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38 arrested in Cherry Hill retail theft operation
From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know!. Cherry Hill police say they arrested 38 people accused of a series of retail thefts during a two-day operation last month. According to police, “tens of thousands” of...
Meet a Lifelong Matriarch of Lansdowne—Mary Lou Jennings
Lansdowne resident Mary Lou Jennings at a past Lansdowne Fourth of July Parade when she rode as grand marshal. Mary Lou Jennings could be considered the oldest lifelong resident of Lansdowne, writes Peg DeGrassa for the Daily Times. She turned 96 on May 5. “My mom has lived in Lansdowne...
Delaware County drug deal gone wrong leaves 1 teen dead, another in custody: police
CHESTER, Pa. - A teenager is facing first-degree murder charges for the death of a 17-year-old in what police are calling a drug deal gone wrong. The victim, identified as Sabrie Pierce, was shot and killed outside the Wallingford Estates Apartments in Chester on Sunday night. The teen shooter was...
Update: Surviving driver in deadly I-495 crash charged with vehicular homicide
A Middletown man is charged with vehicular homicide and other offenses in connection with a deadly crash on I-495 in the Edgemoor area early Monday morning. Delaware State Police said 31-year-old Cameron Devine struck a postal service truck-tractor from behind, causing it to overturn and tumble down an embankment. 59-year-old David Taylor of Delaware County died at the scene.
Video: Innocent bystander killed, groups sought after daytime shooting in North Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA - A woman is dead after gunfire erupted between two groups on a sidewalk in Philadelphia's Logan section in broad daylight last month. Surveillance footage shows three suspects walking on the 4700 block of North Broad Street when they got in an argument with several other males. Police say...
Police search for car in deadly hit and run in Frankford
Philadelphia, PA – Philadelphia Police are looking for a car that was part of a deadly hit and run in Frankford. Police reported that a 2016-2020 silver or white Mitsubishi Outlander was traveling eastbound in the intersection between Kensington and Torresdale Avenue when it crashed into a 44-year-old man. The victim died shortly after the […]
EBT card-skimming scam leaves victims in Pennsylvania, New York and elsewhere in limbo
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Since the start of this year, the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services noted more than 2,400 stolen SNAP benefit requests have been filed across the state. A spokesperson said it is unclear how many are from a recent card skimming scam targeting these benefits.Over the last several days, CBS News Philadelphia has heard from dozens of people living in and outside the Delaware Valley.Takiyah Holmes was at a loss for words on Tuesday. Last week, she said her SNAP benefits were stolen and used at stores in New York City. All that is left, she said, is $0.25...
MAGA’s Shocking New Lie About Hunter Biden Verdict Is Deeply Revealing
A jury in Delaware found Hunter Biden guilty on Tuesday of three felony counts related to his lies on a federal firearms application, capping an end to a trial that exposed the crack addiction and out-of-control personal life of President Biden’s deeply troubled son.The reaction from MAGA personalities was swift. Many expressed relief that the criminal justice system decisively meted out punishment to the offspring of a sitting Democratic president, and acknowledged that their previously-expressed fears that the system is rigged against Trump have proved unfounded.Just kidding! MAGA personalities are already claiming the opposite: Incredibly, they are declaring that this...
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