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Rite Aid to close 16 more stores, including 4 in Pa.
Pharmaceutical chain Rite Aid plans to close 16 more stores, including four locations in Pennsylvania. The stores are located in Schuylkill, Philadelphia, Wayne and Lehigh counties. In a bankruptcy filing earlier this week, Rite Aid said it plans to close the following stores in Pennsylvania:. 500 N. Claude Lord Blvd.,...
Route 322 Crash: Victims Named In Quadruple Fatal Wreck
A red Ford Taurus with seven people inside sped off when a state police vehicle tried to pull them over at 1:30 p.m., officials said previously. After a brief pursuit, the trooper turned off their lights and sirens as the Taurus continued and immediately crashed, according to police. Four occupants...
Teen who was abducted in Philadelphia while walking home from school found safe: police
KENSINGTON - A missing teenager who police said was abducted Thursday night has been found safely, police said. The 14-year-old went missing while walking home from school on K and Venango streets around 5 p.m. Investigators said she was on the phone with her mother when the call "dropped abruptly."
PA man arrested for calling in ‘swatting’ prank against ex-girlfriend in CT
NORWALK, CT (WFSB) - A man from Philadelphia was arrested for a fake emergency call about a woman held a gunpoint at a home in Connecticut. Norwalk police determined that Maurice Smith, 39, made the “swatting” call to his ex-girlfriend’s home in Norwalk. They said they received...
This Delaware County Community Was Named 3rd Safest in Pennsylvania
Property Club, a New York City property listing site, has listed a Delaware County community as the third safest community in Pennsylvania. The site posted information to people relocating to Pennsylvania and identified. in a listing of the state’s safest communities. Swarthmore ranked just below Murrysville and above West...
Former Philly police officer who shot and killed a Black man as he ran away will have his old job back
Ryan Pownall, who lost his job as a Philadelphia cop when he fatally shot a man twice in the back in 2017, will return to the police force. Pownall won his arbitration with the city on Thursday.
This Delco town is among Money magazine's '50 Best Places to Live in U.S.'
Money magazine's list of the "50 Best Places to Live in the U.S." is out, and one Delaware County town made the cut. The magazine noted there is no shortage of great options in the Philadelphia suburbs, but Media, "an eclectic, renter-friendly borough of about 6,000 residents, is pretty hard to beat."
Can You Name Pennsylvania’s Longest Bridge? It’s in Our Neighborhood
Pennsylvania boasts 25,400 state-owned bridges and one of its longest happens to be right in our backyard, writes Rob Amend for AZ Animals. The Commodore Barry Bridge over the Delaware River connects Chester with Bridgeport, New Jersey. Not only is it the state’s longest bridge, but it is also the fourth-largest cantilever bridge in the world.
These Pa. towns near Philly cited as top 50 best places to live in US
PHILADELPHIA - Two locations outside of Philadelphia have been named as 2024’s Best Places to Live, according to Money. In the publication, Money states the list "celebrates cities and towns" with booming economies that also offer "affordability, diversity and an exceptional quality of life." In alphabetical order, two of...
Powerful animal sedative making fentanyl crisis 'even more dangerous,' WH official says
Barb Williamson, a longtime advocate for drug addiction services in the Pennsylvania area, remembers when xylazine first showed up in her community. She said it was just over a year ago when patients started displaying new symptoms. “People would be coming in to Detox,” she said. “And the medication that...
CBS Philadelphia's Joe Holden honored for coverage of unsolved murder cases
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- A member of our CBS Philadelphia family was honored for his work Thursday — in particular for his coverage of crime victims and relatives of murder victims whose cases are still unsolved.Chief Investigative Reporter Joe Holden received the Media Award from the Philadelphia Coalition for Victim Advocacy at the organization's annual luncheon Thursday.Gabrielle Rainey, one of the coalition's co-chairs, noted that Joe has reported extensively on unsolved murders in the area, and in some cases, his coverage has led to cases being reopened. New leads have come about thanks to the publicity his stories shed on cold...
Freeze Warning, Frost Advisory in effect for Philly area overnight into Friday
A Freeze Warning and Frost Advisory will be in effect for most of the Philly area overnight into Friday morning. The Freeze Warning and Frost Advisory will last from 2 a.m. to 9 a.m. Friday in Philadelphia, the Pennsylvania suburbs and parts of South Jersey and Delaware, according to the National Weather Service.
Firearm, Drugs Recovered In Bensalem Traffic Stop: Police
Officers stopped a Chevrolet Tahoe for a faulty brake light, a broken mirror, and a suspended registration on Saturday, April 13, authorities said. Police said the driver, 33-year-old Brittany Dougherty of Philadelphia, was found to have a warrant for theft at a Bensalem Kohl's, a warrant for burglary in Camden, New Jersey, and a warrant for robbery out of Evesham, New Jersey.
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