Philadelphia PA

Police say that they are concerned after two women have been caught on camera stealing from several stores in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware with little kids in tow. The group moves fast as they enter the targeted store near its closing time, head to the customer service area, and then take items from the self...

Charles J. Sylvester, 39, of King of Prussia, was sentenced to 18 to 36 years in state prison for raping and sexually assaulting the girl over a three-year period in Bristol Township, the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office announced. The girl, who is now a teenager, delivered a powerful...

A Bucks County inmate who failed to report back to the jail after finishing her work shift has been charged with escape. Kristy Lynn Lowmiller, 49, of Philadelphia, was sentenced in February to serve 8 to 23 months in the Bucks County Correctional Center for violating her probation in a series of 2010 theft-related...

BEAR, DE — A Philadelphia man has been arrested in connection with a shooting that took place earlier this year in a Bear shopping center parking lot, according to the Delaware State Police. Authorities announced that 19-year-old Victor Johnson was taken into custody on August 4, 2025, by Wilmington...

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Two young men were injured in a shooting and crash in North Philadelphia overnight, police said. According to police, the incident happened around 1 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025, at the intersection of Broad and Clearfield Streets. Police said a vehicle crashed into a pole after a shooting, and...

Two new big cats are now on display at the Philadelphia Zoo as part of a breeding program that helps endangered species. Rory, a 4-year-old female Amur tiger, and Rafferty, an 8-year-old male Amur leopard, joined the zoo's Big Cat Falls habitat in the early summer. Both species are native to the Amur River Valley in...

TRENTON, N.J. — A new city-imposed curfew on East State Street is drawing mixed reactions from residents, business owners and community advocates, many of whom say the policy may do more harm than good for Black youth and small businesses in downtown Trenton. The emergency curfew, which went into...

The Philadelphia Police Department has issued a plea to the public for aid in the search for Jeraille Thompson-Matthews, classified as an endangered missing person last seen on Sunday in the vicinity of the 65xx block of N 16th St. The 41-year-old's disappearance has prompted the police to seek information that might...

Hidden in Philadelphia’s Pennsport neighborhood, Gooey Looie’s serves Italian hoagies so magnificent they’ll make you question every sandwich you’ve ever eaten before. This unassuming corner shop doesn’t waste time with fancy decor or elaborate marketing campaigns. Instead, it channels all its energy into crafting...