Philadelphia District Larry Krasner wins Democratic primary
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Voters on Tuesday will choose new candidates to run for some of the top jobs in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, with the winners of the Democratic primaries all but assured of victory in November in the two heavily Democratic cities.
The main race in the city is the Democratic contest for Philadelphia D.A.. There also are judicial contests, and ballot questions. The results are being updates as the votes are counted.
Voting locations across Philadelphia reported low turnout for the morning and early afternoon of Tuesday's primary elections that focused on judicial races and district attorney.
A Philadelphia man is on his way to prison for purchasing four guns for the leaders of a multi-county gun trafficking organization.
The next day, Krasner downplayed it—“to everyone’s surprise, [I’m] getting a lot of attention”—but displayed a T-shirt that staff members had printed with an acronym: FAFO. In Philadelphia, where the unbridled aggression of local sports fans is a point of pride,
Beth McCaffery's lawsuit says she was defamed as the District Attorney’s Office obtained the exoneration of a man convicted of murder in 2009.
Pennsylvania’s two largest cities will hold primaries Tuesday for high-profile municipal offices. Voters across the commonwealth will choose nominees for statewide appellate court judgeships.
Hakim Bryant, 52, is facing dozens of charges in connection with the May 10 shooting aboard a SEPTA bus, Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner said.