Temple University plans to hire more police officers, following recommendation from independent study
Temple University plans to beef up its police force by hiring 37 more officers over the next five years, following recommendations from an external study.
Fans wrap around the block for the last days of Philly’s Wanamaker Light Show
From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know!. These may be the final days of the Wanamaker Building’s Christmas pageantry. The Light Show, narrated by Julie Andrews in the Grand Court, and the Dickens Village...
Philadelphia man found guilty of killing two teens at Reading gas station
READING, Pa. - A Philadelphia man has been found guilty of killing two teens during a shooting incident at a Reading gas station. Berks County District Attorney John Adams says Nyjee Jefferson was found guilty of first and third-degree murder and related offenses following a jury trial that began this week.
3 charged after street takeover at Plymouth Township intersection
Police in Plymouth Township say they have identified and charged the drivers behind a chaotic street takeover at a busy Montgomery County intersection last summer.
County seeks input in building park honoring slain Trenton activist
Mercer County has opened online surveys for residents to submit their ideas for the planning of the proposed Harlan Joseph Peace Park in Trenton. The proposed park will honor Harlan Bruce Joseph, of Trenton, a community activist and Lincoln University seminary student who was shot and killed on April 9, 1968, by a...
One man dead, one critical following shooting in Philadelphia’s East Mount Airy neighborhood
One man is dead, and another is in critical condition following a shooting in Philadelphia's East Mount Airy section.
Man gets up to 75 years for mass shooting that killed 5 in the...
The man who admitted to killing five people and wounding several others in a 2023 mass shooting in Kingsessing was sentenced Wednesday.
A gastrointestinal illness outbreak hits a South Jersey elementary school. Public health experts urge...
From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know!. A recent outbreak of gastrointestinal illness at a South Jersey school has public health experts urging people to take precautions this winter and ahead of the holidays to avoid additional infections.
Teens carjack man at gunpoint in Northeast Philadelphia, shoot at officers during pursuit, police...
Philadelphia police said three teenagers carjacked a man in the Northeast Wednesday night, fled to West Philly, and shot at officers when they tried to arrest them.
Man in custody after woman hurt in shooting outside Northeast Philly Wawa
A man is in police custody after, officials said, he surrendered to officers after a woman was injured in a shooting that happened at a Wawa store in Northeast Philly's Holmesburg community early Thursday. According to Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small, the incident happened at about 1:53 a.m. on...
