Parents worry over kids taking new commute to school due to SEPTA cuts
Parents of Philadelphia students are bracing for the impact of SEPTA’s planned service cuts set to take effect the day before the school district returns to school. On August 24, SEPTA’s planned reductions will include 32 bus routes being eliminated and 16 shortened routes. The cuts come as lawmakers in Harrisburg...
Thousands come together for Community Appreciation Day in South Philly
Thousands of people came together for a Community Appreciation Day in South Philadelphia that also helped kids prepare for school.
This Philly Doctor is Throwing His Name in Race for Pennsylvania Congressional Seat
Dr. Dave Oxman of Jefferson Hospital is the latest candidate to join the field to run for Pennsylvania's Third Congressional District, which will be open due to the impending retirement of Congressman Dwight Evans. Dr. Dave Oxman, an intensive-care physician and a medical school professor at Thomas Jefferson...
3 Philly men arrested in connection with multi-county retail theft ring
Officials say members of the group would walk out of the stores without paying for the items then immediately take them to a co-conspirator in Philadelphia, who would sell the items below market value at porch sales in the city.
3rd arrest made in deadly Grays Ferry mass shooting that left 3 dead, 9...
Philadelphia police have announced a third arrest in the deadly July mass shooting in the Grays Ferry section.
‘We have peace’: West Philly block sees rebirth after years as crime hotspot
It's a community that, neighbors said, was in crisis. For years, Geraldine Brown, who lives near the intersection of 52nd and Arch streets in West Philadelphia, said her community has been a hotspot for crime. "You hear the gunfire. Everybody ducking down in their own homes, because you don’t know...
North Philadelphia neighborhood honors the life of 12-year-old boy who died in fire
At just 12-years-old, Omari Everett-Mitchell had a magnetic personality that captivated hearts.
14-year-old arrested after argument erupts into gunfire outside SEPTA bus
SEPTA spokesperson Andrew Busch said an argument broke out between two men on a bus in Frankford just before 5 p.m. One man then got off the bus and fired into it at the man he was arguing with.
Delaware’s Oddporium is a must-stop spot – and a shrine for all things weird
Wilmington, Del. (Amazing America) — Whether you’re there to lay eyes on Amelia the cyclops pig, to find out if you're possessed (as I did) or simply to browse a collection of rare and intriguing items, the Oddporium in Arden, Delaware (about ten minutes outside Wilmington) is truly a one-of-a-kind experience.
Coast Guard leads sweeping security crackdown at Port of Wilmington
Wilmington, DE – Coast Guard officials conducted a massive joint security operation at the Port of Wilmington on Tuesday, screening hundreds of trucks, containers, and vehicles as part of a multi-agency effort to enforce federal regulations and deter potential threats. Led by the enforcement division of Coast Guard...