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Crime

Crowds gather for an illegal car meet-up in the city where large crowds of people took over multiple streets and intersections
Courts & Law

Man charged in illegal car meetup in Philly that caused thousands of dollars in damages

Philadelphia authorities announced charges Thursday against a man they say tried to run over officers during an illegal car meetup.

3 months ago

Photo, books and supplies litter the floor in this Indiana classroom during an intruder drill in 2016. Delaware requires schools to conduct two lockdown/active shooter drills a year. (Associated Press)
Courts & Law

Biden signs executive order to tackle gun violence

The executive order will improve active school shooter drills and tackle firearm threats of machine gun conversion devices, guns without serial numbers and ghost guns.

3 months ago

Listen 0:53
Sean
Studio 2
Arts & Entertainment

Can we separate art from the artists when they do something bad?

Do you still watch The Cosby Show, or listen to R. Kelly, or do you change the channel and edit your playlist in disgust? What responsibility do we have as consumers?

Air Date: September 25, 2024 12:00 pm

Listen 51:52
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Politics & Policy

In parroting a lie about migrants in Springfield, Ohio, Trump excites extremists

The narrative about pet-eating has been decisively debunked. Even so, it has taken on momentum.

3 months ago

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Courts & Law
6abc

4 Philadelphia men arrested in ‘Operation Beef Bandit’ in connection to organized cargo theft ring

Four men from Philadelphia have been arrested in New Jersey in connection to what police are calling an organized cargo theft ring.

3 months ago

Ron DeSantis speaks behind a podium
Politics & Policy

Florida to launch criminal probe into apparent assassination attempt of Trump, governor says

Gov. Ron DeSantis said Tuesday that state prosecutors will pursue the most serious charges available. Ryan Wesley Routh was charged Monday with federal firearms offenses.

3 months ago

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Courts & Law

Prosecutors: Armed man barricaded in Montco basement charged officers with weapon, was shot and killed

Montgomery County authorities say they are investigating the death of a man who allegedly charged at police officers with a weapon before being shot and killed.

3 months ago

Courthouse
Politics & Policy

Man serving 20-year sentence for threatening N.J. officials can remain in U.S. House race, court rules

Eric Hafner, who pleaded guilty in 2022 to charges of making threats against police officers, judges and others in New Jersey, has no apparent ties to Alaska.

4 months ago

Street sweep of Kensington Avenue
Courts & Law
Billy Penn

Mass arrests in Kensington, but open-air drug market persists

Critics bemoan lack of health services; city says revitalization will take years.

4 months ago

Columbus Blue Jackets' Johnny Gaudreau plays during an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024, in Philadelphia.
Community
6abc

Prayer service at Gloucester Catholic High School honors Gaudreau brothers

Inside the school gymnasium, photos, flowers and jerseys were on display as the community mourned together with the Gaudreau family in attendance.

4 months ago

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Courts & Law

Philadelphia father killed while holding his son on the front porch of his Kensington home

Police are offering a $20,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction in this case.

4 months ago

A resident is pictured using a wheelchair inside a nursing home.
Courts & Law

Investigators will test DNA found on a wipe removed from a care home choking victim’s throat

Pa. AG’s office plans to test DNA from a hair found on a wipe that was pulled from the throat of a woman who lived at a care home for people with developmental difficulties.

4 months ago

Fred Daibes walking
Courts & Law

N.J. developer convicted with Bob Menendez pleads guilty to bank fraud

Prosecutors said Thursday that 67-year-old Fred Daibes entered the plea in U.S. District Court in Newark. He was charged with making false statements concerning a 2008 loan.

4 months ago

Linda Carter, of Grayson, Ga., kneels near Apalachee High School to place flowers as she mourns for the slain students and teachers on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024, in Winder, Ga.
Courts & Law

Father of Georgia school shooting suspect arrested on charges including second-degree murder

Authorities in Georgia say the father of the teen charged with opening fire at a high school has been arrested on charges including second-degree murder.

4 months ago

Joseph Szczerba
Community

‘Very obscene’: Vandal spray-paints ‘pig’ on memorial sign for slain Delaware cop

Lt. Joseph Szczerba died a violent death while trying to take a theft and stabbing suspect into custody nearly 13 years ago near New Castle.

4 months ago

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