-old officer is a five-year veteran of the force.

3 years ago

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