Philadelphia, PA

A man that was swimming in the Wissahickon Creek on Friday fatally drowned, police say. Police and medics received a call about a man struggling in the water near 7700 Forbidden Drive and were on the scene at 4:35 p.m. However, according to multiple media reports, the man was pronounced dead at 5:47 p.m.

Man dies after drowning in Wissahickon Creek

New Jersey State

Ocean County, NJ

Tuckerton, NJ

UPDATE: The Garden State Parkway has reopened both northbound and southbound lanes to traffic. Smoke caused by the wildfire at Bass River State Forrest is no longer limiting visibility for drivers, officials said. Heavy smoke from a wildfire in the New Jersey Pinelands on Friday has shut down a 25-mile...

Garden State Parkway reopens to traffic after closing due to wildfire smoke

Burlington County, NJ

Medford, NJ

Firefighters are working to contain a wildfire burning in Medford, Burlington County. The 180-acre Flatiron Wildfire is threatening four homes, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service said. The fire is 60% under control, officials said in a thread of Tweets on Saturday afternoon. MORE: What are the health risks of...

Burlington County wildfire threatening multiple homes

Philadelphia police are searching for a suspect in a shooting that happened during a brawl on a SEPTA bus last month, injuring two teenagers during the scuffle that was caught on surveillance video. The May 17 shooting happened around noon on a Route 33 bus in the North Philly area...

Video shows brawl on SEPTA bus before shooting of two teens

Delaware State

Coatesville, PA

Delaware County-based Piasecki Aircraft Corp. will take over Lockheed Martin's former Sikorsky helicopter plant in Coatesville, with plans to transform the space into a research and development facility that will employ about 400 workers. The plant at 110 E. Stewart Huston Drive closed last year after Lockheed Martin said it...

Former Sikorsky helicopter plant in Coatesville acquired by Delco aircraft manufacturer Piasecki

William Penn Annex West, PA

William Penn Annex East, PA

Camden, NJ

Carroll Park, PA

Woodlynne, NJ

Millbourne, PA

West Collingswood Extension, NJ

Yeadon, PA

Bala Cynwyd, PA

Collingswood, NJ

Oaklyn, NJ

Manayunk, PA

West Collingswood Heights, NJ

Gloucester City, NJ

Darby, PA

Bywood, PA

Delair, NJ

Lansdowne, PA

Brooklawn, NJ

National Park, NJ

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Order a free appetizer or dessert during Dine Latino Restaurant Week

Foodies can enjoy deals on some of the best Latino cuisine in the Philadelphia region next week. Twenty-five restaurants are participating in Dine Latino Restaurant Week,...

Order a free appetizer or dessert during Dine Latino Restaurant Week

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