Sentenced to death

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More than two years after two women were murdered in Grays Ferry, their killer has been sentenced to the death penalty.

Laquaille Bryant, of Fern Rock, was hired to keep Chante Wright, a federally protected witness residing in…

Documenting Lin’s path to freedom

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Meh Sha Lin arrived in South Philadelphia in September 2007. He spoke no English and hadn’t attended school since becoming a teenager. Now, he is on track to graduate from South Philadelphia High next year. “I go to South Philly High…

Hitting a high note

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At age 17, Denine, from 12th Street and Oregon Avenue, was seeing her dreams come true.

“It’s funny because there was a demo out — I made it in someone’s basement — of [Bette Midler’s] ‘Wind Beneath my Wings.’ Gino came across the…

Former All-City star murdered

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Audenried High might not make a lot of headlines when it comes to local high school sports, but during the mid-1990s, the Warriors’ boys’ basketball team leaped into the spotlight thanks to 6 foot star guard Abdul Taylor who set several…

Love triangle

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A man was arrested after becoming irate and firing shots when he came home and discovered his baby’s mama had a new man.

The 18-year-old boyfriend tried to leave the home where the 18-year-old woman and her ex, Tommy Andujar, 22, of the 2300…

Pooching in

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Thanks to the soda tax uproar, plenty of recent local attention has gone towards addressing the…

Synchronous Saints

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Former glory paired up with current success on Tuesday night at Neumann-Goretti High School’s annual athletic honors gathering. Held at the Renaissance Hotel at Philadelphia International Airport, the celebration highlighted the 1985 boys’ Catholic League…

Serial robber in custody

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Police nabbed a serial Center City bank robber on Friday.

The Philadelphia Police Department Narcotics Strike Force arrested Daniel Hodgins, 30 of the 2800 block of South Sydenham Street, who robbed four banks within 17 days…

Addressing concerns South of South

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Of the 10 largest U.S. cities, Philadelphia is ranked as the poorest. It also has the highest rate of obesity among the nation’s largest cities, according to the city’s Deputy Mayor for Health and Opportunity and Health Commissioner…

2010 Primary: 186th District

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First-term state Rep. Kenyatta Johnson is opposite Point Breeze community activists Timothy Hannah and Dyheim Watson on the ballot in the 186th District. The victor will face Republican Keith Todd in November. The district stretches from South…