Medic Killed When Two Emergency Vehicles Collide at TX Race Track
Update: Numerous news outlets report that the EMT/Firefighter who died was Billy Hurt, a longtime safety official with the American Sprint Care Series. A retired firefighter and EMT with the Columbia (MO) Fire Department, Hurt died responding to a crash in the World of Outlaws sprint car race at Kennedale Speedway...
Philly Cops Sent Back To Class As Watchdog Promises Tough Grading
Philadelphia police officers who break certain department rules can now trade formal discipline for a few hours in the classroom, and the city’s top police watchdog is making it clear it will be checking the syllabus and the sign-in sheets. How the program works. Rolled out last fall, the...
Mayor Parker Proposes $7 Billion Budget with New Taxes to Fund Schools, Housing
Mayor Cherelle Parker unveiled a proposed $7 billion city budget Thursday, outlining new investments in public safety, education, housing, and infrastructure funded through several new taxes and fees. The fiscal year 2027 spending plan represents an increase from last year’s $6.8 billion budget. Parker described the...
Teenage Boy Found Dead In North Philadelphia Home: Police
Police and a medic unit responded to the 6400 block of North 16th Street in Philadelphia at 2:43 a.m. on Monday, March 16, after reports of an unresponsive male, according to the Philadelphia Police Department. A 15-year-old boy was discovered unresponsive in his bedroom by a family member, police said.
Investigation underway after teen boy found dead in West Oak Lane, police say
An investigation has begun, police said, after a 15-year-old boy was pronounced after being found unresponsive in his bedroom in Philly's West Oak Lane community early Monday. According to police, an investigation on the boy's death is underway after officers were called to a report of an unconscious person at a home...
Police search for two suspects after fatal ambush shooting in North Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA - Police are searching for two males accused of ambushing and fatally shooting a 26-year-old man in North Philadelphia on Saturday evening, authorities said.
Dog rescued from top of pillar at West Philly SEPTA station: ACCT
A dog was rescued after getting stuck on the top of a support pillar at the SEPTA station at 63rd and Market on Sunday, ACCT Philly said. According to the animal rescue group, witnesses reported that the dog was running on SEPTA tracks before it got stuck on the elevated pillar.
Charges held for two men accused of debit card fraud, identity theft at Hilltown...
Police said Souderton and Philadelphia man were identified through facial recognition software, hand tattoo. All charges were held for Bucks County Common Pleas Court at a preliminary hearing last week for two men nabbed via facial recognition software and a hand tattoo for alleged identity theft offenses. James...
Baby Dies After Drunk Ambulance Driver Runs Red: Police
The collision happened around 5:15 a.m. at the intersection of Torresdale Avenue and Harbison Avenue, according to the Philadelphia Police Department. Investigators say a white 2014 Mercedes-Benz ambulance was traveling southbound on the 5200 block of Torresdale Avenue at a high rate of speed and ran a steady red...
Tornado Watch issued across Pennsylvania
(WHTM) – A Tornado Watch has been issued across several Pennsylvania counties, including multiple in the Midstate. A Tornado Watch means conditions create the possibility of a tornado forming. The alert was issued at 11:30 a.m. for Adams, Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Chester, Columbia, Cumberland, Dauphin, Delaware,...
