Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
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One Killed, One Badly Injured In West Philly Shooting: Police One Killed, One Badly Injured In West Philly Shooting: Police One Killed, One Badly Injured In West Philly Shooting: Police
One Killed, One Badly Injured In West Philly Shooting: Police One man was gunned down and another is in critical condition after gunfire rang out in a West Philadelphia neighborhood late on Wednesday, authorities say.  Police were dispatched to the 3900 block of Folsom Street in Mantua just after 9:45 p.m. on Feb. 15, the department told Daily Voice. Officers arrived to find two male victims with gunshot wounds, they said.  One victim, a 22-year-old, was shot multiple times in the chest, police said. Authorities took him to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center on North 39th Street, where he was pronounced dead at about 10:15 p.m., they wrote. Hi…

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by Mac Bullock
Bristol, PA
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West Philly Rowhome Fire Displaces 3 West Philly Rowhome Fire Displaces 3 West Philly Rowhome Fire Displaces 3
West Philly Rowhome Fire Displaces 3 A two-alarm blaze at a West Philadelphia rowhome left three people and one pet displaced on Sunday, Jan. 22, fire officials announced.  The blaze began at about 10 p.m. on the 5600 block of Pemberton Street in the city's Cobbs Creek neighborhood. Firefighters battled flames for over an hour before the inferno was brought under control, the department said.  PFD members rescued, treated and transported one person from this 2-alarm fire, which took more than an hour to place under control Sunday night in Cobbs Creek. At least three people and a pet have been displaced. Many thanks to our …

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by Mac Bullock
Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
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Community Rallies For Philly Deli Nearly Destroyed By Car Crash Community Rallies For Philly Deli Nearly Destroyed By Car Crash Community Rallies For Philly Deli Nearly Destroyed By Car Crash
Community Rallies For Philly Deli Nearly Destroyed By Car Crash Lee's Deli in west Philadelphia had been a fixture of Cedar Park since opening its doors in 1993.  But a stolen U-Haul truck barreled through the deli's front facade on Sunday, Nov. 20, putting the local eatery's future in doubt, according to its owners.  "If you can imagine what a large U-Haul truck traveling at over 90 miles per hour would do if it entered a Wawa, you'll get an idea of what happened at Lee's Deli," wrote owner Scott Lee on GoFundMe. The truck did so much damage that "it destroyed nearly everything inside and outside" the deli, he added.  Still, Lee said, friends and we…

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by Mac Bullock
Bristol, PA
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Two Children, Adult Hospitalized In Philadelphia Hit-Run Crash With Pickup: Report Two Children, Adult Hospitalized In Philadelphia Hit-Run Crash With Pickup: Report Two Children, Adult Hospitalized In Philadelphia Hit-Run Crash With Pickup: Report
Two Children, Adult Hospitalized In Philadelphia Hit-Run Crash With Pickup: Report Two children and one adult were hospitalized after a pickup truck struck them and fled the scene in West Philadelphia on Friday, Sept. 1, 6abc reports. A 3-year-old girl, 5-year-old girl, and 43-year-old man were hit near 55th Street and Vine Street around noon, the outlet says. The 5-year-old girl was in critical condition, while the other two victims were in stable condition, according to the outlet. No arrests have been made. Click here for more from 6abc.

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by Nicole Acosta
Bristol, PA
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Philly Home Storing 154 Jugs Of Gasoline Erupts In Flames: Report Philly Home Storing 154 Jugs Of Gasoline Erupts In Flames: Report Philly Home Storing 154 Jugs Of Gasoline Erupts In Flames: Report
Philly Home Storing 154 Jugs Of Gasoline Erupts In Flames: Report A fire broke out Monday, Aug. 1 at a West Philadelphia home where 154 jugs of gasoline were stored, 6abc reports. Firefighters were called to the blaze on the 100 block of North 59th Street around 8 p.m., the outlet says. Crews battled the fire until around 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 2. No injuries were reported and a 37-year-old man who used to live in the home was taken in for questioning, according to the outlet. Click here for more from 6abc.

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by Nicole Acosta
Bristol, PA
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Woman Killed, 2 Hurt In SEPTA Bus Crash: Philly Police Woman Killed, 2 Hurt In SEPTA Bus Crash: Philly Police Woman Killed, 2 Hurt In SEPTA Bus Crash: Philly Police
Woman Killed, 2 Hurt In SEPTA Bus Crash: Philly Police A woman was killed and two others were hurt in a crash involving a BMW and a SEPTA bus in West Philadelphia over the holiday weekend, authorities said. The 48-year-old woman was driving her sedan around 8:30 a.m. Sunday when she rear-ended a SEPTA bus stopped at a red light on the 7400 block of Brookhaven Road, according to Philadelphia police. The woman, who has not been identified, was pronounced dead nearly two hours later at Lankenau Hospital in Wynnewood, police said in a statement. A 66-year-old bus driver and a 35-year-old bus passenger were both injured and taken to the same hospit…

