Larry KrasnerPeter Berson, retired assistant district attorney and political podcaster, has died at 69He handled hundreds of fraud and economic crime cases, and directed more than a dozen election year task forces that monitored voter fraud and intimidation complaints.Gary Miles House Judiciary committee criticizes Philly law enforcement over sanctuary policies, demands immigration records and correspondenceJeff Gammage and Sam Janesch DA’s office warns its gang violence investigation unit could shutter if City Council doesn’t provide recurring fundsEllie Rushing A judge intervened in a personnel dispute in the DA’s office, raising ethical concernsEllie Rushing and Jillian Kramer Teen mother charged with manslaughter in baby’s slaying in Northern LibertiesJesse Bunch and Jillian Kramer AdvertisementDA Larry Krasner calls lawmakers ‘lawbreakers’ for delaying vote on felony murder billsThe bills would give incarcerated people the chance at release after 25 years. Jillian Kramer ‘He didn’t deserve this,’ says mother of man killed in Cobbs Creek quintuple shootingA masked gunman in a white vehicle opened fire into a crowd gathered on the 300 block of South 60th Street near Delancey Street around 8:40 p.m., police said. Jesse Bunch, Jillian Kramer, and Ellie Rushing Prosecutors in District Attorney Larry Krasner’s Office move to unionizeA majority of the approximately 275 prosecutors in District Attorney Larry Krasner’s office want to unionize in hopes of a transparent, predictable pay scale, they said. Ellie Rushing and Anna Orso ‘A rough morning’ for alleged gang members: DA announces sweeping indictments against 21 menThe men are accused in 24 crimes, prosecutors said, including one homicide and 18 non-fatal shootings. Jillian Kramer The progressive Working Families Party is backing State Rep. Chris Rabb for CongressThe announcement makes State Rep. Chris Rabb the favorite among the city’s left-leaning organizations to take the seat long held by U.S. Rep. Dwight Evans.Anna Orso Baby killed in ambulance crash was being driven to hospital by her grandfather, sources saySources say the grandfather was rushing the baby and her mother to a hospital after the child was found unresponsive. The man has not been charged in the crash.Ellie Rushing, Jillian Kramer, and Ryan W. Briggs People with prior convictions can work as unarmed private security guards, Philly court saysThe Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas ruled that a state lifetime unemployment ban barring those with convictions from working as private unarmed security guards is unconstitutional.Frank Kummer All charges dropped against personal injury attorney Leonard Hill in Center City shooting caseHill, 56, was previously offered admittance to a diversion program by the District Attorney's Office, but a judge denied the request. Jesse Bunch OpinionTrump officials used AI to distort a photo of an anti-ICE activist. That’s not OK.Nekima Levy Armstrong wasn't crying when she was detained by ICE agents — but an AI meme posted by the White House made it look like she was. We can't keep normalizing this corrosive behavior.Jenice Armstrong | Columnist Upper Darby Council passes resolution to restrict cooperation with ICE following resident’s death in the agency’s custodyThe largely symbolic resolution comes after Parady La, an Upper Darby resident struggling with addiction, died in the hospital in ICE custody last month. Kyle McIntyre said the council will do more.Aliya Schneider Philly DA Larry Krasner casts doubt on running against Mayor Cherelle ParkerTalk of Mayor Cherelle L. Parker facing a potential primary challenge ramped up in recent days after her campaign filed a report showing she'd raised a striking amount of money last year.Anna Orso Philly DA Larry Krasner says ‘don’t be a wimp’ after Gov. Josh Shapiro decried his comparison of ICE agents to NazisGov. Josh Shapiro called District Attorney Larry Krasner's comparison of ICE agents to Nazis "abhorrent." Krasner responded that Shapiro is "not meeting the moment."Anna Orso ‘Violence will not be tolerated’: Woman who pepper-sprayed conservative influencer on SEPTA bus charged with assaultPaulina Reyes, 22, is accused of assaulting Francis Scales on a Route 7 bus earlier this month. Jesse Bunch and Dana Munro DA Larry Krasner forms coalition of progressive prosecutors committed to charging federal agents who commit crimesKrasner was joined by eight other prosecutors from U.S. cities — including Minneapolis DA Mary Moriarty — to announce the initiative.Ellie Rushing and Anna Orso ICE tactics in Minneapolis set off political firestorm from Philadelphia City Hall to WashingtonA chorus of Democrats and activists said ICE needs to be controlled, and local leaders said they are laying out plans in case a surge of immigration enforcement comes to Philadelphia.Sean Collins Walsh, Jeff Gammage, and Anna Orso See more storiesAdvertisement
