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Governor Corbett Signs Three Execution Warrants

Governor Tom Corbett has signed three execution warrants for prisoners sitting on death row. Darien Houser, John J. Koehler Jr. and Willie Clayton are scheduled […]

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Attempted Murder Suspect Escapes Police Custody

Police arrested 18-year-old Sean Johnson for allegedly shooting an elderly man during a robbery in Southwest Philly earlier this month. Today, the Philadelphia Police Department […]

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West Philly Coffee Thrower Issues Apology

A man who threw scalding coffee on a clerk in a West Philly donut shop a few weeks ago has issued a public apology. David […]

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It’s Not Even Noon and Two People Have Already Been Murdered in Philly Today

It’s not even noon yet and two people have already been shot to death in Philly today. The first was an overnight shooting that had […]

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Kid Calls Cops on Parents for Growing Pot

A boy in Doylestown Township called the police earlier this month to report that his parents were growing marijuana in their house. Police say they […]

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Father Abandoned His Daughter Over a Poor Calculus Grade

A Montgomery County man has pleaded guilty to child endangerment after he abandoned his 16-year-old daughter at a mall 13 miles away. Tuan Huynh had […]

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Gambling and Homelessness Go Together Like Thelma and Louise

With a new advertising blitz and a new $2.4 billion casino, Atlantic City was betting on a comeback this summer. Instead, the stabbing deaths of […]

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Plea Bargain for Jerry Sandusky?

Plea Bargain for Sandusky? On Tuesday, Jerry Sandusky met in private with his attorney Joseph Amendola, the state prosecutors, and the judge presiding over the […]

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Mother Accused of Murdering Twins in Northeast Held Without Bail

Stacey Newkirk-Smalls—the 41-year-old woman who supposedly murdered her twin children in Tacony on Thursday, May 24th—is being held without bail. Smalls is charged with smothering […]

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Courthouse Evacuated in Delaware County

At approximately 10:30 Tuesday morning authorities evacuated the Delaware County Courthouse in Media. The building was cleared out due to police activity. No injuries had […]

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New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg Reminds Us About Killadelphia

On Thursday, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg responded to a piece in the New York Times that compared the stop-and-frisk policies in New York […]

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Jerry Sandusky’s Charity Will Transfer Programs and Shut Down

The Second Mile—a charity started by Jerry Sandusky more than 30 years ago—has asked a court for approval to transfer its programs to a Texas […]

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Mother Allegedly Murdered Infant Twins, Left “This Is Why I Killed Your Kids” Notes for Husband

Mother Accused of Murdering Infant Twins. A 41-year-old woman in Tacony allegedly suffocated one of her 18-month-old twins and drowned the other before trying to […]

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Killer Gets 120 Years in Taj Mahal Carjacking Murder

Today a judge sentenced 46-year-old Craig Arno to 120 years in prison after Arno was convicted on numerous charges stemming from the carjacking and murder […]

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Student Fires Shot in Atlantic City’s Oceanside Charter School

A student has reportedly fired a shot inside Atlantic City’s Oceanside Charter School. Oceanside Charter was the first public charter school in Atlantic City. Its […]