Parker administration wins another injunction as DC 33 strike impacts July 4th celebrations
DC 33 employees at the Medical Examiner’s Office were ordered by a judge to return Thursday afternoon, but the sanitation and other support workers usually tasked with helping set up the city’s July 4th celebrations remain on strike.
These two cities next to NJ are the most unfriendly in the country
It was no surprise to me that the most unfriendly city and the third most unfriendly city border New Jersey. Foreign travelers who came to New York and Philadelphia for that warm and fuzzy, friendly experience got a rude awakening. What determines an unfriendly city. According to Shutterstock.com, which conducted...
Yariel M. Fuentes-Reyes Arrested For Illegal Car Rally
Yariel M. Fuentes-Reyes, 19, of Laurel, was busted at his home on Thursday, July 3, during a coordinated takedown involving state and local agencies, Maryland State Police said. Investigators say the search warrant, executed by the Maryland Car Rally Task Force, Philadelphia Police, and MSP’s Special Tactical Assault...
Motorcyclist killed in two-vehicle crash on Morgantown Road in Caernarvon Township
A 29-year-old Chester County man was killed Wednesday evening in a two-vehicle crash involving a motorcycle and an SUV on Morgantown Road (Route 10) in Berks County. According to the Pennsylvania State Police, the crash occurred around 8:03 p.m. on July 2 at the intersection of Morgantown Road and the I-176...
Police search for 3 gunmen after armored truck robbed in Northeast Philly
Police are looking for three men who, officials claim, robbed a Brinks armored truck in Northeast Philadelphia at gunpoint on Wednesday afternoon. According to police, the incident happened just before 12:30 p.m., when three gunmen confronted the guard of a Brinks armored truck while he was completing a delivery at...
Truck driver was caught on video laughing after causing deadly N.J. crash: police
A tractor-trailer driver was caught on video laughing after he intentionally hit another truck on the New Jersey Turnpike last month and caused a crash that killed the other driver, authorities say. The Texas driver was seen on dashboard video laughing inside his truck as he left the scene, New...
Elkton traffic stop nets loaded handgun, one arrest
ELKTON — A teen and a woman are facing criminal charges after officers confiscated a loaded handgun with an obstructed serial number during a traffic in Elkton, according to Cecil County District Court records. Investigators identified Timothy Dickerson, 18, of Newark, Del., and Destiny Light, 21, of Elkton, as the...
Skydiving plane with 15 people onboard goes off runway at New Jersey airport, injuring...
A skydiving plane with 15 people onboard went off the end of the runway at a New Jersey airport, southeast of Philadelphia, Wednesday evening, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
Man found dead with gunshot wound to his head in North Philly, police say
A man is dead after being shot in the head in North Philadelphia on Wednesday, according to police. Officers were called to the 1900 block of Margie Street just after 9 p.m. on July 2 after a person found a man bleeding on the ground, according to Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small.
Trash Piles Up and 911 Delays Loom as Philly Workers Strike Ahead of Fourth...
A major city is bracing for a Fourth of July weekend trash nightmare as nearly 10,000 municipal workers walked off the job, halting garbage collection and impacting key services, including 911 dispatch and airport operations. The strike, led by AFSCME District Council 33, the largest blue-collar union in...