Crime
Gosnell Finally Signs Off on “Pill Mill” Plea Deal
The lawyer for Kermit Gosnell, who’s already serving a life sentence for the deaths of three babies born alive in his abortion clinic, says his […]
Philadelphia Man on Trial for Lacing Baby’s Milk With Heroin
Orlando Rosado, 45, is currently on trial for putting heroin and methadone into his infant son’s bottle during a 3 a.m. feeding in May 2012. […]
Former Philly Schools Superintendent Fired in Connecticut
Paul Vallas, the Philadelphia School District’s former superintendent, lost his job as the head of Bridgeport, Conn. schools Friday for what school officials termed a […]
UPDATE: $500,000 Smash-and-Grab Jewelry Store Theft at Borgata
Chalk this one up as one of the most profitable smash-and-grabs in history. Around 8:45 p.m. last night, Atlantic City police got wind via the […]
Police Say XTU Anniversary Concert Saw Fewer Arrests Than Last Year
First the murder rate drop, then the Travel+Leisure snob thing, and now this. Apparently, Philly is losing that chip on its shoulder, and fast. This […]
New York Judge Tosses Three Lawsuits Against Former Elmo Puppeteer
Three lawsuits from men alleging sexual abuse by former Elmo puppeteer Kevin Clash have been thrown out by a New York judge. Claiming statute of […]
South Philly’s New Intelligence Center is Officially Open
After more than seven years in the making, South Philly is now officially home to one of the nation’s 78 Orwellian-sounding “fusion centers.” Dubbed the […]
Philadelphia Murder Rate Drops to 45-Year Low
Only in Philadelphia would we celebrate 115 recorder murders on record. For the past 10 years or so, we’ve clocked a minimum of 300 murders […]
Aaron Hernandez Being Investigated for *Two More* Murder Charges
On the heels his arrest yesterday for a June 17th murder in Massachusetts, former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez is now being investigated […]
New Doc About MOVE Bombing Should End All Debate, Soothe All Hurt Feelings
NPR reports on Let The Fire Burn, a new documentary aobut the infamous MOVE bombing in 1985 that killed 11 people and destroyed 61 homes […]
Bail in Center City Collapse: $1.55 Million
6ABC reports: A judge has ruled that the demolition contractor charged in the deaths of six people buried when a building collapsed in Philadelphia must […]
NFL’s Bernard Pierce Carjacked in Philly
USA Today: Baltimore Ravens running back Bernard Pierce is “doing OK” after he was the victim of a carjacking in Philadelphia last Sunday, his agent […]
Will the Zimmerman Trial Verdict Spark L.A.-Style Riots?
That sticky, humid feeling as beads of sweat roll down your back is not summer — it’s the tension in the air from the George […]
US Open Theft: 10 Grand of Booze Stolen
$10,000 worth of booze left over from the U.S. Open was stolen from the Merion Golf Club this week. No arrests have been made. $10,000 […]
Paraplegic Man Castrated During Argument
MyFoxPhilly has the awful details: A 41-year-old man is being held on $5 million bail after police say he castrated a paraplegic during a dispute […]