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West Philadelphia Tragedy: Three Killed, Six Injured in Early Morning Shooting
PHILADELPHIA- Early Sunday morning in the Carroll Park district of West Philadelphia, three persons were killed and six others were wounded in a shooting at a sizable gathering. Soon after two in the morning, police answered a complaint regarding gunfire on the 1200 block of North Alden Street. Police said two more males died at […]
Tyler Phillips delivers six scoreless innings as the Phillies avoid a Pirates sweep
PITTSBURGH - A few hours before game time on Sunday morning, Tyler Phillips sat by himself in the visitors' dugout at PNC Park. The past few weeks have been a whirlwind. He has been trying to take it all in. "I've had a lot going on lately," he said. That's...
Chestnut Street Garage will again be the site for Up On the Roof
WEST CHESTER–“Up On the Roof,” West Chester’s premier fundraising event on a downtown rooftop, is set to return to the Borough of West Chester on September 14, according to the West Chester Downtown Foundation. Title sponsored by Gawthrop Greenwood – Attorneys at Law, organizers say they...
Game Recap: Phillies Salvage Series in Pittsburgh. Castellanos Homers in 6-0 Victory.
Sign up for our email newsletter to stay up-to-date on the latest local sports news throughout Philadelphia. A weekend series in Pittsburgh kickstarted the second half of the Phillies season. After a Friday night meltdown and a Saturday evening letdown, the Phils needed to respond positively on Sunday. Trying to...
Philadelphia woman will face trial for murder of Wrightstown man, stealing his car, impersonating his dead wife
A woman was ordered to stand trial Thursday for the murder of a 72-year-old man in Wrightstown Township in October. Meghan Macklin, 46, of Philadelphia, was charged in March with the murder of Richard Scott MacFarland in his home at 55 Apple Hill Road. She was taken into custody in Tennessee after fleeing the area in the victim’s car.
Ex-bookkeeper at Bridgeport business admits to embezzling more than $100,000, will face accusations of more
NORRISTOWN — The former bookkeeper and vice president of finance and human resources for a Bridgeport office furniture supply business admitted to stealing more than $102,000 from her employer to support what prosecutors alleged was a “lavish lifestyle” including trips and attending concerts and sporting events. Linda...
Lansdale man draws prison for attempting to meet an underage girl for sex
NORRISTOWN — A Lansdale man was sent to prison after he admitted that he had online conversations with who he believed was a 14-year-old girl and took substantial steps to arrange a sexual encounter with the girl, who in reality was an undercover detective. Ian Patrick Horrocks, 46, of...
Paddling on Westtown Lake with the Green Team
WESTTOWN–Despite a rainy forecast, more than sixty people, many of them children, went canoeing at Westtown Lake last Saturday as part of the Legendary Lenape summer family education program. And no rain fell on the lively celebration of Lenape culture. This series of programs is sponsored by a coalition...
What North Penn area school districts are receiving from the 2024-2025 state budget
HARRISBURG — Local school districts are set to receive millions in additional funding following the adoption of the 2024-2025 state budget, with over $1 billion in new K-12 education spending. The budget includes more than $500 million in “adequacy gap” and “tax equity” funding for the state’s most underfunded...
Judah Mintz finishes strong: How did former Syracuse players, CNY products fare in NBA’s Summer League?
SYRACUSE, N.Y. ― Judah Mintz got off to a bit of a slow start with the Philadelphia 76ers in the NBA’s Summer League in Las Vegas. But the former Syracuse University guard finished off strong with double-digit scoring performances in three of the Sixers’ last four games, including an 18-point effort on Sunday.
At this Kensington elementary school, a garden grows for all
School is out for the summer, but Aileene Halligan Cantiello’s classroom in Kensington is full-to-bursting with watermelons and tomatoes, collard greens and black-eyed peas, sunflowers, asters, and a dozen kids. The children showed up for a voluntary harvesting session at Hunter Elementary School’s garden because, as rising sixth grader...
Camden man, found with victim's blood on his sneakers, gets long prison term
CAMDEN — A city man found with his victim's blood on his sneakers has received a 65-year prison term for murder. Corey Malloy, 45, must serve more than 55 years before parole eligibility, according to the Camden County Prosecutor's Office. A jury convicted Malloy in April of killing Nathaniel...
Ensemble Arts, Philadelphia Orchestra partner for Family Discovery Series
Sign up for our Daily Email newsletter to stay up-to-date on the latest local news throughout Philadelphia. Holiday spectaculars and Broadway favorites are back as Ensemble Arts and The Philadelphia Orchestra announce the return of their Family Discovery Series. Now in its ninth year, the series welcomes incredible performances from ‘Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas!’ to ‘Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone’ in concert, presented by The Philadelphia Orchestra.
'Mind-boggling': Woman shoots baby in leg over $100 drug debt, police say
A Philadelphia woman is accused of shooting a 7-month-old baby in the leg over a "$100 narcotics debt," police said. Dominique Billips, 28, was arrested Friday and formally charged with three counts of aggravated assault, reckless endangerment of a person and other offenses, Lt. Dennis Rosenbaum said Saturday during a news conference.
The Phillies have a José Alvarado problem. Here’s (at least) four options to fix it
If Dave Dombrowski’s mission wasn’t clear before the All-Star break, the fog should have lifted in the ninth inning on Friday night. The Phillies needed three outs. José Alvarado got them one. A one-run lead became a one-run loss. The end of the world? No. Unless the red flags go unheeded.
Camden Man Gets 65 Years for Nathaniel Perry Murder
CAMDEN – Corey James Malloy, 45, was sentenced to 65 years in New Jersey State Prison on July 19 for the 2019 murder of Nathaniel Perry, 57, of Camden, by knocking him unconscious and repeatedly kicking him in the head, according to the Camden County Prosecutor's Office. The Camden...
On Admiral Wilson Boulevard, a colorful look at East Camden
CAMDEN — The walls can't talk but they do tell a story at a building here. A recently completed mural presents the story of East Camden on donated space at the headquarters of Bush Refrigeration on Admiral Wilson Boulevard. The images of people and places reflect a neighborhood that's...
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