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2-vehicle accident closes Forty Foot Road in both directions in Towamencin Saturday night
A Towamencin Township Police SUV sustained heavy damage to its driver side after being involved in a crash with a white Ford Super Duty pickup truck at the intersection of Forty Foot and Detwiler roads Saturday evening. One person was taken to an area hospital by Volunteer Medical Service Corps...
Late night curfew for businesses could expand outside of Kensington to other areas of Philly
From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know!. Two more City Council districts could soon implement a business curfew as part of an ongoing effort to eliminate what council members say is a safe harbor for overnight crime in Philadelphia.
Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker says city plans to clean every block this summer
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Philadelphia has set an ambitious goal as it tries to become the cleanest big city in the country. Mayor Cherelle Parker's administration announced Friday in a news conference that it plans to clean every block in the city over 13 weeks this summer.Parker signed an executive order to establish Philadelphia's Clean and Green Cabinet and the Office of Clean and Green Initiatives which the city said will promote "cross-departmental and intra-agency cooperation in the fight against quality-of-life issues such as litter, abandoned autos, graffiti, nuisance businesses and illegal dumping." Starting June 3, workers will pick up trash, sweep streets,...
Philadelphia fentanyl ring leader arrested, charged by DA after Kensington drug bust
The Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office has charged a 21-year-old woman with operating a fentanyl trafficking ring in Kensington. Authorities recovered over 1,100 packets of fentanyl, various amounts of crack cocaine, two loaded guns, and a bag of ammo during a drug bust, as part of an investigation of 21-year-old Jada Williams, according to investigations. On Tuesday, Williams […]
Man charged with arson, stalking, harassment in connection with incidents in South Jersey
HADDONFIELD, N.J. (CBS) -- A man from Haddon Township was arrested and charged Friday in connection with an arson incident in South Jersey last October and other incidents of criminal mischief, harassment and stalking in Haddonfield and Medford Township.The Camden County prosecutor, Haddonfield police chief and Medford Township police chief announced the arrest on Saturday.Haddonfield police said Michael McNeely, 42, was charged with second-degree aggravated arson and third-degree criminal mischief in connection with an arson in October 2023 where a car was intentionally set on fire. McNeely was also charged with fourth-degree criminal mischief for a June 2019 incident. Both incidents happened...
DNA tests needed to ID remains found in car pulled from N.J. river
DNA testing will be used in an attempt to identify the remains found in one of three submerged vehicles pulled Thursday from the Cooper River in Pennsauken, New Jersey, officials said Friday. Pennsauken police and officials from the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office removed the vehicles, which were in the river...
Philly workers will collect trash, sweep streets, fill potholes and deal with illegal dumping over the course of 13 weeks
The entire city of Philadelphia is supposed to be cleaned up this summer. Mayor Cherelle Parker is making moves on her promise to make the city cleaner and greener. Today, the mayor signed an executive order creating her clean and green cabinet while announcing an ambitious endeavor to clean every block and address quality of life issues over the summer season.
Scattered Saturday showers: when they arrive in your area and what to expect for MDW
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Though the morning might start with some lighter gray skies and peeks of sunshine. don't get too excited, because clouds and rain are on the way for your Saturday.Showers should be on the light side for much of the day, but there will be one moderate push of showers coming through in the mid to late morning.An area of low pressure coming from the southwest will lift through the region and bring Saturday's rain. By 8 a.m. we'll see some rain in our western suburbs like in Chester, Berks and Lancaster counties as well as parts of Delaware.The...
Plymouth Meeting Author Honors Mother by Turning Her Poems Into Children’s Books
Plymouth Meeting author Lydia Cohn with two little girls holding two books based on Cohn's mother's poetry. Lydia Cohn, a Plymouth Meeting author, is honoring her late mother Joan Yingling by turning the many poems she wrote into children’s books, writes M. English for The Times Herald. Cohn and...
Police Looking for Thief Who Stole Cash, Credit Cards from Car Outside of Planet Fitness
DOYLESTOWN, PA—Police in Doylestown are looking for a person they say stole cash, credit cards and a Coach backpack from the Planet Fitness in the Doylestown Shopping Center on March 29. Police said that at about 3 p.m., a thief took $200 in cash, along with credit cards and a backpack worth $450, from a vehicle in the shopping center parking lot. Sometime later, the thief attempted to make a $1,482 purchase from an Apple store.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER The thief, pictured above, is wanted by police. Anyone with information on the individual is asked to call officer Tim Conboy at 215-345-4143. Want more news like this delivered to your inbox? Sign up for our daily and weekly e-mail newsletters online. For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
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