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Philly.com- Philadelphia police are investigating the gunpoint sexual assault of a 17-year-old girl at the City Hall SEPTA station Tuesday night. Shortly before 10 p.m., police said, a man in his 20s approached the girl from behind and forced her to perform a sex act at gunpoint. The suspect was captured on surveillance footage and police […]
Philly.com The family of a North Philadelphia woman who was fatally shot by police in South Jersey last month is protesting and raising new questions about whether the use of force was justified, based on witnesses’ accounts of the shooting. LaShanda Anderson, 36, was shot twice by a Deptford Township police officer on June 9th outside […]
Gov. Wolf, Mayor Kenney and Philadelphia Superintendent William R. Hite Jr. are expected to announce Friday that they are directing millions in new, emergency funds to help clean up toxins — such as damaged lead paint and asbestos — inside some of the district’s most rundown schools. “The more than $15 million investment that begins […]
This morning on Your Voice, Grammy Award-winning songwriter, and producer Kenny Gamble joined us to talk Joe Jackson and the impact he’s had on the music industry. Gamble worked with Jackson while producing hit records for the Jackson 5. Jackson molded his children and took them to international stardom, including the Jackson 5, Michael Jackson […]
Watch part of the interview with Bernard Hopkins, his trainer Smokey Wilson and Solomon Jones! They discuss how Bernard got his start, prison and the injustices behind the prison system, and what it takes to overcome past struggles. If you missed the full interview, you can listen here.
Danny Pommells of NBC Sports Philadelphia joined us on Your Voice with Solomon Jones this morning to talk about last night’s NBA Awards. Ben Simmons of the Philadelphia 76ers was awarded the ‘Rookie Of The Year’ award. https://www.instagram.com/p/BkecNgRnsO-/?hl=en&taken-by=bensimmons “The guy came out, he played his first inaugural season and he earned Rookie Of The Year,” […]
Bernard Hopkins, one of the most successful boxers of the past thirty years joined us this morning on Your Voice with Solomon Jones. A native of North Philly, Hopkins walked Solomon and his listeners through his journey as a young man growing up on the streets of Philadelphia, the tough prison system and boxing with […]
Philly.com- Two brothers accused of fatally shooting a city police officer during a 2015 robbery in a North Philadelphia video game store pleaded guilty to their crimes Monday morning, drawing life sentences and avoiding the possibility of facing the death penalty if convicted at trial. The proceedings offered a stage for police officers, former prosecutors, […]
Two brothers accused of fatally shooting a city police officer during a 2015 robbery in a North Philadelphia video game store pleaded guilty to their crimes Monday morning. Carlton Hipps and Ramone Williams will spend the rest of their lives behind bars for killing Sgt. Robert Wilson III, who had been on duty and […]
Nilsa Adorno, a native Philadelphian joined us on Your Voice to talk keeping kids fed with healthy lunches during the summer.
Protests have erupted over the senseless shooting of the 17-year-old.