Crime
Woman Says She Wasn’t Abducted From SEPTA Bus Early Friday
Instances of kidnapping don’t tend to be subjective — debates don’t frequently arise over whether or not a person was abducted. So, when a woman was dragged […]
Teen, Paralyzed By Earlier Shooting, Shot Again
A crimson, crescent moon-shaped stain was still visible on a sidewalk in West Oak Lane this morning, marking the spot where a group of men […]
Man Accused of Shooting Cop in Name of Islam Held Over on All Charges
On Tuesday morning at the Criminal Justice Center in Philadelphia, a preliminary hearing was held for Edward Archer, the Muslim man accused of ambushing and […]
Man Charged in West Philly Triple Stabbing
A 55-year-old man has been charged with stabbing three people, including one man who died from his wounds, in West Philadelphia on Tuesday. Police said Ronald […]
Cops: Main Line Dad Left 3-Year-Old Home Alone So He Could Go Smoke Weed
A Main Line dad is in trouble with police after he allegedly left his 3-year-old child home alone so that he could go out and […]
Deer Blood, City Contracts, and a Wannabe Mobster Named Ron Galati
We’re going to go out on a limb and say that 65-year-old Ron Galati Sr. is one of those people you probably don’t want to […]
Springtime for Philly: 6 Murders in 8 Hours
Like clockwork, Philadelphia’s first taste of springlike weather is usually accompanied by a sudden rise in staccato bursts of gunfire and the shrill cries of […]
Cops ID Second Suspect in Slaying of Holmesburg Grandmother, Friend
Dollie Evans and Ruby Thomas were, by all accounts, a pair of sweet, kind women whose lives came to a horrific end inside their Holmesburg […]
NATIONAL NEWS: SCOTUS Reverses Alabama Court Ruling on Lesbian Adopting Parent
The U.S. Supreme Court strikes down Alabama Supreme Court ruling that took away a lesbian mother’s adoption rights. The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in […]
Philly Woman Beaten to Death With Hammer
A North Philadelphia woman is dead after a heated argument between her and her boyfriend turned deadly on Sunday, police say. She was allegedly beaten with […]
Cops ID Suspect in Slaying at Washington Ave. Restaurant
Philadelphia Police have ID’d a suspect in the slaying of a cook at Lee’s Cafe & Bistro on Washington Avenue last week. Police are looking for […]
Cops Looking for Man Who Shot Teen Fast Food Employee
Police have released video of the man they say shot a teenage Church’s Chicken employee at the fast food restaurant’s location at Broad and Erie […]
2 Brothers Admit Peddling Bootleg Jerseys on Wildwood Boardwalk
As an expert in Wildwood boardwalk T-shirts, it’s time to let you readers in on a little secret: Not all of the shirts are officially licensed […]
Three High School Football Players Charged in “No Gay Thursday” Hazing
This is a developing story. Check back for updates. Three football players at Chester County’s Conestoga High School have been charged in connection with a […]
So Far, Philly Murder Rate Down in 2016
So far in 2016, Philadelphia’s murder rate is at its second-lowest number in the last 10 years.