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Power

The city sunk $50 million into a West Philly police HQ, then walked away. How did that happen?

by Jordan Levy April 6, 2022January 17, 2023

News

Inside the new Philly police headquarters on North Broad Street, in the former Inquirer building

by Erin Blewett April 1, 2022March 14, 2023

News

Philadelphia will consider adding $10k in bonuses to recruit more police officers

by Jordan Levy March 31, 2022January 17, 2023

News

Why there’s no body cam footage from the fatal police shooting of a Philadelphia 12-year-old

by Jordan Levy March 6, 2022January 17, 2023

News

Philly becomes the first big U.S. city with a law banning minor traffic stops

by Jordan Levy March 3, 2022January 17, 2023

Power

Philly is getting a new police oversight board with more power. Meet the activists, leaders, lawyers, and judges nominated to serve on it

by Jordan Levy February 8, 2022January 17, 2023

Power

A 1960s state official claimed Pa. college students took LSD and went blind — and newspapers believed him

by Avi Wolfman-Arent January 23, 2022February 22, 2023

Headlines of Yore, Sports Culture

How racial profiling drove away Philly’s first heavyweight boxing champion

by Avi Wolfman-Arent October 11, 2021January 17, 2023

George Floyd protests, News

Philly police get raises in new city contract — with a few disciplinary reforms

by Max Marin September 14, 2021January 17, 2023

News

Why 911 calls ring and ring: Inside the crisis at Philly police dispatch

by Max Marin August 30, 2021January 17, 2023