NEWS
May 25, 2012 | By Stacey Burling, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
People with schizophrenia, the mental illness that afflicted a woman who allegedly killed two Canadian tourists in Atlantic City on Monday, are generally not violent, experts say, but the risk that they will be rises when they stop taking medications and start taking illicit drugs. A history of violent behavior and exposure to violence as a child are also red flags. It is difficult to get people with any chronic mental illness to take their medicines properly, psychiatrists pointed out, but it can be especially challenging with people whose brains are so dysfunctional that they may not realize they are sick.
NEWS
April 26, 2012 | Inquirer Editorial
The reporting of additional information concerning the alleged child-abuse death of a 6-year-old boy again raises questions about the protection of children in Philadelphia. Records indicate that although Khalil Wimes was not officially under the supervision of the city Department of Human Services when his death occurred on March 19, a DHS social worker did see Khalil several times when she monitored two older siblings during their supervised visits with the boy. If the social worker saw signs of abuse, which others now say were clearly visible, why weren't steps taken so DHS could intercede?
SPORTS
March 2, 2012
Kevin Durant scored 38 points and Russell Westbrook added 29 points and 10 rebounds as the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder erased a 14-point deficit to beat the Orlando Magic, 105-102, on Thursday night. The Magic had a chance to tie it in the final seconds, but Jason Richardson's long three-pointer bounced off the backboard at the buzzer. The Thunder's win was their seventh straight, matching a streak from earlier in the season. Dwight Howard scored 33 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead all five Magic starters in double figures, but the Magic struggled to shoot from the field down the stretch.
NEWS
February 24, 2012 | By Monica Peters, For The Inquirer
The Philadelphia Coalition for Drug/Violence-Free Communities will host the Teen Roundtable Cafe - Keeping It Real from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Masonic Temple. The teen cafe will allow youths to discuss topics such as substance abuse, bullying, and conflict resolution. The event will include lunch, door prizes and other activities. It is cosponsored by the Central North Equal Partners in Change Stakeholders. Teen Roundtable Cafe - Keeping It Real, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Masonic Temple, 4301 N. Broad St. Admission is free.
NEWS
February 22, 2012
Dear Parents/Guardians: Earlier today, we learned about a company that posts YouTube videos of high school and college students engaged in apparent underage drinking and illegal drug use. One of the videos included footage of current and former LMSD high school students. Though the video is no longer online, we had an opportunity to view it and it was shared with local law enforcement. The activities depicted in the video are reprehensible and cause for great concern. They include binge drinking, marijuana use, substance-induced violence and several dangerous situations involving drugs and alcohol in vehicles.
NEWS
February 16, 2012 | By Matt Katz, Inquirer Trenton Bureau
Should flags fly at half-staff to mark the death of Whitney Houston? That question has become the center of the latest Internet-inspired storm cloud to hover over Gov. Christie. Christie announced Tuesday at a news conference that U.S. and New Jersey flags would be lowered for one day - Saturday, the day of Houston's funeral - to honor a New Jerseyan who was "an important part of the cultural fabric of this state. " As word spread via social media, response was fast and often furious.
NEWS
February 9, 2012
Jamie Moyer may no longer be a Phillie, but he has left a part of himself with this city that will have a positive impact on its youth long after he steps away from baseball. Philadelphia is one of three cities the Moyer Foundation calls home. Created by Moyer and his wife, Karen, the foundation funds programs that help children handle stress, including the Camp Erin program for children mourning the death of a parent or close relative, and the Camp Mariposa program for children with substance abuse in the family.
ENTERTAINMENT
January 27, 2012 | By Howard Gensler
FOX "GOOD DAY NEW YORK" anchor Greg Kelly was off the air yesterday morning. He's been accused of sexually assaulting a woman. This is not only a journalistic problem for New York's local Fox station; it's a police problem also. Greg's father is longtime NYC Police Commissioner Ray Kelly . The alleged victim said she had drinks with Greg on Oct. 8, then went back to her office, where he assaulted her, a source told the Associated Press. It's not clear why she waited until Tuesday to go to police, who quickly turned the case over to the Manhattan D.A.'s office because of the potential conflict of interest.
NEWS
January 25, 2012
LOS ANGELES - Actress Demi Moore was receiving medical treatment yesterday after paramedics rushed to her home near Benedict Canyon in the Los Angeles area on Monday night. Details of her condition were not clear, but a source confirmed that Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics were called to the home and treated a patient there. Moore, 49, who recently starred in the movie "Margin Call," announced last fall that she was ending her six-year marriage to actor Ashton Kutcher, 33. "Because of the stresses in her life right now, Demi has chosen to seek professional assistance to treat her exhaustion and improve her overall health," her publicist, Carrie Gordon, said.
NEWS
January 20, 2012 | BY DANA DiFILIPPO, difilid@phillynews.com 215-854-5934
GEORGE FOREACRE is not a coldhearted guy. But he couldn't help but celebrate this week's death of notorious strip-club mogul Robert Laflar, who faced trial in October in the fatal beating of Foreacre's friend. "I know he [Laflar] has children, and they're innocents. That's the ones I feel bad for," said Foreacre, 37, who survived the 2009 attack outside Laflar's strip club that left him with four fractured vertebrae and his buddy Jimmy Koons dead. "But when you dance with the devil, you got to answer to the devil, and he answered to the devil today.