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Liberty Bell Bombing Suspect, Still in Jail, Ordered to Stand Trial

The man charged with threatening to blow up the Liberty Bell more than a month ago was ordered to stand trial today. Portuguese native Carlos […]

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The Ultimate Philly Criminal? An Alleged Ponzi Schemer with Explosives

Real story: The FBI found (and disposed of) 60 pipe bombs in a Malvern storage space that belonged to a guy facing federal charges for […]

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Beanie Sigel’s Percocet Habit Sends Him to Jail…Again

South Philly-bred rapper Beanie Sigel has been sentenced to up to two years in jail owing to a charge he incurred this summer. Wait, haven’t […]

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Philly’s Favorite Car-Chase Couple May Be Repeat Offenders

Turns out the couple involved in stealing two police cars on Tuesday—birthing this classic Daily News cover—may have had a little bit of a history […]

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Another Fire Strikes Temple Dorm Under Construction

NBC 10 reports: “Authorities are investigating a fire that broke out at a Temple University dorm complex this morning — the same site where a […]

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Occupy Philly Protesters Acquitted in Bank Sit-In

The Inquirer reports: “A Common Pleas Court jury today acquitted 12 Occupy Philadelphia demonstrators arrested in a 2011 sit-in in a Wells Fargo Bank branch in […]

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Kermit Gosnell Is the Poster Child for Roe v. Wade

Jury selection started yesterday in the capital murder trial of Kermit Gosnell, the Philadelphia abortion doctor charged with the deaths of a pregnant woman under […]

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Women Arrested After Stealing Philly Police Car

NBC 10 reports: “Police say police cruiser #2625 was stolen from 5th and Clearfield Streets in North Philadelphia around 10 this morning. The stolen cruiser hit […]

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Temple Student, Roommates Robbed During Home Invasion

NBC10 reports: “Police are searching for three men, two armed, who they say tied up and robbed a Temple student and her three roommates. Investigators say it […]

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Bullied Delco Boy Dies After Two Months in Coma

ABC News reports: Bailey O’Neill died Sunday, a family member who did not want to be named, confirmed to ABCNews.com. Bailey turned 12 on Saturday. […]

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No “Philly Shrug” at City Hall Protest of Josey Verdict

Freshman Daily News columnist Helen Ubinas coined a phrase last month: The Philly Shrug. “Litter? Disgraceful! But – shrug – whadya-gonna-do?” That sort of thing. […]

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The Six-Strike Copyright Alert System Is Doing it Wrong

I warned you. I even gave you a number of ways to get around it, but now it’s here. As of Monday, Comcast, Verizon, AT&T […]

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One Killed Outside Rapper’s Tour Bus in Old City

After a show last night at the Theater of Living Arts, rapper French Montana (who?) pulled his tour bus up to a Holiday Inn Express […]

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“Barbaric” Kermit Gosnell Apparently Mulling Plea Deal as Jury Selection Nears

Kermit Gosnell, the OB-GYN accused of killing newborn infants and performing illegal abortions, appeared to have been weighing a plea bargain yesterday at the city’s […]

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Now it All Makes Sense: Judge Who Acquitted Jonathan Josey Is Married to a Cop

What seemed at first like a baffling decision might now make a little more sense. Michael Nutter, Seth Williams, and just about everybody not affiliated […]