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HUD places Chester Housing Authority on ‘troubled’ list
From Delco to Chesco and Montco to Bucks, what about life in Philly’s suburbs do you want WHYY News to cover? Let us know!. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development designated the Chester Housing Authority (CHA) as “troubled.”. HUD handed CHA a paltry Public Housing Assessment...
5 men impersonating police officers charged in 2006 kidnapping, murder
Federal prosecutors charged five men this week accused of impersonating Philadelphia police officers in the 2006 kidnapping and killing of a 38-year-old man. The indictment filed in the U.S. District Court in Eastern Pennsylvania alleges the men — while posing as police officers using fake badges, police lights, and firearms — kidnapped Shamari Taylor and his then-21-year-old girlfriend from West Philadelphia to rob him of cocaine and drug money. Kevin Holloway, 45; Mark Scott, 48; Linton Mathis, 50; Atiba Wicker, 47; and Kenneth Tuck, 51, were charged in federal court with conspiracy to commit kidnapping resulting in death, kidnapping resulting in death,...
Man critically injured in shooting at Broad Street seafood restaurant
Police in Philadelphia are investigating after a man was shot multiple times inside a seafood restaurant along Broad Street in North Philadelphia on Saturday night. According to police, officers responded to a shooting at Crab Du Jour, located along the 800 block of N. Broad Street, at about 10:45 p.m. on Saturday to find a 25-year-old man after he had been shot in his stomach, left arm and left thigh.
Africatown’s new $23M center is one step closer to reality in Southwest Philly
From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know!. After several years in development, the first phase of a mixed-use project known as the African Center is expected to begin construction in the coming weeks. The $23...
Dense fog advisory affecting 4 N.J. counties until Monday morning
The National Weather Service issued a dense fog advisory at 4:24 a.m. on Monday in effect until 10 a.m. for Gloucester, Camden, Burlington and Ocean counties. The weather service says, "Visibility less than one quarter mile or less in dense fog." "Hazardous driving conditions due to low visibility," describes the...
See all homes sold in Camden County, April 29 to May 5
The following is a listing of all home transfers in Camden County reported from April 29 to May 5. There were 161 transactions posted during this time. During this period, the median sale for the area was a 750-square-foot home on Edison Road in Cherry Hill that sold for $261,000.
N.J. bail reform doesn’t tie judges’ hands | Editorial
Critics of New Jersey’s bail reform program, which basically stopped criminal defendants from having to raise money to get out of jail while awaiting trial, are directed to Gloucester County. That’s where a judge last week denied a get-out-of-jail-free card to a suspect who, on paper, looked like he’d...
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