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MILFORD, Del. – The Delaware State Police (DSP) arrested a Philadelphia man following a vehicle pursuit in the early hours of Friday morning. Around 2:00 a.m. on Jan. 30, a trooper was patrolling Bay Road near Barratts Chapel Road in Frederica when he saw a Lexus ES300 traveling southbound at a high rate of speed....

A man has admitted in court that he was responsible for a 100 mph crash that killed a 29-year-old mother in 2024. Stephen Sirch, 32, of Voorhees Township, pleaded guilty to first-degree aggravated manslaughter and three counts of third-degree assault by auto on Tuesday, the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office said in...

— The final "island" in the Garden State is officially disappearing. Darden Restaurants announced on February 3, 2026, that it is retiring the Bahama Breeze brand nationwide. For New Jersey, this means the permanent closure of the Cherry Hill location, the very last of the chain's presence in the state.

PHILADELPHIA, PA — A Philadelphia man has been sentenced to 192 months in federal prison following convictions related to human trafficking and unlawful image possession involving a minor, federal authorities announced. U.S. Attorney David Metcalf said Walter Tharrington, also known as “Black” and “Roaadblock,” 32,...

The relationship between Sheriff Rochelle Bilal and a group called No ICE Philly appeared to be thawing – at least a little bit – as immigrant advocates rallied outside her office Tuesday. Organizers were there to deliver a virtual petition to Bilal, signed by more than 5,300 people,...

PHILADELPHIA - City officials are set to introduce a new same-day work and pay program aimed at accelerating snow and ice removal, with a focus on making ADA curb ramps accessible throughout Philadelphia. City leaders to announce new snow removal effort. What we know:. Mayor Cherelle L. Parker has directed...

Two men are hospitalized, police said, after they were shot while sitting in a vehicle in Philadelphia's Frankford section early Tuesday. According to police, officers were dispatched to a hospital in Philly's Frankford community at about 1:24 a.m. on Tuesday, after two men walked into the medical facility after...

The owner of a North Philly pizza shop pleaded guilty Tuesday to concealing business income and misrepresenting his payroll to avoid paying more than $1.8 million in federal taxes, prosecutors said. Cihan Calkap, the owner of Mimmo's Pizza and Kitchen, was indicted in October 2024 following an investigation into tax...

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat, a nonprofit news site covering educational change in public schools. School safety officers on School District of Philadelphia campuses will be issued “personal ballistic protection,” including bulletproof vests and handcuffs, by the beginning of next school year. The...

Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner, who was funded by George Soros, said at a recent “ICE Out” City Hall press conference that he would “hunt down” federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers. He went further, adding, “If we have to hunt you down the way they hunted down Nazis for decades, we will...