Local Alert: 10-Year-Old Ameer Barber Reported Missing from Wheeler Street
The Philadelphia Police Department is seeking help to locate Ameer Barber, a 10-year-old boy. He was last seen on November 21, 2025, in the 6300 block of Wheeler Street. Ameer is 4 feet tall and weighs 90 pounds. He has a medium brown complexion, brown hair, and brown eyes.
Bomb threat targets U.S. Rep. Chrissy Houlahan’s district office in West Chester, officials say
The district office of Democratic Congresswoman Chrissy Houlahan was the target of a bomb threat on Friday, according to a spokesperson. Officials say that Representative Houlahan's district office in West Chester was the target. According to a press release shared on Friday, the staff at the office in West Chester,...
Woman, child injured in Pike Creek townhouse fire
A kitchen fire in a Pike Creek townhouse injured two people, including a child, on Friday evening. The fire began just after 6 p.m. in the unit block of Martine Court in the Drummond Ridge Townhouses, according to Lawrence Tan, a spokesman for Aetna Hose, Hook and Ladder Company. A caller to 911 reported that a...
ChristianaCare to open new cancer center in Middletown
A new health center dedicated to treating cancer is coming to Middletown. ChristianaCare, Delaware’s largest hospital system, announced Thursday it would build the new center as part of its larger expansion into the suburbs south of the C&D Canal. The post ChristianaCare to open new cancer center in Middletown...
The University of Delaware Houses One of Wikipedia’s Most Notorious Online Harassers
A current freshman at the University of Delaware, known online as Andrew5, has been identified as one of Wikipedia's most notorious online harassers. Andrew, whose real name remains unconfirmed, is believed to be a meteorology and climate science major from Long Island, New York. He has been subjected to a "global...
Man Convicted Of Murder In Fatal Run From Police
A Wilmington man whose name had been in the news for more than a decade has been convicted of 23 charges for a 2024 high-speed collision that killed a New Castle mother and her daughter and injured several others. Dejuan Robinson, 26, was found guilty after evidence showed he fled...
Spreading the News: A Yellow-Headed Caracara Spotted Flying Along the Christiana River
A yellow-headed caracara, a bird species native to Central and South America, has been spotted flying along the Christiana River. The sighting has caused a stir among local residents and bird enthusiasts, despite the fact that the bird is far from its natural habitat. The caracara was first seen near the Kalmar...
American Airlines Flight Attendant Found Dead in South Philadelphia Home, Suspected Victim of an...
In a shocking incident, an American Airlines flight attendant was found dead in his South Philadelphia home. The police speculate that he may have been attacked. Neighbors discovered the gruesome scene when they noticed the door to the flight attendant's home was left ajar. Upon investigation, they found blood...
A former SEPTA worker says she saw a homicide on the subway and has...
From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know!. A former SEPTA employee, who witnessed a homicide on the job, is suing the transit agency and her union, claiming that she was unlawfully fired for seeking time off to recover and was denied an...
Woman Hits Amish Teen, But Continues Driving To Work – Because She Didn’t Want...
I thought I’d maybe heard it all by now. I guess not. From Penn Live:. A woman was charged after she continued driving to work after hitting a horse buggy, injuring a 17-year-old last month in Lancaster County, police said in court documents. Reyna Mondragon Reza, 41, of Chester...
