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Larry Krasner Wins Race For DA In Philadelphia  On Tuesday evening, Democrat Larry Krasner was declared the winner in the race for the office of Philadelphia District Attorney. The long standing defense lawyer plans to bring changes to the office in his new role as the city’s top prosecutor despite having insufficient prosecutorial experience along […]

Philly Police officer attacks critics of Rizzo statue in foul-mouthed Facebook comments On Friday, a Philadelphia police officer released an angry attack on Facebook  in response to the removal of the Frank Rizzo statue. Kristine Gillespie- Amato fired back against an African-American woman whom she called “a ghetto ___ with an education…. not” with threats […]

Brazile says she found ‘no evidence’ that Democratic primaries were rigged for Hilary Clinton Former Democratic National Committee interim chairwoman Donna Brazile said Sunday that there’s “no evidence” that the 2016 Democratic primaries were rigged for Hilary Clinton. The comments came as Brazile details the fundraising agreement in her new book, writing that it was […]

Second Man Charged in Connection With Manhattan Terror Attack Is Charged On Wednesday, The F.B.I. announced that it was seeking information about a second Uzbek man in connection with the truck attack this week in Lower Manhattan, as prosecutors charged Sayfullo Saipov, the driver of the truck.  Saipov claimed he drew inspiration from ISIS videos […]

Activists disrupt poverty lesson at Philadelphia City Hall, take Councilman Curtis Jones on a city tour  On Tuesday during a poverty lesson at Philadelphia City Hall, activists disrupted Councilman Curtis Jones Jr. and convinced him to go on a tour of Philadelphia’s impoverished neighborhoods. “We don’t need simulation here,” Black Lives Matter activist said Asa […]

Stories from You Voice that you may have missed while walking out the door Charges filed in 197th District Special Election Attorney General Josh Shapiro charged four members of an election board with intimidating voters, casting fraudulent ballots, and falsely certifying the results in their polling place during a March 21 special election for the […]