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New Southwest Philly Amazon Warehouse Will be Your Package’s Last Stop
The final stop of your Amazon purchase, before it arrives on your Delaware County doorstep, will be a new Amazon warehouse opening this fall in Southwest Philadelphia, writes Ryan Mulligan for Philadelphia Business Journal. The 140,000-square-foot Amazon distribution center at 6901 Elmwood Ave. will employ hundreds and will be the...
8-Year-Old Pedestrian Seriously Hurt In Chester County Crash: Troopers
Troopers said the victim was struck near 251 Conner Road around 7 a.m. and seriously injured. Investigators believe the unnamed 20-year-old driver was under the influence of drugs, according to the police report. He was arraigned before Magisterial District Judge Matthew Seavey and taken to the Chester County Prison, authorities said.
Gunfire In Chester County Home Leads To Police Standoff, Arrest: DA
Daniel Montalto, 52, is charged with aggravated assault and related offenses, prosecutors said in a release. Spring City police said they were called to Montalto's home for a reported domestic incident and found a "victim with obvious physical injuries." They tried to go inside but were stopped by a family...
5-year-old boy drowns in neighbor's pond in Chester County
A 5-year-old boy drowned in a pond Monday after wandering from his home in Kennett Township, police said. Authorities were called to the 600 block of Chandler Mill Road to search for the missing boy, who had autism, around 2:45 p.m. when his family said they couldn't find him. After...
2 Pa. State Police cars crash while pursuing shoplifting suspect in Delaware County, sources say
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Two Pennsylvania State Police vehicles crashed while pursuing a shoplifting suspect in Delaware County Tuesday afternoon, sources with Upper Darby and Haverford police told CBS News Philadelphia. The chase started after a shoplifting incident at the Promenade at Granite Run, formerly known as Granite Run Mall, in Middletown Township. The first crash happened near State and Rolling roads in Springfield and the second crash happened near Burmont and Township Line roads in Havertown. The crash scenes are less than a mile away from each other. It's unclear at this time how many people were in the cars at the time of the crashes or if anyone was injured. The alleged shoplifting suspect took off, police sources said.
Rescue crews call off search for missing person in Schuylkill River in Upper Merion
Rescue crews searched for a person who went missing in the Schuylkill River in Upper Merion Township, Pennsylvania. The search was called off Tuesday night due to darkness, according to the police. The unidentified boater was in the river near the Upper Merion Boathouse along Water Street around 6 p.m....
Great Danes rescued from breeding operation looking for foster families in Pennsylvania
Several Great Danes have been rescued from a breeding operation and are now safe with the Brandywine Valley SPCA. The BVSPCA said 120 dogs and puppies—primarily Great Danes—were seized from a property in Union County, Florida last month. Officials said the animals were living in "extremely unsanitary conditions,"...
Philadelphia-area schools rank among top 10 in Pennsylvania, says U.S. News
A new list of the "Best High Schools in Pennsylvania" has been released, and seven of the top ten are in the Philadelphia region. U.S. News and World Report ranks Julia R. Masterman Secondary School in Philadelphia as No. 1. while Downingtown STEM Academy ranked No. 2. Additionally, Masterman climbed...
Pennsylvania woman accused of stealing $1.5 million in FEMA funds after Hurricane Ida
(WHTM) — A Pennsylvania woman is accused of scamming the federal government out of over $1.5 million intended for Hurricane Ida relief in Sept. 2021, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said. Jasmine Williams 33, of Montgomery County, was arrested Tuesday and charged by indictment with one count of fraud related to a major disaster declaration, […]
WCASD Elementary Schools Prepare for a Curriculum Switch
This week an email went out to parents of WCASD elementary students from Assistant to the Director of Teaching and Learning Rebecca Eberly and Supervisor of Elementary Mathematics and Science Ian Kerr. “Big news WCASD Elementary Families!” it began. I don’t know about you but I am always a bit leery when someone seems overly eager to sell a change.
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