I first interviewed journalist and author Kathryn Canavan in 2021 when my Crime Beat column appeared in Philadelphia Weekly. I […]
Decades later, abuse survivor pushes for legal reform
When Alex Yannopoulos was eleven years old and a student at Radnor Middle School, he was molested by a teacher, […]
Paul Davis: ‘Born to Kill’ gangster joins FBI’s Most Wanted Fugitives list
One suspected member of the notorious “Born To Kill” gang, also known as the BTK gang, recently made the big-time […]
Christine Flowers: With Roe in place, Gosnell was allowed to kill and maim
Say “Kermit Gosnell” to someone outside of Philadelphia, and they will look at you with the puzzled expression of someone […]
Guy Ciarrocchi: Democrats’ unserious politics are getting Americans killed
Sheridan Gorman was murdered in Chicago. An 18-year-old from Yorktown Heights, New York, majoring in business at Loyola University, she […]
Paul Davis: DA Gangbusters take down 21 violent Philly gang members
While Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner is grandstanding at the Philadelphia airport, leveling silly threats at federal ICE agents who […]
Richard Kosich: Montgomery County Commissioners say ‘Sorry, no dice’ to cooperation with ICE
Democratic Montgomery County Commissioners Neil Makhija and Jamila Winder continued their war on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) by passing […]
Paul Davis: Philly police and FBI arrest more than a dozen gang members
I’ve been critical of Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner here. But in the interest of fairness, after I interviewed two […]
From the Editors: A prosecutor’s main job is to put criminals in jail, not to let them out
Philadelphia has experienced a remarkable decline in murders over the past few years, one that looks to be continuing into […]
Jeff Cole: Reporting on death and guns
The call came on a Friday evening around 11 into the emergency room at Saint Francis Hospital in Connecticut’s capital, […]