Rosemary Connors

Nov 15, 2024 | nbcphiladelphia.com | David Chang |Rosemary Connors

A teenager was sentenced for sparking a shootout that led to the death of an 8-year-old girl who was killed by gunfire from responding police officers during a high school football game in Delaware County three years ago. On Friday, Nov. 15, 2024, Angelo "AJ" Ford, 18, was sentenced to 14 to 28 years in prison and eight years probation. In July, a judge found Ford guilty of attempted murder and aggravated assault.

Jul 9, 2024 | nbcphiladelphia.com | Rosemary Connors |David Chang

A teenager was found guilty of sparking a shootout that led to the death of an 8-year-old girl who was killed by gunfire from responding police officers during a high school football game in Delaware County. A judge found 18-year-old Angelo “AJ” Ford guilty of attempted murder and aggravated assault on Tuesday, July 9, 2024. Investigators said Ford was involved in a fight with rival teen gang members outside of a high school football game in Sharon Hill, Pennsylvania, back on Aug. 27, 2021.

Jul 3, 2024 | nbcphiladelphia.com | Dan Stamm |David Chang |Rosemary Connors

A month after Philadelphia launched an initiative to clean up every block of the city, officials provided an update on their ambitious, 13-week plan. "Our 'Clean and Green' team has cleaned over 5,000 blocks in the city of Philadelphia so far," Carlton Williams, the director of the Office of Clean and Green Initiatives, announced at the Ernest L. Tustin Recreation Center in the city's Overbrook neighborhood on Tuesday, July 2.

Jun 17, 2024 | nbcphiladelphia.com | Hayden Mitman |Rosemary Connors

New Jersey’s attorney general has charged influential Democratic power broker George Norcross with racketeering and other charges in connection with government issued tax credits, according to an indictment unsealed Monday. Attorney General Matt Platkin was set to announce the charges at a news conference in Trenton. Norcross, a former Democratic National Committee member and one-time head of the Camden County Democratic Party, has been an influential figure in state politics.

Jun 13, 2024 | nbcphiladelphia.com | David Chang |Rosemary Connors

Philadelphia has seen the largest drop in gun violence of all major U.S. cities so far this year, according to recent data from a research institute. The Center for American Progress (CAP) – a liberal think tank based in Washington, D.C. -- released an analysis of national gun violence data. In their study, CAP analyzed gun homicides and “gun violence victimizations” across America in 2019, 2021, and 2024 from Jan. 1 to April 30.