Stephen Jones will spend around a month in jail and two decades on house arrest. “I hope the devil comes to you,” the victim's mother said in court Thursday.

In deep-blue Philadelphia, the GOP is urging its primary voters to write in the Democrat challenging Soros-backed DA Larry Krasner in the hopes of getting him to the general election.

60: That’s how many years its been since the specter of the Crosstown Expressway loomed over South Street. Tom Fitzgerald and Kevin Riordan have a fascinating story about the fight to kill the expressway (and save Philly) in today’s Inquirer. (See, I can be nice.)

Krasner’s dominating performance was in many ways a repeat of the last primary election, four years ago.

Philadelphia Democrat District Attorney Lawrence Krasner survived a primary challenge from Judge Pat Dugan on Tuesday, but the two could potentially face a rematch in November.

Primary election day in Philly went off without a hitch. In the biggest race, incumbent Larry Krasner defeated Pat Dugan to be the Democratic nominee for DA in November.

The high-profile race for Philly district proved of low interest to voters, with one official saying the action at the polls was “slow, very slow.”