Teen critical after getting shot in South Philly on Tuesday night, police say
A 17-year-old is in critical condition after getting shot in the stomach while at a friend's house in South Philadelphia on Tuesday night, Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small said on Tuesday. The shooting occurred at around 7:39 p.m. at the 2600 block of South 9th Street, Small said, as...
Early morning double shooting in Philadelphia leaves two men injured, police say
Police said an investigation is underway following a shooting that injured two men in Philadelphia early Wednesday morning. According to Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small, just before 7 a.m. on Wednesday, May 27, officers responded to the 600 block of West Tusculum Street after receiving reports of a shoo
A sweeping N.J. law that will change how thousands of people use e-bikes is...
After Thursday’s Statehouse protest drew 100 people — 50 of whom rode e-bikes to Trenton — members of a New Jersey-based E-Bike Coalition are looking to amend or replace a controversial state law regulating them. With less than two months before New Jersey’s new e-bike law takes...
3 hurt, including 2 kids, after crash along Roosevelt Blvd. in Philadelphia’s Oxford Circle...
A 2-year-old, a 4-year-old and an adult were taken to the hospital for treatment.
Shooting in Fairmount Park resulted from conflict over stolen car, police say
A conflict over a stolen car escalated into gunfire early Tuesday morning along Kelly Drive in Fairmount Park, police said. At least 30 shots were fired at Kelly and Sedgley drives at 2:30 a.m., NBC10 reported. No one appears to have been injured, investigators said. The shooting occurred near Lemon...
Court docs: Trucker flew to Florida after co-worker’s body dumped along central Pennsylvania road
DAUPHIN COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — A truck driver from California is accused of killing and dumping his co-worker’s body along a central Pennsylvania road over Memorial Day weekend, court documents obtained Tuesday show. Ilia Romanchenko, 25, of California, was taken into custody Sunday at 4:19 a.m. in Florida by Miami-Dade
Cheltenham grad, Wyndmoor resident, U.S. Navy veteran honored for military service
Captain Jack Lieberman, a Wyndmoor resident and 1961 Cheltenham High School graduate, was recently honored by Springfield Township for his military service. Captain Lieberman served in the United States Navy for 28 years from 1963 to 1991. He is a recipient of the National Defense Service Medal. Lieberman studied busin
Philadelphia Students Describe Terror During Fatal White House Shooting
Students from the Philadelphia region visiting Washington, D.C. for Memorial Day weekend found themselves in the middle of a deadly shooting incident on Saturday evening when a gunman opened fire near a White House security checkpoint. The incident left the gunman dead and sent students scrambling for cover in a nearby
Philadelphia’s slavery history erasure fight is far from over
A legal battle over erased panels at a landmark memorial is intensifying just as the nation prepares to celebrate its 250th anniversary. Philadelphia has long prided itself on being the cradle of American democracy — a city where the ideals of liberty were written, debated, and fought over. But as the nation readies it
3 men exonerated in 1997 murder of elderly woman in North Philly, DA says
Three men convicted in the 1997 murder of an elderly woman inside her North Philadelphia apartment have been exonerated, District Attorney Larry Krasner announced Tuesday. During a news conference on May 26, Krasner said the exoneration of the three men came after a re-examination of the case found "significant issues"
