The Latest
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SEPTA workers unanimously authorize strike
SEPTA workers have voted unanimously to strike unless they can reach a settlement with management by midnight, Nov. 7, 2024.
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2 killed in separate incidents across Philly overnight
Police are investigating after one man was killed in a double shooting that happened late Saturday in North Philadelphia and a man died at a hospital after being stabbed early Sunday morning.
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Firefighter rescued from second-floor deck of burning home in Ocean City, NJ
A firefighter had to be rescued from a burning home in Ocean City, New Jersey on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024, after a faulty valve on a propane tank resulted in ‘a drastic increasing in the volume of fire.’
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Police: Federal prisoner gave fellow inmate hand drawn map to child porn cache
Law enforcement officials claim an 81-year-old federal prisoner drew a map for a fellow inmate that led to a buried collection of child porn in the yard of a home in New Castle County, Delaware.
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Protesters interrupt Philly City Council as Sixers arena proposal introduced
Philadelphia City Council’s meeting for Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024, was sidetracked just as it began as protesters who oppose a plan to bring a new Sixers arena to Center City filled the chamber with chants.
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Temple student welcomes VP Harris to Philly region: ‘Go Birds!'
Taking a moment at a town hall event to properly welcome Vice President Kamala Harris to the Philadelphia area on Wednesday, Temple student Elkan Pleat didn’t mince words.
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Husband accused of stuffing wife's body in Philly closet to be held in NJ jail
At an Oct. 23, 2024, hearing in New Jersey on weapon offenses, a judge ruled that Vladimir Lushevskiy would remain held there as he awaits an extradition hearing on murder charges for the death of his wife in Northeast Philadelphia
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NJ Transit River Line halts service for operator's funeral
In order to permit NJ transit employees to attend the funeral for Jessica Haley, who was killed when a train hit a tree on Oct. 14, 2024, the NJ Transit River Line will be out of service for several hours on Wednesday.
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Teen hurt, struck by hit-and-run driver on Frankford Ave. in Kensington
A 14-year-old boy was struck by a vehicle that fled the scene of the incident along Frankford Avenue at Clementine Street in Philadelphia’s Kensington neighborhood on Tuesday morning, police said.
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Officials identify man killed in Pemberton, NJ shootout with police
Police said Tuesday that 57-year-old Marvin Taylor was killed after he allegedly fired shots at officers who responded to a report of smoke coming from a home in Pemberton Township, NJ on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024.