This interview with Dorothy Ernest, mother of the victim, was conducted earlier this year. The full interview will be included in the author’s book, Murder in Philadelphia: The Death of Kimberly Ernest.
By Thom Nickels
Basewitz + Snitzer: Want to reduce crime? Let’s start by respecting police work
No amount of policy-making or lamenting rising violence in cities like Philadelphia will allow the police to do their jobs. We must respect and re-valorize the work of everyday officers.
By Alan Basewitz and Paul Snitzer
Thom Nickels: I ran for Republican Committeeperson. Here’s how it went.
Thom Nickels was among the many who registered from Democrat to Republican in 2020. Now, he’s turning his passion into action.
By Thom Nickels
Ben Mannes: Who is investigating Larry Krasner?
Krasner’s tax delinquency raises more serious questions regarding possible criminal campaign finance activities. But are the State Attorney General or United States Attorney’s office even investigating?
By A. Benjamin Mannes
More crime, fewer riders, bigger financial problem for Philadelphia public transit
State Senate committee addresses criticism of SEPTA, including from the Transport Workers Union.
By Anthony Hennen
Wally Nunn: Mainstream media only sugarcoats the lie
“The holier-than-thou hypocrisy of big media companies who lay claim to the truth, but publish only enough to sugarcoat the lie, is why the public no longer respects them.”
By Wally Nunn
Bill McSwain: I’ll get Pennsylvania back on track — whatever it takes
I am the only candidate who can beat Josh Shapiro, and the only conservative outsider who can create true, lasting change in Harrisburg.
By Bill McSwain
Now under government management, Delco prison backtracks on transparency by making staffing levels secret
The transparency backtrack comes just as the county has retaken management control of the prison after nearly three decades of being run by a large private prison company.
By Todd Shepherd
Dan Cirucci and Lisa Simon: Philadelphia’s plummeting reputation is hindering its comeback after Covid
Philadelphia’s brand is teetering on the edge of bankruptcy.
By Dan Cirucci and Lisa Simon
Records request shows no communications from Krasner seeking better forensic technologies for law enforcement
A Broad + Liberty Right-to-Know request shows Philly D.A. Krasner’s office has yet to contact a single elected official to make the case for forensics.
By Todd Shepherd