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Lahquae Stjuste was charged with kidnapping and other offenses after Deptford police were dispatched to the 800 block of May Avenue for a reported 911 hang-up, according to Sgt. Robert Jones. A 911 operator reported hearing a subject in the background asking for police, but officers received no answer when they...

A small section of Christiana Mall’s parking lot now requires payment around the clock, as part of a Preferred Paid Parking program. While the majority of the mall’s parking remains free, designated premium spaces are now enforced 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Drivers using the...

A local mother picked up the passion project her daughter couldn't finish after she died in a highway accident 15 months ago. Cheese Tales is a story of the rescue dog named Cheese that was written by his human mom Tess Fox which is human grandmom, Judi Fox, got illustrated and published.

From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know!. Every year, people from all over the Philadelphia area visit the Miracle on South 13th Street to admire the elaborate Christmas displays that light up the block. Residents...

A woman who went viral for defecating on a car during a road rage incident in Delaware County in April 2025 has received her sentence, according to court documents filed on Thursday, Dec. 18. Christina Solometo, 44, who was dubbed the "Delco Pooper" after getting caught on video defecating on...

Sereena Quick and her family. Quick, a former federal probation officer and former Malvern Chick-Fil-A employee, opens her the City Avenue franchise location. Sereena Quick, a former federal probation officer and employee at Malvern Chick-Fil-A, has opened her own franchise location in North Philadelphia, writes...

A man and his baby are safe after a tree fell onto their home in Washington Township, police said.

PHILADELPHIA, PA — A Philadelphia man identified by federal prosecutors as the leader of a sprawling drug trafficking operation moving massive quantities of fentanyl and methamphetamine across southeastern Pennsylvania was sentenced to nearly two decades in federal prison. United States Attorney David Metcalf...

Less than a year after authorizing the first-ever tattoo shop in Newark, city council remains reluctant to expand that permission. Last week, the council denied tattoo artist Brittnie Lopez’s request to be able to host pop-up tattoo events at local businesses and nonprofits. “What we agreed to was a place of business...

The Philadelphia Police Department needs your help:. On Sunday June 23, 2024, at approximately 10:09 pm, police responded to the 4700 block of Griscom Street where the remains of a 22-year-old Caucasian female victim, Anastasiya Stangret, (above) were discovered. The victim had a single gunshot wound to the head, and...