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Suspects named in parking attendant brick assault
Apr 20, 2012 05:45 PM EDT
Philadelphia police are looking for a man and woman wanted for the brutal assault on a Center City parking lot attendant.
FBI: 'Silent Bandit' arrested in the Poconos
Apr 20, 2012 06:45 PM EDT
A man charged with robbing a bank in the Poconos is under FBI investigation for a series of bank robberies perpetrated by a suspect known as the "Silent Bandit."
Man struck, killed by SEPTA bus in North Philadelphia
Apr 20, 2012 05:35 PM EDT
A man was struck and killed by a SEPTA shuttle bus on Friday morning in North Philadelphia.
4 Phila. police officers assaulted in 2 overnight incidents
Apr 20, 2012 09:05 AM EDT
Two separate incidents at bars in Philadelphia ended up landing four police officers in the hospital early Friday morning.
Delaware executes convicted killer Shannon Johnson
Apr 20, 2012 08:46 AM EDT
He was executed after a flurry of last-minute appeals were made to try to save his life.
Casino carjack suspects called 'evil pinballs'
Apr 19, 2012 03:18 PM EDT
The prosecutor in the Atlantic City casino carjack murder case calls a couple accused of the killing "evil pinballs."
3 wanted in armed robbery of Del. PNC Bank
Apr 19, 2012 11:56 AM EDT
State Police are investigating the armed robbery of a PNC Bank branch in Pike Creek, Delaware.
Police release surveillance photos of Del. robbery
Apr 19, 2012 05:21 PM EDT
Delaware State Police are asking for the public's help in solving a gas station robbery caught on camera.
More tires slashed in Mayfair neighborhood
Apr 18, 2012 04:31 PM EDT
After a lull in the attacks, a dozen tires were found slashed early Monday morning in the Mayfair section of Philadelphia.
9, including EMTs, sickened in NJ hazmat incident
Apr 18, 2012 04:31 PM EDT
Nine people, including police and EMTs, were sickened during a hazmat investigation in Burlington County.
Ayers: Lack of smoke detectors 'frustrating'
Apr 18, 2012 04:31 PM EDT
Fires have killed 14 people this year in Philadelphia. 90% of the households involved didn't have working smoke alarms.
Vandals damage windows, doors at Del. high school
Apr 18, 2012 04:31 PM EDT
Police say vandals used chunks of concrete and rocks to damage the glass on 75 doors and windows.
At least 2 injured in RV accident in Mercer County
Apr 18, 2012 04:31 PM EDT
Police are investigating an accident involving an RV in Mercer County.
Elderly couple injured in Northeast Phila. crash
Apr 16, 2012 08:42 PM EDT
An elderly couple is hospitalized after a two car crash in Northeast Philadelphia.
Police: NJ man stole women's underwear
Apr 18, 2012 04:31 PM EDT
Authorities say an NJ man is a serial underwear thief who targeted the laundry rooms of two Pa. apartment complexes.
12 Phila. parishes merged to 5
Apr 18, 2012 04:31 PM EDT
The Philadelphia Archdiocese continues the painful process of consolidating and contracting the church and this is only the first round.
2 children, mom, grandfather die in West Philadelphia fire
Apr 18, 2012 04:40 PM EDT
Two young children, their mother and their grandfather are dead after a fire on Monday morning in West Philadelphia.
Classmates remember teen killed in Gloucester Co. crash
Apr 18, 2012 04:31 PM EDT
Authorities say a high school student was killed and three other people were injured in a two car crash in Gloucester County.
Del. killer asks judge not to delay execution
Apr 16, 2012 01:51 PM EDT
The attorney for a Delaware death row inmate facing execution this week is asking a federal judge to reject an attempt by the convicted killer's estranged sister to stop the execution.
Dog walker finds body at shooting scene
Apr 16, 2012 09:28 AM EDT
A person walking a dog found a dead body at the scene of an earlier shooting in New Castle County, Delaware.
Wilmington man robbed in supermarket lot
Apr 16, 2012 09:23 AM EDT
Delaware State Police are investigating the robbery of a 73-year-old Wilmington man that happened over the weekend in a supermarket parking lot.
3 teens hurt, another 3 sought in Milford melee
Apr 16, 2012 09:22 AM EDT
Authorities say three teenagers were injured and three others are being sought on riot charges after a melee outside a skating center in Milford.
Girlfriend takes stand in casino carjack trial
Apr 16, 2012 05:15 PM EDT
The ex-girlfriend of a man accused in the fatal carjacking of an Atlantic City casino patron laughed and yawned at times as she recounted the killing.
Son of school board prez charged in Asbury killing
Apr 16, 2012 09:25 AM EDT
Bail is set at $3 million for the 23-year-old son of the Asbury Park school board president, charged in the murder of a city man in October.
Teen, wielding ax, shot by police in Delco
Apr 16, 2012 05:52 PM EDT
Upper Darby police officers shot and wounded a 19-year-old who threatened them with an ax, according to investigators.
SUV slams into store in Bensalem, 2 injured
Apr 16, 2012 02:15 PM EDT
Two people injured after a sport utility vehicle drove into a store in Bensalem, Bucks County.
$1 million Powerball ticket sold in Montgomery County
Apr 16, 2012 10:23 AM EDT
One of two Powerball tickets worth $1 million was sold recently in Montgomery County, according to the Pennsylvania Lottery.
Ex-priest testifies to alleged abuse by pastor
Apr 16, 2012 01:54 PM EDT
A college administrator has testified in a clergy-abuse trial that a Philadelphia priest sexually assaulted him throughout high school.
Fire victims credit smoke detectors for rescue
Apr 16, 2012 08:05 AM EDT
Three people had to be rescued from an apartment after a fire broke out in a restaurant below, and they credit recently purchased smoke detectors for saving their lives.
Man shot in the back, killed in NE Philadelphia
Apr 16, 2012 10:22 AM EDT
A man is dead after he was shot in the back in Northeast Philadelphia.