Peter Berson, retired assistant district attorney and political podcaster, has died at 69He handled hundreds of fraud and economic crime cases, and directed more than a dozen election year task forces that monitored voter fraud and intimidation complaints.Gary Miles
Peter Berson, retired assistant district attorney and political podcaster, has died at 69He handled hundreds of fraud and economic crime cases, and directed more than a dozen election year task forces that monitored voter fraud and intimidation complaints.Gary Miles
House Judiciary committee criticizes Philly law enforcement over sanctuary policies, demands immigration records and correspondenceJeff Gammage and Sam Janesch
House Judiciary committee criticizes Philly law enforcement over sanctuary policies, demands immigration records and correspondenceJeff Gammage and Sam Janesch
DA’s office warns its gang violence investigation unit could shutter if City Council doesn’t provide recurring fundsEllie Rushing
DA’s office warns its gang violence investigation unit could shutter if City Council doesn’t provide recurring fundsEllie Rushing
A judge intervened in a personnel dispute in the DA’s office, raising ethical concernsEllie Rushing and Jillian Kramer
A judge intervened in a personnel dispute in the DA’s office, raising ethical concernsEllie Rushing and Jillian Kramer
Teen mother charged with manslaughter in baby’s slaying in Northern LibertiesJesse Bunch and Jillian Kramer
Teen mother charged with manslaughter in baby’s slaying in Northern LibertiesJesse Bunch and Jillian Kramer
DA Larry Krasner calls lawmakers ‘lawbreakers’ for delaying vote on felony murder billsThe bills would give incarcerated people the chance at release after 25 years. Jillian Kramer
DA Larry Krasner calls lawmakers ‘lawbreakers’ for delaying vote on felony murder billsThe bills would give incarcerated people the chance at release after 25 years. Jillian Kramer
‘He didn’t deserve this,’ says mother of man killed in Cobbs Creek quintuple shootingA masked gunman in a white vehicle opened fire into a crowd gathered on the 300 block of South 60th Street near Delancey Street around 8:40 p.m., police said. Jesse Bunch, Jillian Kramer, and Ellie Rushing
‘He didn’t deserve this,’ says mother of man killed in Cobbs Creek quintuple shootingA masked gunman in a white vehicle opened fire into a crowd gathered on the 300 block of South 60th Street near Delancey Street around 8:40 p.m., police said. Jesse Bunch, Jillian Kramer, and Ellie Rushing
Prosecutors in District Attorney Larry Krasner’s Office move to unionizeA majority of the approximately 275 prosecutors in District Attorney Larry Krasner’s office want to unionize in hopes of a transparent, predictable pay scale, they said. Ellie Rushing and Anna Orso
Prosecutors in District Attorney Larry Krasner’s Office move to unionizeA majority of the approximately 275 prosecutors in District Attorney Larry Krasner’s office want to unionize in hopes of a transparent, predictable pay scale, they said. Ellie Rushing and Anna Orso
‘A rough morning’ for alleged gang members: DA announces sweeping indictments against 21 menThe men are accused in 24 crimes, prosecutors said, including one homicide and 18 non-fatal shootings. Jillian Kramer
‘A rough morning’ for alleged gang members: DA announces sweeping indictments against 21 menThe men are accused in 24 crimes, prosecutors said, including one homicide and 18 non-fatal shootings. Jillian Kramer
The progressive Working Families Party is backing State Rep. Chris Rabb for CongressThe announcement makes State Rep. Chris Rabb the favorite among the city’s left-leaning organizations to take the seat long held by U.S. Rep. Dwight Evans.Anna Orso
The progressive Working Families Party is backing State Rep. Chris Rabb for CongressThe announcement makes State Rep. Chris Rabb the favorite among the city’s left-leaning organizations to take the seat long held by U.S. Rep. Dwight Evans.Anna Orso
Baby killed in ambulance crash was being driven to hospital by her grandfather, sources saySources say the grandfather was rushing the baby and her mother to a hospital after the child was found unresponsive. The man has not been charged in the crash.Ellie Rushing, Jillian Kramer, and Ryan W. Briggs
Baby killed in ambulance crash was being driven to hospital by her grandfather, sources saySources say the grandfather was rushing the baby and her mother to a hospital after the child was found unresponsive. The man has not been charged in the crash.Ellie Rushing, Jillian Kramer, and Ryan W. Briggs
People with prior convictions can work as unarmed private security guards, Philly court saysThe Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas ruled that a state lifetime unemployment ban barring those with convictions from working as private unarmed security guards is unconstitutional.Frank Kummer
