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‘Nerve wracking': Massive NJ wildfire forces evacuations, shuts down roads
A massive wildfire in Ocean County, New Jersey, forced evacuations and shut down roads officials said.
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West Chester ‘demon in the house' gets decades in prison for raping children
Police officials in Chester County have announced that child rapist Sean Crawford, 46, of West Chester — who called himself the ‘demon in the house’ — has been sentenced to spend nearly 60 to 119 years in prison.
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New ‘state of the city' report finds crime down, population growing in Philly
A new report from Pew Charitable Trusts finds that crimes, like homicides and shootings, have dropped in the past year, while more people are moving to — and owning homes in — the city.
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Pets killed, 5 displaced by fire at mixed-use property in Lehigh Valley
Fire crews in Northampton county were busy overnight as a fire tore through a mixed-use building, displacing five people from their homes, damaging businesses and leaving three animals dead. According to fire officials, firefighters responded to report of a fire at a mixed-use property located along the 100 block of South Main Street in Nazareth at about 12:57 a.m. on…
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Pair found shot to death inside vehicle in Dover, Del., police say
State Police in Delaware are investigating after, officials said, the bodies of a woman and a man, both from Dover, were found in a vehicle near the intersection of Sharon Hill and Cahoon Branch roads on Sunday.
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Crozer Health ceasing operations, more than 2,600 workers to be laid off
After weeks of back and forth, the company that owns Crozer Health announced that it will close the health system, likely shuttering both Crozer-Chester Medical Center and Taylor Hospital and laying off thousands.
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Police: Delaware man tried to kill a girlfriend by setting her on fire
A 42-year-old Georgetown, Delaware man has been arrested after, officials claim, he poured a liquid on a woman during an argument and set her on fire, causing her to suffer critical injuries on Sunday.
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Armed owner shoots man after car theft, Philly police say
A vehicle owner shot a man after his car was stolen in Philadelphia’s West Oak Lane neighborhood, police said.
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Teen girl killed as car hits pole, flips onto roof in Chadds Ford crash
State Police officials said a teen girl was killed and a 19-year-old man was critically injured when a BMW slammed into a telephone pole along Baltimore Pike in Chadds Ford early Sunday.
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He ‘spoke to the world': Philly area remembers Pope Francis
As Catholics throughout the region mourn the loss of Pope Francis, there will be a special Mass at 12:05 p.m. at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Center City Philadelphia to remember the pontiff.
