Glenside Fire Company ousts 2 vehicle fires along Rt. 309 and in Wyncote
The Glenside Fire Company announced that crews were dispatched to five separate incidents, including two vehicle fires, on Wednesday, April 1. According to their post, the first vehicle fire took place along Route 309 at approximately 12:00pm, and the second took place at 12:30pm in the parking lot of Wal-Mart in...
Bad Fuel Fears Grow as Multiple Cars Break Down After Same Stop
A troubling incident at a neighborhood gas station has raised fresh concerns about fuel quality and consumer protection, after multiple drivers reported sudden vehicle failures shortly after refueling. The cases appear to center on a ... Read more
Vinyl Chickie in Glenside to sell entire record collection of legendary Philly DJ Pierre...
Lisa Schaffer, owner of the record shop Vinyl Chickie in Glenside, announced on Preston and Steve this morning that she will be selling the entire record collection of Pierre Robert, the popular 93.3 WMMR disc jockey and on-air personality who passed away in October. The one-day-only sale starts on Saturday,...
Lansdowne Clan Loses Home In Tax Lien Showdown After 92-Year-Old Matriarch Dies
Deputies changed the locks and movers hauled furniture out of the longtime Lansdowne home of 92-year-old Gloria Gaynor on Tuesday after the private buyer who acquired a tax lien moved to take possession, relatives said. Gaynor, who had already lost legal title to the property in a tax-lien foreclosure, died in early...
Philadelphia May Add Delivery Tax to Fix Growing Pothole Problem
Philadelphia officials are considering a plan that would connect road repairs to the growing volume of package deliveries across the city. Mayor Cherelle Parker proposed the idea in March while presenting a $7 billion budget plan to the City Council, introducing a new set of road crews called “pothole squads” and a...
Gunfire Erupts On 20th Street As Man Shot In Francisville
Gunfire rattled a Francisville block on Thursday when a man was shot on North 20th Street just off Fairmount Avenue, according to Philadelphia police. The victim's condition has not been released, and authorities have not announced any information about a suspect. A brief clip of the scene aired on the local CBS...
Giant Closes Willow Grove Center as Strategy Shifts
Giant Co. plans to close its Willow Grove fulfillment center as it shifts online operations to in-store fulfillment across the region. Giant is shutting down a fulfillment center in Willow Grove and others as the grocery chain transitions away from centralized online order operations, writes Emma Dooling for...
Emergency crews responding to plane crash in Pennsylvania
PENNSYLVANIA — A small plane crashed in a field near Northeast Philadelphia Airport on Wednesday afternoon, according to authorities. Officials said the crash happened around 3:30 p.m. The aircraft went down in a field near the airport while attempting to make an emergency landing. Authorities have not yet confirmed...
Video released of tragic high-speed fatal chase
A West Deptford police officer followed a suspected drunk driver with his lights and siren as he sped up and went through a red light T-boning another vehicle killing its driver and severely injuring the passenger.
Planet Fitness employee stabbed multiple times at gym in Wyncote, Montgomery County
A Planet Fitness employee is in the hospital with life-threatening injuries after being stabbed multiple times in Wyncote, Montgomery County.
