North Philly killer convicted after using victim’s phone to promote his rap persona
PHILADELPHIA, PA – A Philadelphia man has been convicted of first-degree murder for the 2021 stabbing death of a 25-year-old woman in North Philadelphia after investigators discovered he used her…
Wilmington City Council takes second run at creating rent escrow system
Wilmington City Council is taking a second attempt at creating a city-run escrow account to help in landlord-tenant disputes. Three weeks after Mayor John Carney vetoed a similar ordinance, Councilwoman Yolanda McCoy decided not to try to override the veto, but rather go in a slightly different direction. The new...
Man gets 40 years for deadly shooting in Elkton neighborhood
ELKTON — A man who gunned down a customer during a drug deal on an Elkton neighborhood street in November 2024 received a 40-year prison term Wednesday after accepting a plea deal, according to Cecil County Circuit Court records. Cecil County Circuit Court Judge William W. Davis Jr. imposed a maximum 40-year sentence...
Despite new task force, Delaware County still faces another year of property tax hikes
A year after a new citizens’ task force was formed in Delaware County to find ways to reduce costs, it has some recommendations for the county to consider, but residents are still staring down another property tax increase.
Wawa thefts raise concerns for Jersey drivers
Surveillance footage reveals a brazen theft at a local Wawa. When you think it’s safe to grab a drink, think again.
3 charged in after-school attack in Delaware County
Sharon Hill Borough Police say the suspects followed a woman and a juvenile from Academy Park High School after school dismissal last Wednesday.
Truck driver sentenced after officials say he dumped 4,000 gallons of gas ‘to speed...
A former truck driver was sentenced to prison for a large-scale fuel discharge that occurred in Pennsylvania in 2021. New Jersey resident George Smith, 41, was sentenced to between 11.5 months and 23 months in prison, WPVI reports. Smith pleaded guilty to felony prohibition against other pollution and felony causing...
Customer stabbed inside South Philadelphia gas station
A man was stabbed in the chest this afternoon at a South Philadelphia gas station.
Philadelphia Police Request Public Help to Locate Missing Teen Shahaddah Johnson
The Philadelphia Police Department is urgently seeking public assistance in the search for Shahaddah Johnson, a 16-year-old reported missing since last Saturday. According to an official release from the police department, the teenager was last observed around 7:48 pm near the 2000 block of 68th Avenue. Concerns for...
Philadelphia is halting the use of some diversity targets in city contracts as national...
PHILADELPHIA - For four decades, Philadelphia has set specific goals for awarding a portion of its hundreds of millions of dollars in yearly government contracts to businesses that are owned by women and people of color. But as of this fall, that practice is no more, a major shift in...
