Two relatives of convicted Tacony murderers Gerald Drummond and Robert McDowell were sentenced last week to prison time for threatening witnesses in the case.
A Far Northeast woman whom the government said pretended to have cancer to avoid a four-month jail term for an embezzlement conviction is going to be in federal prison for almost five years.
With a new commanding officer and a new executive board in place, the 8th Police District Advisory Council is adopting a new way of doing business.
It looks a lot like the old way.
Faye,
Some photos I took on Friday afternoon when the renovated Chalfont Playground on Deerpath Lane in…
Philadelphia police have arrested a Frankford man in connection with the March 10 robbery of a Northeast bank and credit the news media for helping them identify the suspect.
The U.S. Navy will conduct training and readiness drills across the nation next week. One of the facilities that will be affected is the Naval Support Activity Philadelphia, or, to the locals, the Naval supply depot, at Levick…
The tire slashers returned to the Northeast on Monday night.
Despite what local police have described as around-the-clock surveillance of Aldine and Teesdale streets just east of Frankford Avenue, the vandals targeted…
A Kensington man shot a female acquaintance to death before taking his own life on Saturday at the Lawncrest Recreation Center.
Police were called to the city-owned facility at 6:44 p.m. in response to a report of a shooting. They arrived to…
Elder law attorney Garrett Gummer spoke last week to members of the Burholme Community Town Watch and Civic Association, and he distributed a five-page pamphlet that listed the “27 Costly Misconceptions About Planning for Your Senior Years.”
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The April 24 primary election will be a test run for a proposed state law that would require voters to show photo IDs at the polls. It would be a “soft” tryout in that anyone who fails to produce government-issued photo identification would still be permitted…
If you use a tax preparer that offers to get you an education credit when you haven’t been to school, you’re probably going to learn something you wouldn’t learn any other way.
The Legislative Reapportionment Commission was rumored to be considering a March 14 vote on a new map, but the April 24 primary is still expected to take place under existing lines.
A 24-year-old woman suffered critical injuries in a single-vehicle crash in Rhawnhurst on Sunday night.
The motorist was driving a 2002 Jeep Patriot southbound on Bustleton Avenue near Strahle Street at about 11:30 p.m. when the vehicle mounted the median…
The Philadelphia Police Department’s Special Victims Unit is investigating a claim by a 13-year-old girl that two boys sexually assaulted her last Wednesday in a Castor Gardens alleyway.
The girl reportedly told police that she was walking home from school on the 1400…
Holme Circle residents are gearing up for a long wait to formulate a new “District Plan” for their portion of Northeast Philadelphia.
During the monthly meeting of the Holme Circle Civic Association on Feb. 29, city planner Mike…
Compared to libraries in other cities, Philadelphia’s doesn’t get as much use, doesn’t get a lot of money and serves a population that has both a high illiteracy rate and a low percentage of college grads.