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Philly ward leader convicted of sexually assaulting his granddaughter is sentenced to about a month in jail
Stephen Jones will spend around a month in jail and two decades on house arrest. “I hope the devil comes to you,” the ...
Races for Philly district attorney and Pittsburgh mayor take center stage in Pennsylvania’s primary
The heavily Democratic cities of Philadelphia and Pittsburgh will elect new nominees for top jobs in Pennsylvania’s primary ...
Soros-backed Philadelphia DA survives primary challenge, but potential GOP wrinkle ahead
Philadelphia Democrat District Attorney Lawrence Krasner survived a primary challenge from Judge Pat Dugan on Tuesday, but ...
Low voter turnout for local Philly election is cause for concern, advocate says
Just 16.3% of voters participated in Tuesday's primary election in Philadelphia, causing at least one watchdog group to raise alarms over voter apathy.
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Low turnout in early primary voting reported across Philadelphia
Voting locations across Philadelphia reported low turnout for the morning and early afternoon of Tuesday's primary elections ...
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Man who bought firearms for multi-county gun trafficking network sent to prison
A Philadelphia man is on his way to prison for purchasing four guns for the leaders of a multi-county gun trafficking ...
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“This Election Is a Whole Lot Bigger Than What Happens in Philadelphia”
The next day, Krasner downplayed it—“to everyone’s surprise, [I’m] getting a lot of attention”—but displayed a T-shirt that ...
A former prosecutor filed defamation lawsuit against NYU and an ex-official in Philly DA’s office over ‘prosecutorial misconduct’ claims
Beth McCaffery's lawsuit says she was defamed as the District Attorney’s Office obtained the exoneration of a man convicted ...