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Federal, state and local authorities are monitoring a spill of hazardous material into a creek near the Delaware River in Bristol. The public should stay away from the area while crews are cleaning up and investigating. What happened at Otter Creek in Bristol?. Some 8,100 gallons of latex finishing material,...

TAYLOR, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Three were arrested in Lackawanna County after a burglary at UPS Customer Center in Taylor. Police were called to the UPS Customer Center at Stauffer Industrial Park for a reported burglary around 4:30 p.m. According to Taylor police, three suspects from Philadelphia have been arrested after allegedly burglarizing the UPS Customer […]

Alexander Koenigsberg, 19, of the 2500 block of B. Walton Road, Huntingdon Valley, confessed on Thursday to driving under the influence of alcohol and marijuana when he caused a car accident in Cheltenham that claimed the life of Nicholas Bednarek, 20, of Abington and injured three others who were passengers in the car.

OXFORD CIRCLE - Armed with a gun, officials say a woman kept police at bay during a barricade situation in Oxford Circle. According to authorities, police were called to the 6000 block of Alma Street, in Philadelphia’s Oxford Circle neighborhood, Saturday afternoon, around 3:30 p.m., on the report of a woman with a gun inside a home.

The Abington Township Police Department, in collaboration with Bethany’s Events, CAPT, and PAL, will be hosting a Breaking Bread event on Sunday, March 26 from 11:00am – 2:00pm at the North Penn VFW. From the Department’s Facebook post:. Breaking Bread is a fun and free family friendly...

Police say the man, who is believed to be about 21 years old, was shot in the chest.

The US Coast Guard has deployed personnel in Pennsylvania to respond to the release of hazardous materials in Otter Creek, Bristol. Local Coast Guard watch standers received a notification of the materials at around 11:40pm on Friday and were monitoring the situation on Saturday, officials said. An estimated 8,100 gallons...

Some residents of Philadelphia have settled a lawsuit against the city’s police department. According to several news reports, lawyers with Legal Defense Fund and Abolitionist Law Center announced a $9.25 million settlement with 340 residents of Philadelphia, in which police were accused of using excessive force on George Floyd demonstrators.

Two adults were arrested in Philadelphia Friday, March 24 after police found a little boy locked up in a dog cage in their home. It began on Thursday, March 23, when officers were dispatched to a home on the 4200 block of Glenview Street for reports of screaming, Philly police said in a release. They arrived to find two "partially-clothed" children "wandering around" in the backyard, crying, police wrote.

Pennsylvania boasts 25,400 state-owned bridges and one of its longest happens to be right in our backyard, writes Rob Amend for AZ Animals. The Commodore Barry Bridge over the Delaware River connects Chester with Bridgeport, New Jersey. Not only is it the state’s longest bridge, but it is also the fourth-largest cantilever bridge in the world.

Police in Miami hauled away a Philadelphia-bound Frontier Airlines passenger who was seen shouting at others in a widely-circulated TikTok. The now-viral video, which has notched up nearly half a million views since it was posted by @kir.amore on Wednesday, March 22, begins with a woman standing in the aisle arguing with a seated man.

MANHEIM TOWNSHIP, Pa. (WHTM) — Manheim Township Police state that a man from Philadelphia has been charged following a death investigation from 2021. According to police, on August 24, 2021, officers were dispatched to a person that was unconscious on the 40 block of Riverside Avenue. The initial reports stated that a man was allegedly acting “strange” when he arrived, then collapsed.

On March 20, after two years of intense negotiation following the filing of a truly unique civil rights lawsuit, the Hough Team of attorneys, along with three other teams consisting of some of the most skilled lawyers in the Commonwealth, announced a $9.25 million settlement with the city of Philadelphia, which is the largest protest-related settlement of its kind in Pennsylvania history.

Founder and CEO of Abington Speech Pathologies. An Abington speech therapist and entrepreneur may soon see her business skyrocket. The owner and CEO of Abington Speech Pathology Services & RemoteSpeech self-funded her telehealth platform with $300,000, wrote John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Orna Azulay describes the VirtualTx platform...

A Philadelphia police officer is being investigated after a social media video allegedly shows the cop saying a racial slur while attempting to arrest someone. Commisioner Danielle Outlaw has placed the cop suspected of using the slur on restrictive duty, she said Friday. "We are aware of the recent video...

A school district volunteer in Bucks County faces criminal charges after police claim she used her role as treasurer in the Music Boosters Association to steal over $25,000 in club funds. Rebekah Ann Watson, 46, of Bensalem, surrendered to authorities on Friday, March 24, and was charged with access device...

The fatal collision happened around 9:30 p.m. on the railroad tracks just north of Bridge Street and Aramingo Avenue.

After becoming a professional hockey player, Alyssa Gagliardi is now helping a new generation of girls find their footing on the ice.

A Montgomery County native is turning heads and chairs for a jaw-dropping performance on NBC's "The Voice." NariYella, 20, of Elkins Park, belted out her rendition of "One Night Only" from "Dreamgirls." By the end of the song, all four judges had turned their chairs around. NariYella said she's been...

The suspect and a two-month-old baby were treated at the hospital for exposure to heroin and fentanyl.