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by Nicole Acosta
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
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NJ Woman Plows Into 4 First Responders, Killing Firefighter At Scene Of I-76 DUI Crash NJ Woman Plows Into 4 First Responders, Killing Firefighter At Scene Of I-76 DUI Crash NJ Woman Plows Into 4 First Responders, Killing Firefighter At Scene Of I-76 DUI Crash
NJ Woman Plows Into 4 First Responders, Killing Firefighter At Scene Of I-76 DUI Crash A firefighter was killed and three other first responders injured when a New Jersey woman plowed into them at the scene of a DUI crash on Interstate 76 in Pennsylvania early Saturday morning. Troopers and firefighters were at the scene of a crash involving a 2017 Chevrolet Malibu and 2017 Nissan Altima in the right shoulder of the westbound side around 3:05 a.m., PSP Trooper William Butler said. That's when a Jeep Grand Cherokee driven by Jacquelyn Walker, of Pemberton, drove up the right shoulder hitting a state trooper, the Altima and three firefighters from Belmont Hills and Gladwyne fi…

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by Cecilia Levine
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
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NJ Woman Plows Into First Responders Killing Firefighter At Scene Of I-76 DUI Crash NJ Woman Plows Into First Responders Killing Firefighter At Scene Of I-76 DUI Crash NJ Woman Plows Into First Responders Killing Firefighter At Scene Of I-76 DUI Crash
NJ Woman Plows Into First Responders Killing Firefighter At Scene Of I-76 DUI Crash A South Jersey woman plowed her Jeep into three first responders at the scene of a DUI crash on Interstate 76 in Pennsylvania Saturday morning, killing one firefighter and injuring two others and a state trooper, authorities said. Troopers and firefighters were at the scene of a crash involving a 2017 Chevrolet Malibu and 2017 Nissan Altima in the right shoulder of the westbound side around 3:05 a.m., PSP Trooper William Butler said. That's when a Jeep Grand Cherokee driven by Jacquelyn Walker, of Pemberton, drove up the right shoulder hitting a state trooper, the Altima and three firefigh…

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by Jon Craig
Bristol, PA
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Philadelphia Girl, 6, Shot Playing Outside Philadelphia Girl, 6, Shot Playing Outside Philadelphia Girl, 6, Shot Playing Outside
Philadelphia Girl, 6, Shot Playing Outside A 6-year-old girl was shot while playing outside with her friends in Philadelphia Monday afternoon, authorities said. A group of young males ran toward the kids playing on the 300 block of Wyalusing Avenue in the Mantua section of West Philadelphia when shots were fired, Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw said. The girl's parents were reportedly sitting in a car nearby. The girl was shot in her leg and some of the bullets hit the windshield of a vehicle, Outlaw said. No arrests had been made as of Tuesday.

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by Cecilia Levine
Bristol, PA
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Philadelphia Man Charged With Kidnapping, Robbery Of Postal Workers Using Replica Handgun Philadelphia Man Charged With Kidnapping, Robbery Of Postal Workers Using Replica Handgun Philadelphia Man Charged With Kidnapping, Robbery Of Postal Workers Using Replica Handgun
Philadelphia Man Charged With Kidnapping, Robbery Of Postal Workers Using Replica Handgun A Philadelphia man was arrested after he robbed and kidnapped postal workers with a replica handgun as they were delivering parcels in West Philadelphia, authorities announced. The indictment alleges that James Chandler, 54, forced the workers into their postal trucks and stole packages on Jan. 11 and Feb. 4, according to Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams. Chandler is also accused to have forced a postal worker at gunpoint to drive him for several blocks in her postal truck before fleeing on foot during the Feb. 4 incident, Williams said. “Target…

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by Nicole Acosta
Bristol, PA
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West Philadelphia Lowe's Arsonist Indicted For Blaze Set During BLM Protests West Philadelphia Lowe's Arsonist Indicted For Blaze Set During BLM Protests West Philadelphia Lowe's Arsonist Indicted For Blaze Set During BLM Protests
West Philadelphia Lowe's Arsonist Indicted For Blaze Set During BLM Protests A man accused of torching West Philadelphia Lowe's during last May's widespread Black Lives Matter protests has been indicted on federal arson charges, authorities announced. The indictment alleges that Derrick Weatherbe, 29, of Philadelphia, damaged and destroyed the Lowe’s Home Improvement store on North 50th Street on May 31, 2020, according to Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams. The incident occurred following a series of nationwide protests in response to the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Surveillance tapes showed a man with distin…

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by Nicole Acosta
Bristol, PA
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West Philadelphia Doc, 80, Charged In Patient's Cocaine, Oxy Overdose Death West Philadelphia Doc, 80, Charged In Patient's Cocaine, Oxy Overdose Death West Philadelphia Doc, 80, Charged In Patient's Cocaine, Oxy Overdose Death
West Philadelphia Doc, 80, Charged In Patient's Cocaine, Oxy Overdose Death A West Philadelphia doctor is facing involuntary manslaughter charges after he prescribed his patient a combination of opioids that resulted in an accidental overdose of cocaine, oxycodone, and morphine, authorities announced Wednesday. An investigation showed that Dr. Walter Wrenn, 80, fabricated the patient’s diagnosis in order for Keystone First to approve filling the prescribed medications, Attorney General Josh Shapiro said. The patient’s opioid prescriptions far exceeded the recommended 90 milligrams per day, Shapiro said. On Keystone First’s authorization form, Dr. Wrenn s…

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by Nicole Acosta