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4 die in fiery crash as Pennsylvania police pursued their vehicle
CONCORD, Pa. (AP) — Three adults and a pregnant teenager died in a fiery crash as police pursued their vehicle in connection with retail thefts in southeastern Pennsylvania, authorities said. The car was speeding away from a traffic stop with seven people inside Wednesday afternoon when the driver lost control while using the right shoulder […]
Girl, 14, abducted while video chatting with mother in Kensington
KENSINGTON - A mother has experienced a worst nightmare as her daughter was abducted while they were on a FaceTime call. The incident happened at the intersection of K and Venango streets just before 5 p.m. Thursday evening, officials said. The daughter, 14, was talking with her mom on FaceTime...
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.
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...
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."
Two women hospitalized Tuesday morning following multi-vehicle crash on 202 Parkway
Two women were hospitalized Tuesday morning following a multi-vehicle crash on the 202 Parkway in Montgomery Township. The crash occurred at the intersection with Knapp Road at 9:15 a.m. on April 23. Police said a Kia Sportage, driven by an 18-year-old female from Phoenixville, was traveling northbound on the 202 Parkway when it collided with a Hyundai Ioniq that was traveling eastbound on Knapp Road.
Something Smells Like It’s Burning in Delaware County. Again.
Delaware County officials are still puzzled by a burning odor that seems to haunt Delaware County every few months. A mysterious burning odor in Delaware County has resurfaced, prompting some 911 calls, writes Chris O’Connell for Fox 29 Philadelphia. The odor, which some describe as wood or plastic burning,...
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.
22-year-old man killed in shooting in Kensington; 2 others wounded
A shooting in Kensington left one man dead and two people wounded on Wednesday, police said. The shooting occurred on the 2500 block of A Street at 5:08 p.m., police said. A 22-year-old man sustained gunshot wounds throughout his body and was pronounced dead at Temple University Hospital at 5:18 p.m.
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.
Man shot under Market-Frankford Line in Northern Liberties, police say
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- A man is in critical condition after he was shot Thursday morning in Northern Liberties, Philadelphia police said.Around 8 a.m., officers were called to the 1100 block of North Front Street, just south of Girard Avenue, for a report of a shooting.Police found a 55-year-old man who had been shot in the stomach and back.Officers rushed him to Temple University Hospital, where he's listed in critical condition.Police in the 26th District as well as the Shooting Investigation Group were at the scene investigating. Front Street was blocked off and traffic was being diverted due to the investigation.No one has been arrested and no weapon was found.
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