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Police across the East Coast are searching for 31-year-old Arkel Garcia, who authorities say could be anywhere between Florida and Philadelphia and should be considered armed and dangerous.

It was just after 10 p.m. on June 23, 2024, when Philadelphia police found the remains of 22-year-old Anastasiya Stangret on Griscom Street, around the corner from the Arrott Transit Center in Frankford.

NORRISTOWN — Already serving a life sentence for his role in a deadly home invasion burglary in Lower Merion, a Philadelphia man faces additional prison time after admitting to participating in a gun trafficking organization. Kelvin Roberts Jr., 42, of the 7200 block of North 21st Street, was sentenced...

Philadelphia police are warning about several Facebook Marketplace robberies and offering tips to protect yourself.

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Plymouth Township recently released its latest Retail Theft Roundup, which offers details on retail theft in the township. This edition covers the three months between September 8th and December 10th. During this period, 179 retail theft reports were made to the Plymouth Township Police Department. The total value of...

The all-star tribute concert honored Robert, who died in October at age 70, a loss that shocked generations of listeners who tuned in to his voice on the airwaves for more than 40 years.

With the end of 2025 approaching, Cherelle Parker is reflecting on her second year as mayor of Philadelphia while looking ahead to a busy 2026. Mayor Parker’s second annual State of the City address took place on Friday, Dec. 19, at 11 a.m. at the Temple Performing Arts Center in Philadelphia.

A man was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver in West Philadelphia overnight at the busy intersection of Cobbs Creek Parkway and Walnut Street.

NORRISTOWN — A Flourtown man will spend up to six years in prison for leaving the scene of a crash after he struck and killed a Norristown man performing landscaping work along a Whitemarsh Township roadway. Shakim Elias Mendez, 19, of the 200 block of Sunnybrook Road, was sentenced...