Evening News Roundup – February 18th, 2013
Councilman Jim Kenney plans a “militant” response to Philly’s Actual Value Initiative (AVI), an increasingly controversial property tax assessment, reports City…
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With Final Testimony and Closing Arguments Completed, Askia Sabur Awaits Verdict
Testimony from Philadelphia police narcotics officer Sergeant Edward Hays, as well as Askia Sabur’s cousin, Shawn Merritt, followed by closing…
Day Two of Askia Sabur’s Trial Puts Two Troubled Officers on Trial Instead
Yesterday saw day two of Askia Sabur’s trial, with another cross-examination of Officer Jimmy Leocal. By mid-afternoon, it quickly turned…
Evening News Roundup – February 14th, 2013
Six investors met yesterday at the Philadelphia Convention Center to contend for the city’s final casino contract. Public input hearings…
Tense, Revealing and Contradictory: Askia Sabur’s Trial Begins
Opening statements from the prosecutor and defense team in the trial of Askia Sabur began yesterday afternoon. Testimony from Philadelphia police…
Updated: Amid Flurry of Motions, Jury Selection Begins Today for Askia Sabur
Editor’s Note: In keeping with the Tao of Journalism, we have corrected the name of the Assistant District Attorney cited in…
Evening News Roundup – February 11th, 2013
Rev. Dr. Alyn Waller, the Senior Pastor for Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church, is expected to present the church’s “summary report” on…
Evening News Roundup – February 8th, 2013
Newly-elected Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane unilaterally closed a loophole this afternoon that allowed gun owners with Florida permits to…
Securing the Blessings of Liberty: A Quaker’s Response to National Park Service Surveillance
Editor’s Note: In response to our recent article on National Park Service surveillance of last year’s Occupy National Gathering in Philadelphia,…
Evening News Roundup – February 7th, 2013
Philadelphia police say a seven year old student at Samuel Daroff Elementary School in West Philadelphia didn’t know his book…
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