People with prior convictions can work as unarmed private security guards, Philly court saysThe Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas ruled that a state lifetime unemployment ban barring those with convictions from working as private unarmed security guards is unconstitutional.Frank Kummer
All charges dropped against personal injury attorney Leonard Hill in Center City shooting caseHill, 56, was previously offered admittance to a diversion program by the District Attorney's Office, but a judge denied the request. Jesse Bunch
All charges dropped against personal injury attorney Leonard Hill in Center City shooting caseHill, 56, was previously offered admittance to a diversion program by the District Attorney's Office, but a judge denied the request. Jesse Bunch
OpinionTrump officials used AI to distort a photo of an anti-ICE activist. That’s not OK.Nekima Levy Armstrong wasn't crying when she was detained by ICE agents — but an AI meme posted by the White House made it look like she was. We can't keep normalizing this corrosive behavior.Jenice Armstrong | Columnist
OpinionTrump officials used AI to distort a photo of an anti-ICE activist. That’s not OK.Nekima Levy Armstrong wasn't crying when she was detained by ICE agents — but an AI meme posted by the White House made it look like she was. We can't keep normalizing this corrosive behavior.Jenice Armstrong | Columnist
Upper Darby Council passes resolution to restrict cooperation with ICE following resident’s death in the agency’s custodyThe largely symbolic resolution comes after Parady La, an Upper Darby resident struggling with addiction, died in the hospital in ICE custody last month. Kyle McIntyre said the council will do more.Aliya Schneider
Upper Darby Council passes resolution to restrict cooperation with ICE following resident’s death in the agency’s custodyThe largely symbolic resolution comes after Parady La, an Upper Darby resident struggling with addiction, died in the hospital in ICE custody last month. Kyle McIntyre said the council will do more.Aliya Schneider
Philly DA Larry Krasner casts doubt on running against Mayor Cherelle ParkerTalk of Mayor Cherelle L. Parker facing a potential primary challenge ramped up in recent days after her campaign filed a report showing she'd raised a striking amount of money last year.Anna Orso
Philly DA Larry Krasner casts doubt on running against Mayor Cherelle ParkerTalk of Mayor Cherelle L. Parker facing a potential primary challenge ramped up in recent days after her campaign filed a report showing she'd raised a striking amount of money last year.Anna Orso
Philly DA Larry Krasner says ‘don’t be a wimp’ after Gov. Josh Shapiro decried his comparison of ICE agents to NazisGov. Josh Shapiro called District Attorney Larry Krasner's comparison of ICE agents to Nazis "abhorrent." Krasner responded that Shapiro is "not meeting the moment."Anna Orso
Philly DA Larry Krasner says ‘don’t be a wimp’ after Gov. Josh Shapiro decried his comparison of ICE agents to NazisGov. Josh Shapiro called District Attorney Larry Krasner's comparison of ICE agents to Nazis "abhorrent." Krasner responded that Shapiro is "not meeting the moment."Anna Orso
‘Violence will not be tolerated’: Woman who pepper-sprayed conservative influencer on SEPTA bus charged with assaultPaulina Reyes, 22, is accused of assaulting Francis Scales on a Route 7 bus earlier this month. Jesse Bunch and Dana Munro
‘Violence will not be tolerated’: Woman who pepper-sprayed conservative influencer on SEPTA bus charged with assaultPaulina Reyes, 22, is accused of assaulting Francis Scales on a Route 7 bus earlier this month. Jesse Bunch and Dana Munro
DA Larry Krasner forms coalition of progressive prosecutors committed to charging federal agents who commit crimesKrasner was joined by eight other prosecutors from U.S. cities — including Minneapolis DA Mary Moriarty — to announce the initiative.Ellie Rushing and Anna Orso
DA Larry Krasner forms coalition of progressive prosecutors committed to charging federal agents who commit crimesKrasner was joined by eight other prosecutors from U.S. cities — including Minneapolis DA Mary Moriarty — to announce the initiative.Ellie Rushing and Anna Orso
ICE tactics in Minneapolis set off political firestorm from Philadelphia City Hall to WashingtonA chorus of Democrats and activists said ICE needs to be controlled, and local leaders said they are laying out plans in case a surge of immigration enforcement comes to Philadelphia.Sean Collins Walsh, Jeff Gammage, and Anna Orso
ICE tactics in Minneapolis set off political firestorm from Philadelphia City Hall to WashingtonA chorus of Democrats and activists said ICE needs to be controlled, and local leaders said they are laying out plans in case a surge of immigration enforcement comes to Philadelphia.Sean Collins Walsh, Jeff Gammage, and Anna Orso
