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Man pleads guilty to murdering 3 family members in Bucks County

Andre Gordon entered the plea at the county's justice center on Wednesday morning, and was then sentenced to three life sentences in prison without the possibility of parole.

1 month ago

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Government Accountability
Media

NPR sues Trump administration over executive order to cut federal funding to public media

The lawsuit from NPR and three local stations argues that Trump’s executive order to slash public subsidies to PBS and NPR violates the First Amendment.

1 month ago

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Some of Trump’s loyalty-first picks for prosecutors draw opposition from senators who can block them

Some picks have drawn Senate pushback because of their politics and, in certain cases, lack of robust legal experience.

1 month ago

Mayor Ras Baraka speaks to supporters and media
Immigration
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Trump administration sues 4 New Jersey cities over ‘sanctuary’ policies

The Justice Department filed the suit Thursday against Newark, Jersey City, Paterson and Hoboken in New Jersey federal court.

1 month ago

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K-12
National

Supreme Court tie vote dooms taxpayer funded Catholic charter school in Oklahoma

The outcome keeps in place an Oklahoma court decision that invalidated a vote by a state charter school board to approve the St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School.

1 month ago

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Immigration
National

Supreme Court allows Trump to strip legal protections from 350,000 Venezuelans who risk deportation

The status allows people already in the U.S. to live and work legally because their native countries are deemed unsafe for return due to natural disaster or civil strife.

1 month ago

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Philadelphia
Policing
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Mark Dial trial: Former Philly officer found not guilty of murder, guilty of manslaughter in Eddie Irizarry killing

Dial was found not guilty of third-degree murder, but was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter.

1 month ago

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Elections
Pennsylvania

Pa. primary election 2025: Philly and state court races wrapped up with expected outcomes — with 1 exception

Although most winners received endorsements from bar associations and their parties, a candidate for Superior Court advanced with neither.

1 month ago

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LaMonica McIver speaking to the media
Government Accountability
Immigration
New Jersey
Policing

New Jersey Democratic Rep. McIver released on recognizance on federal assault charges

The prosecutor’s complaint says McIver attempted to stop the arrest of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka and pushed into and grabbed ICE and Homeland Security Investigations agents.

1 month ago

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Environment
Law
Pennsylvania

Bucks County climate lawsuit against big oil tossed by Pa. judge

The county hoped to make fossil fuel companies pay to help it address the impacts of climate change, such as worsening flood risk.

2 months ago

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Gun Violence
Philadelphia
Policing
6abc

Trial to begin for former Philadelphia police officer Mark Dial in killing of Eddie Irizarry

In August 2023, Dial shot Irizarry multiple times through the driver's side window during a traffic stop.

2 months ago

The Supreme Court of the United States
Immigration
National
Politics

Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to resume quick deportations of Venezuelans under 18th century law

The high court had already called a temporary halt to the deportations from a north Texas detention facility in a middle-of-the-night order issued last month.

2 months ago

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Crime
Delaware
K-12

‘Absolutely unthinkable’: Delaware principal admits to raping student when she was a teacher

Tasha Oliver sexually abused the female student repeatedly when she taught at Stanton Middle School more than a decade ago.

2 months ago

Mayor Ras Baraka arrives to speak to supporters and media after a court appearance in Newark
Immigration
New Jersey
Protests

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka says officials fingerprinting him second time tried to ‘humiliate’ him

The New Jersey mayor appeared in federal court for a trespassing charge stemming from his arrest at an immigration detention center last week.

2 months ago

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Environment
Law
Pennsylvania

Chester receiver asks Pa. court to halt stormwater authority board salaries and remove members

Chester receiver Michael Doweary requested permission from the Commonwealth Court to block salaries of Chester stormwater board members.

2 months ago

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