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PHILADELPHIA, PA — A Drexel Hill restaurant owner has pleaded guilty in federal court to tax evasion after authorities said he concealed substantial cash income and underreported employees for years while operating a Philadelphia pizzeria. U.S. Attorney David Metcalf said Cihan Calkap, 42, entered a guilty plea...

Perri is survived by his wife, Theresa, his children, Katarina and Christopher, his mother, Joanne and his siblings, Joseph and Joann, his obituary reads. For the last 11 years, Perri worked as a commercial lighting sales and quotations specialist for Penn Lighting. "We are heartbroken by the unexpected passing of...

Governor Josh Shapiro of Abington Township criticized Philadelphia’s district attorney Larry Krasner for saying that ICE agents are “wannabe Nazis”, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported on Monday. Shapiro said the rhetoric doesn’t help “bring down the temperature” and that such comments are “abhorrent” and “wrong,...

Ian Austin, 35, of Bryn Athyn, is one of nine people facing felony charges for their involvement in a January 18 protest at Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported. The protesters said they targeted the church because one of its pastors, David Easterwood, leads the Immigration...

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...