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Black Madam to Stand Trial for Butt Injections

Forty-two-year-old Padge Windslowe—better known as “Black Madam”—has been ordered to stand trial on charges of aggravated assault and deceptive practices a.k.a. illegally injecting silicon into […]

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Again, Sandusky Asks Judge to Toss Charges

Joseph Amendola—the attorney representing Jerry Sandusky—argued in court (again) Wednesday that the charges against his client stem from accounts that are either too vague or […]

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Delco Mom Charged for Leaving Children in Yard All Day While She Went to Work

A 26-year-old mother of two is charged with child endangerment for allegedly leaving her two sons, five and two respectively, alone in their yard all […]

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Nifty Fifty Owners Charged in $2.2 Million Tax Evasion Conspiracy

The U.S. Attorney’s office has announced that the five owners and managers of Nifty Fifty’s have been charged in a tax evasion conspiracy for allegedly […]

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Half of Philadelphia’s Trace Evidence Examiners Removed From Duty

The Philadelphia Police Department has removed six of its 12 trace evidence examiners following a routine proficiency test. The exam is given twice annually to […]

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Suspects in Old City Beating Death to Stand Trial for Third-Degree Murder

Back in January, 23-year-old Temple grad Kevin Kless was beaten to death shortly after last call in Old City. Today, a judge ruled that the […]

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Olney Shooting Victim Had Given Police Statement on Recent Murder

Last night 21-year-old Rodney Ramseur and his girlfriend Latia Jones, also 21, were shot multiple times on a porch in the city’s Olney section last […]

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Seventy-Year-Old Woman Threatens to Chain Herself to a Gazebo in Sea Isle

A 70-year-old woman says that she’s ready to go on a hunger strike or chain herself to the gazebo in the backyard of her Sea […]

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Stop Giving Out Your Personal Information to Shady People on the Internet

Jersey and Pennsylvania ranked sixth and seventh respectively among the top 10 states of complainants of Internet scams according to a a study conducted by […]

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Arrest Likely as Funeral Held for Jersey Radio Host

A funeral was held today for April Kauffman—the 47-year-old New Jersey radio host who died from multiple gunshot wounds last week. Kauffman was known as […]

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Archdiocesan Lawyer Says Church Leaders Lied About List of Abusers

Today, former director of legal services for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia Timothy Coyne took the stand in the trial of Monsignor William Lynn. Coyne told […]

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Another State of Emergency Declared in Colwyn

On April 24th, it’s alleged that a police officer in Colwyn, Delaware County used a Taser on a handcuffed teen in police custody. Following this […]

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North Philly Cousins Plead Guilty to Shooting Up SEPTA Bus

Two cousins pleaded guilty today to littering a SEPTA bus with gunfire from a rifle and a semiautomatic handgun last June. A video of the […]

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1 in 500 Philadelphia Children Abused in 2011, Report Shows

In 2011 there were 24,378 reports of suspected child abuse in Pennsylvania. Approximately 14 percent of those abuse claims were substantiated. In Philadelphia there were […]

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Accused Mayfair Tire Slasher Posts Bail

David Toledo—the 44-year-old man who’s accused of essentially starring in a real life Scooby Doo episode up in Mayfair—has been released on $270,000 bail. He […]