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June 7, 2023

Former PA prosecutor proud of defending 'right to vote against Donald Trump and his goons' running for AG

Former Bucks County Solicitor Joe Khan, a Democrat, has launched his bid for state attorney general, joining former State Auditor Eugene DePasquale in the primary.

June 7, 2023

Supreme Court must end divisive practice that is tearing schools apart

School boards have replaced merit-based admissions to elite academic high schools with policies intended to achieve racial diversity through racial balancing of the student body.

June 6, 2023

Philadelphia activist, Floyd protestor, pleads guilty to felony

Anthony Smith, a prominent Philadelphia activist, has pleaded guilty to a felony charge of obstructing law enforcement during the 2020 George Floyd protests.

May 31, 2023

Little Amal, a 12-foot puppet of a Syrian refugee, set to journey across US to raise awareness about migration

A 12-foot puppet of a Syrian refugee nicknamed Little Amal is set to journey across the United States in the fall. The puppet's journey is meant to raise awareness about immigration.

May 31, 2023

19-year-old shot at same Philadelphia train station for second time in 8 months, cops say

Police in Philadelphia are searching for a suspect after a 19-year-old man was wounded in a shooting on a SEPTA train platform near City Hall on Monday.

May 25, 2023

Families of 4 Pennsylvania men gunned down, buried on farm, settle wrongful death suit

The families of four Pennsylvania men who were shot, killed and buried by Cosmo DiNardo on his family's farm have settled a wrongful death suit against the perpetrator and his parents.

May 23, 2023

Phillies' Trea Turner gives brutally honest self-assessment of his early season performance: 'I've sucked'

Phillies shortstop Trea Turner has just four home runs and six stolen bases in 46 games this season, a performance that has fallen short of expectations.

May 21, 2023

Philadelphia suspects bust down grocery store door with ax, hold worker at gunpoint during robbery: video

An ax-wielding suspect pounded open the door to a store while his accomplice held an employee at gunpoint during a robbery in Philadelphia, police said.

May 19, 2023

Former Philadelphia homicide detective accused of raping murder victim's sister: officials

Former Philadelphia police detective Donald Suchinsky was charged with rape, sexual assault and other crimes on Friday, after a sister of a murder victim alleged that he assaulted her.

May 19, 2023

'Cold-blooded' Philadelphia hitman sentenced for six murders

Ernest Pressley, a hitman who was involved in the killing of six people in Philadelphia between 2016 and 2018, was sentenced to five consecutive life sentences.