The Latest in News

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  Holiday scams

  Feds warn of hazardous counterfeit items

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  An interview with Alexandra Hunt

  A former stripper wants to spur transformative action

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  Gun permit problem solved

  Philadelphia forced to speed up gun-carry permit issuing

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  Murder City

  Philly reaches 500 homicides in 2021

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  Fewer police = more crime

  Study: Want less crime? Hire more officers

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  Handcuffing the police

  Former chief: Reducing car stops hurts public safety

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  What’s going on at ACCT?

  Tear down the wall between the shelter and the public

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  Defanging the police: Curbing car stops is a bad move

  Earlier this month, Mayor Kenney ordered the police to stop making car stops for minor traffic violations. “Today, I signed an executive order to implement the legislation outlined in the Driving Equality bills, introduced by councilmember Isaiah Thomas,” the mayor stated in a tweet. “This legislation establishes Philadelphia as the first large...

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  Two-party city again?

  Republican candidates for city offices in Philadelphia could be forgiven for looking on their task as an exercise in futility. But there was more reason for hope than usual this year, with the Democrats’ least popular official, District Attorney Larry Krasner, at the top of the ticket. Krasner, like Mayor Jim Kenney,...

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  Bootleggers, burglars and a beauty

  Early organized crime in Philly featured a bevy of characters