Crime
Philadelphia police launch campaign to stop ‘high-tech’ carjackings
Police say more criminals are targeting vehicles using keyless entry or key fobs.
3 months ago
Listen 0:46Gary Busey sentenced for criminal sexual contact in Cherry Hill
The actor was sentenced to two years of probation and ordered to pay fines following a criminal sexual contact case stemming from a South Jersey horror film convention.
4 months ago
Matthew James Ruth, 24, opened fire on officers from inside his ex-girlfriend's rural Pennsylvania house. He is accused of stalking her, according to officials.
4 months ago
Man convicted for building explosives, plotting to attack multiple locations in Philadelphia region
The 19-year-old, who was 17 when he was arrested, was found guilty of plotting to attack Philly's Pride parade, nuclear power plants and other targets.
4 months ago
A timeline of Charlie Kirk’s assassination and the arrest of a suspect
Authorities in Utah will seek the death penalty against a 22-year-old man charged in the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk on a college campus.
4 months ago
Studio 2 Extra: Pulitzer Prize and Emmy-winning journalist Trymaine Lee
Trymaine Lee reflects on his book, childhood trauma and systemic violence in Black communities, emphasizing empathy, understanding and hope for healing and change.
Air Date: September 12, 2025 12:00 pm
Listen 19:16Princeton doctoral student kidnapped in Iraq has been freed. ‘We both started sobbing,’ sister says
Elizabeth Tsurkov, who was kidnapped in 2023 while doing research, was freed Tuesday and turned over to the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad following more than 900 days in captivity.
4 months ago
Justin Smith received a four-year prison sentence for one felony count. State police said many videos showed girls being forcibly raped.
4 months ago
Politics of policing: Trump deploys National Guard to 'blue' cities
Supporters of President Trump point to the fact that crime in D.C. has decreased since troops arrived in August compared to the same period in '24, according to data from MPD.
Air Date: September 3, 2025 12:00 pm
Listen 51:13Dwayne Fountain personally mixed the ultra-deadly opioid to make concoctions with cocaine and other drugs, then reformed them into bricks.
4 months ago
Listen 1:51Stacy Garrity did not push back against the comments made by Bob Cordaro, but has denounced the attack in the past.
4 months ago
Bicyclist killed in hit-and-run in Fairmount Park, car seized by police
Investigators are looking into the death of a bicyclist in Fairmount Park on Tuesday. No arrests have been made.
4 months ago
Swatting group ‘likely responsible’ for campus shooter hoaxes at Villanova and others: Report
Analysts believe it's very likely a swatting group made false emergency reports targeting at least 10 universities, including Villanova.
4 months ago
Chester city homicides fall 85% this summer
Reported instances of both nonviolent and violent crime are down in Delaware County’s only city during the summer of 2025.
4 months ago
Listen 0:46The suspects are accused of robbing four trucks from late June to mid-August in Philadelphia and Cheltenham.
4 months ago
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