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Chester County doctor charged with arson after burning down own home, police say
A Chester County doctor has been charged with arson and other related crimes after police say she burned her historic house down in Easttown Township. The fire on Tuesday is the second to happen at the house in two months.
"Please don't come here at night it's too dangerous." a neighbor says following arrests in City Park shooting
READING, Pa. - Authorities say two teenagers are under arrest, charged in the deadly shooting of another teenager in Reading's City Park. "Someone had posted on social media that they had gone and hidden marijuana somewhere up in that location." says Captain Cheryl Pentheny, from the Reading Police Department. Police...
Police seek info on armed robbery at Berks CVS
MT. PENN, Pa. -- Police are asking for the public's help in tracking down the person who robbed a CVS in Berks County. It happened Sunday, July 21, around 8 a.m. at the CVS at 2239 Perkiomen Ave. in Mt. Penn, said Central Berks Regional police. Police say the robber...
Charges upgraded for dad, girlfriend in child's starving death after evidence of severe torture found
WEST CALN TOWNSHIP, Pa. (TCN) -- A 52-year-old father and his 45-year-old girlfriend face upgraded charges in connection with the starving death of a young child after investigators found evidence of yearslong torture and abuse. According to the Chester County District Attorney's Office, on May 4, Rendall Hoagland called 911...
Man goes missing in Montco, last spotted in Philly, family says
Family members are searching for a man who they say went missing in Montgomery County and was last spotted in Philadelphia. Paul James Asman, 23, was near 321 Morris Road in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, back on July 19, 2024, when he ran into the woods near Wissahickon Creek and Germantown Academy, his family said. Family members said he then boarded a train from Ambler, Pennsylvania, to Jefferson Station in Philadelphia. He was last seen that night at 7:43 p.m. walking towards the Fashion District in Center City, according to his family.
Wanted in Berks: John-Michael Holcombe
READING, Pa. - Authorities are looking for a man who's wanted on robbery and assault charges. In this week's "Wanted in Berks," The Berks County Sheriff's Office is trying to locate 25-year-old John-Michael Holcombe. Authorities say he pulled a woman to the ground on Mulberry Street in Reading, forcefully took...
West Deer man arrested in connection to Frazer shooting
An argument at a Frazer auto salvage yard led to a shot fired and a West Deer man arrested, according to Allegheny County Police. Jonathan Nealer, 40, is charged with felony aggravated assault in connection with the shooting of a man in his leg last week at Hloznik Auto Salvage Yard.
Man draws prison for role in shooting of Pottstown man
NORRISTOWN — One of two men charged in connection with the shooting and wounding of a Pottstown man during an apparent robbery outside the Wickerton Heights Apartments on Manatawny Street has pleaded guilty to an assault-related charge. Shamire Young, 22, of the 3200 block of Monument Street in Philadelphia,...
K9 tries to track down motorcyclist after Franklin County high-speed chase, crash
FRANKLIN COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — A motorcyclist led State Police on a high-speed chase in Franklin County on a stolen bike, which resulted in them crashing the bike and getting away, according to the charges filed. Online court records show Allen Keesey, 43, of Chester County, faces charges that include felony counts of receiving stolen […]
Philadelphia Woman Arrested in Connection with Drug Charges
POTTSTOWN, PA — Kellie Nicole Morman, a resident of Philadelphia, was arrested on July 24, 2024, by the North Coventry Police Department. The arrest followed a traffic stop and was based on a warrant issued by the same department. Morman’s warrant was issued on March 8, 2024, in connection...
‘You’ll come close to death — but you won’t die’: Firefighters take on the toughest 2 minutes in sports in Chesco
From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know!. For just three days, Chester County is home to the Arena of the Brave, a part of the 2024 regional TFT Firefighter Challenge Championship Series. On Thursday morning,...
Early morning blaze destroys home in Upper Milford
UPPER MILFORD TWP., Pa - A 2-alarm fire destroyed a home in Upper Milford Township early Friday morning. Residents of the home at 4265 Tank Farm Road were awoken by smoke detectors around 3:30 a.m.. Officials say 7 people were in the home at the time of the fire. 4...
Mom gives birth on side of turnpike with help from turnpike maintenance worker, trooper
ABINGTON, Pa. - A warm reunion at Jefferson Abington Hospital between a Montgomery County mom and a Pennsylvania Turnpike first responder, who literally saved the day when the mom, Andreena Reid, had to pull over to the side of the highway to give birth to her baby boy. "Every time...
Reading Police arrest two suspects in July City Park homicide
The Reading Police Department Criminal Investigations Division has announced they have arrested two suspects in connection to the Homicide Investigation that occurred on July 10, 2024 in City Park. At approximately 9:30 pm officers responded to the area of City Park, 1100 block Washington St, for the report of a...
PA man sentenced to nearly 50 years in prison for attempted murder of FBI agents
(WJET/WFXP) – A Pennsylvania man will serve decades in prison after attempting to murder three Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) special agents. On Wednesday, July 24, United States District Court Judge Joseph F. Leeson sentenced 41-year-old Rafael Vega-Rodriguez to pay over $5,000 in fines, as well as serve 45 years in prison followed by five years […]
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