
Crime
Tasha Oliver allegedly abused the girl from 2010 to 2014. After she was arrested last year, law enforcement and district officials said nothing.
3 weeks ago
Listen 1:45Man grabs Philadelphia police officer’s gun outside hospital, shoots him before being fatally shot
The man was driven to a psychiatric hospital in a police van but was not handcuffed because he had agreed to go voluntarily.
3 weeks ago
West Oak Lane tenants say their landlord illegally collected rent for months. Now they’re suing
The class-action complaint calls on Odin Properties to make Bentley Manor safe and repay tenants who unlawfully paid rent.
3 weeks ago
Listen 1:13Police shoot man in Philly’s Point Breeze neighborhood, rifle seen lying in street
Officers confronted the man on the 1600 block of Moore Street after he was seen walking with a rifle. The man is hospitalized in critical condition; no officers were injured.
3 weeks ago
Trial begins for Nadine Menendez, wife of former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez
Menendez was originally scheduled to face trial last year with her husband, but a breast cancer diagnosis led to surgery that forced her trial to be delayed.
3 weeks ago
Delaware K–5 therapist with bogus doctoral degree pleads no contest to raping 5-year-old girl
John Ervin Arnold counseled kids who experienced trauma or had behavioral health issues. His rape arrest came after child disclosed abuse at summer camp.
4 weeks ago
Listen 1:50El jefe Redmon y el capitán Cathell no les dijeron a los oficiales de menor rango que había cientos de turnos de horas extra disponibles. Entonces se apropiaron del dinero.
1 month ago
Philly DA says ‘Big Naddy Gang’ is no more after 3 members sentenced
Three more BNG members entered guilty pleas for murders and related offenses, and could be spending much or all of their remaining lives in prison.
1 month ago
‘Strong enough to kill an elephant’: Delaware fentanyl dealer convicted after state’s biggest bust
Investigators tracked a trail of drugs from a Mexican cartel to Delaware, seizing about 35 pounds of fentanyl, heroin, cocaine, meth and “tranq.”
1 month ago
Listen 1:50Delco district attorney charges Millbourne Borough official with election fraud
DA Jack Stollsteimer alleges Millbourne Borough Vice President Mohammed Nurul Hasan falsely registered people and cast ballots on their behalf in his losing mayoral bid.
1 month ago
Listen 0:479 months after Kensington cleanup, Philly officials offer progress report
Since last May, there’s been a 57% reduction in shootings in Kensington, and police have seized 24,000 grams of fentanyl, according to city officials.
1 month ago
‘These guys weren’t working’: 2 top cops in Bethany Beach, Delaware stole $150,000 in OT pay
Chief Redmon and Capt. Cathell didn’t tell lower-ranking officers that hundreds of overtime shifts were available. Then they stole the money.
1 month ago
Listen 1:46Police looking for suspect in Southwest Philly stable arson that killed 2 horses
Police say a man was caught on surveillance leaving the stables just before the fire started.
2 months ago
5 more arrested in connection with 2024 Eid al-Fitr shooting in West Philadelphia
An additional five suspects have been charged with procuring the guns used in the shooting near the Philadelphia Masjid last April.
2 months ago
Listen 0:56Officer killed after a gunman took hostages at a Pennsylvania hospital
Officials say three staffers at UPMC Memorial Hospital in York and two other officers were shot and wounded in Saturday morning’s attack.
2 months ago