UPenn warns of ‘unprovoked’ attacks by young people that may be part of social...
PHILADELPHIA - The University of Pennsylvania is warning of a recent spike in reports of unprovoked attacks by groups of young people that may be tied to a social media trend. In a letter to students, the university said the unprovoked attacks have mainly happened around 40th and 38th streets between Market and...
Missing Juvenile Nile Hines from the 25th District
The Philadelphia Police Department is seeking the public’s help in locating missing juvenile Nile Hines. Nile was last seen September 25, 2025, at 4:00 pm, on the 39xx block of N 5th St. She is 12 years-of-age, 5’4″, 130 lbs., brown eyes, black hair in ponytail, medium build, and...
New surveillance video released in shooting, robbery at market in Frankford
Philadelphia police have released new video of two suspects wanted in connection with a violent robbery last week in the city's Frankford section.
NJ Walmart carjacking with toddler: Suspects arrested in Philly
It was a wild carjacking as a couple held up a Walmart in Monroe, then stole a taxi with a toddler in tow, and wound up getting arrested in Philadelphia, police say.
Woman hospitalized in critical condition after being shot in West Philadelphia
Police are investigating after they said a woman was shot in West Philadelphia on Friday afternoon. According to the Philadelphia Police Department, around noon on Friday, September 26, 2025, officers responded to the 5100 block of Hoopes Street after receiving reports about a person screaming and an individual with...
Council expands ‘Ban the Box’ criminal record hiring law
City Council approved legislation Thursday that is designed to strengthen regulations governing when employers can deny a job opportunity to an applicant solely based on the person’s criminal record. The bill builds on the city’s landmark Fair Criminal Record Screening Standards law, also known as “Ban the Box,”...
Ziploc hit with major lawsuit for allegedly misleading packaging: ‘People are being deceived’
The lawsuit was brought under Philadelphia’s 2024 consumer protection law Ziploc hit with major lawsuit for allegedly misleading packaging: 'People are being deceived' first appeared on The Cool Down .
Mother charged in killing of daughter, 3, extradited back to Cecil County
ELKTON — A woman charged with murder in the beating death of her 3-year-old daughter inside their North East residence in June remained in the Cecil County Detention Center on Thursday night — two days after her extradition from Delaware and hours after her bail review hearing. Cecil County Circuit Court Judge Robert...
Port of Wilmington operator hosts job fair ahead of hopeful new Edgemoor container terminal
Port of Wilmington operator Enstructure and state lawmakers host a job fair while the new Edgemoor Port expansion project remains in limbo. The job fair is in part one of Enstructure’s efforts to gear up for the new container terminal, which is expected to create nearly 6,000 new jobs, including more than 3,100...
Three men convicted in fatal Lower Merion home invasion get life in prison
Charles Fulforth, Kelvin Roberts, and Jeremy Fuentes all received life in prison Thursday after all were convicted in connection with a fatal home invasion in Lower Merion last year that saw a 25-year-old man shot and killed and his mother paralyzed.

















