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People sitting in the audience during a town hall meeting.
Politics & Policy

Cheltenham to begin interviews for next police chief and kick off search for township manager

The Cheltenham Township Board of Commissioners expects to hire a new police chief sometime around July.

3 months ago

ICE agents standing and talking at the Philadelphia airport.
Courts & Law

TSA union leaders, city officials call for ICE to depart from the Philadelphia airport

City Council will soon consider legislation that would further regulate ICE’s activities in Philadelphia, though Mayor Parker remains tight-lipped on the issue.

3 months ago

A Delmar, Delaware police vehicle
Courts & Law

‘Not above the law’: Delaware cop’s alleged sexual misconduct with 2 women revealed in court records that left his chief ‘speechless’

Delmar police officer Darrell T. Powell Jr. is accused of unlawful sexual contact after he investigated shoplifting cases at the stores where the women worked.

3 months ago

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A masked Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent holds a baton
Politics & Policy

New Jersey passes bills to prevent ICE, police officers from wearing masks on duty

The bills come on the heels of ICE agents being deployed to airports across the country while TSA employees continue going unpaid.

3 months ago

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ICE agents at Philadelphia Airport
Politics & Policy

‘ICE, play nice’: Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner warns ICE agents deployed to airport amid government shutdown

Unmasked agents were observed standing near entrances to security check-in lines at Philadelphia International Airport on Tuesday.

3 months ago

Listen 0:57
Two officers wearing Sheriff vests stand with their backs to the camera
Courts & Law

Man fatally shoots wife and her parents before killing himself in Ocean County, N.J.

Police say three children were unharmed and are with the Department of Child Protection and Permanency.

4 months ago

Authorities are seen responding to the fatal shooting of a state trooper in West Caln Township, Chester County
Courts & Law

Pennsylvania state trooper fatally shot during traffic stop in Chester County

Gov. Josh Shapiro ordered flags to fly at half-staff on all state property to honor Pennsylvania State Police Cpl. Timothy O’Connor.

4 months ago

In a video screengrab, Quakertown police officers are seen arresting someone outside Sunday’s Deli & Restaurant, where students had gathered to protest ICE on Feb. 20, 2026.
Courts & Law

Lawyers say Quakertown student protesters did not know a man who joined scrum was the police chief

The attorneys said the students from Quakertown Community High School who were demonstrating against immigration enforcement policies acted in self-defense.

4 months ago

Scammers and fraudsters have found numerous ways to convince us they're real. So, how do you make sure not to fall victim to scams?
Studio 2
Money

Inside the $16B scam industry (REPRISE)

Why are you getting so many alarming calls and texts from unknown numbers? How can you tell who is really your bank calling and who is a fraudster?

Air Date: February 25, 2026 1:00 pm

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In a video screengrab, Quakertown police officers are seen arresting someone outside Sunday’s Deli & Restaurant, where students had gathered to protest ICE on Feb. 20, 2026.
Courts & Law

Residents demand Quakertown police chief resign after students ‘choked’ and ‘tackled’ during ICE protest

Video showed Scott McElree wrestling a student to the ground following a school walkout.

4 months ago

Quakertown police officers are seen Friday morning in this image taken from video arresting someone outside Sunday’s Deli & Restaurant, where students had gathered to protest against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Community

ACLU of Pa. accuses Quakertown police chief of acting as a ‘counter-protester’ during student arrests

The civil rights organization has reached out to student demonstrators following the Feb. 20 incident at Quakertown Community High School in Bucks County.

4 months ago

A structure says
Politics & Policy

Upper Darby Council limits local law enforcement collaboration with ICE

The legislation comes after Upper Darby resident Parady La died in ICE custody in January.

4 months ago

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Guadalupe Lopez speaks at a rally
Community

‘Traumatized’ Montgomery County family demands probe after ICE raid in Lower Providence

Family members of Jose Manuel Cordova Lopez, who was detained in Lower Providence Township on Monday, are demanding accountability.

5 months ago

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the back of A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer
Politics & Policy

New Jersey residents can upload videos of ICE activity to a new state portal

Gov. Mikie Sherrill has also signed an executive order that prohibits ICE agents from operating on state property.

5 months ago

Listen 0:57
The scene at an ICE raid in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Community

‘Brutal’ and ‘cruel’ ICE raid in Lower Providence sparks outrage from Montco elected officials

A Lower Providence Township supervisor at the scene of the raid Monday said she saw “children crying, a family in shock and a home destroyed after agents broke down the door.”

5 months ago

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