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John McNesby is resigning as president of Philadelphia’s Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 5, he announced on Friday. McNesby’s last day will be Nov. 10. He is taking a government job with the state of Pennsylvania. Top Featured Tags: – Philadelphia News Press Release Distribution Service

Six people were sent to the hospital after a motorist crashed into several parked cars in the Norris Square section of North Philadelphia early Sunday, police said. Top Featured Tags: – Philadelphia News Press Release Distribution Service

A black bear first spotted in the Plymouth Meeting Mall parking lot in Montgomery County on Thursday morning has been caught, Plymouth Township police said. The Pennsylvania Game Commission will relocate the animal. Top Featured Tags: – Philadelphia News Press Release Distribution Service

IF SEPTA workers go on strike next week, the School District of Philadelphia will relax its attendance requirements and may eventually switch to virtual learning, Superintendent Tony Watlington Sr. said Friday. The district does not have the means to provide transportation to the 55,000 students that a strike would impact, he said. Top Featured Tags:…

I was conflicted last year when I hit the student-athlete alumni tent. I felt like female voices in the athletic community weren’t a priority for the University of Pennsylvania. I put that disappointment to the side and went anyway. I wanted to take my husband and football-loving kids to a game with my lifelong friends…

SEPTA workers may strike on Wednesday, Nov. 1 if they have not secured a new contract. A work stoppage would shut down the Broad Street and Market-Frankford subway lines and bus and trolley routes that run through the city. Regional Rail, the Norristown High Speed Line and suburban buses and trolley would still operate. But…

Muslim and Arab communities in Philadelphia describe an increase in Islamophobic harassment since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war on Oct. 7. Mosques are seeking grants to improve security. Children report being called bombers and terrorists. And police are investigating an act of vandalism at the United Muslim Islamic Center in Point Breeze. Top Featured…

High mortgage rates and high home prices have dragged down sales activity in the U.S. housing market to a pace not seen since the years after the 2008 recession and housing bust. Top Featured Tags: – Philadelphia News Press Release Distribution Service

Two men were shot to death at close range in the Hunting Park section of North Philadelphia early Wednesday morning, police said. The men, ages 42 and 35, each were shot in the head, torso and chest near the intersection of Pike and Reese streets. Top Featured Tags: – Philadelphia News Press Release Distribution Service

Former Doylestown Hospital medical staff director Norma Galagarza, 68, of Chalfont, has been charged with stealing more than $600,000 from a charity fund, Bucks County prosecutors said. Galagarza allegedly embezzled the money from a fund that helped the community and employees in need. She used the money to cover personal expenses for more than a…

Former Philadelphia police officer Mark Dial will stand trial for murder and related charges for fatally shooting Eddie Irizarry during a traffic stop in Kensington on Aug. 14, 2023. A judge reinstated all charges against Dial on Wednesday, one month after another judge dismissed them. Top Featured Tags: – Philadelphia News Press Release Distribution Service

The funeral for Philadelphia police officer Richard Mendez takes place Tuesday at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Center City. Mendez was killed Oct. 12 after he and Officer Raul Ortiz responded to people breaking into cars at a Philadelphia International Airport parking garage. Top Featured Tags: – Philadelphia News Press Release…

Panera Bread’s highly caffeinated Charged Lemonade drink contributed to the death of 21-year-old University of Pennsylvania student Sarah Katz, her family claims in a wrongful death lawsuit. Katz drank the beverage on Sept. 10, 2022 and went into cardiac arrest hours later. She had a condition that made her heart vulnerable to high amounts of…

A federal lawsuit claims Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, designed its social media platforms to be addictive for children and teenagers. Forty-one states have joined lawsuits alleging Meta deliberately misled the public about the mental health dangers its products posed to young people, downplaying its own internal research in order to prioritize…

Three people died after a tanker truck carrying jet fuel crashed into two cars on the Northeast Extension of the Pa. Turnpike on Saturday, sparking a fire and shutting down traffic for several hours. Top Featured Tags: – Philadelphia News Press Release Distribution Service

SEPTA’s Regional Rail Lines are susceptible to delays at the this time of year, caused by leaves that have fallen on train tracks. The leaves are crushed by passing trains resulting in the rails becoming slippery. SEPTA will dispatch cleaning crews overnight beginning next week to powerwash the rails. Top Featured Tags: – Philadelphia News…

Dayron Burney-Thorn, the fifth and final suspected gunmen in last fall’s fatal shooting outside Roxborough High School, was arrested on Monday by police and U.S. Marshals in Philadelphia’s Germantown neighborhood, according to authorities. Burney-Thorn had been on the run in the year following the Sept. 27, 2022, shooting that claimed the life of 14-year-old Nicolas…

The Upper Merion Police Department is currently searching for suspects following reports of a targeted shooting at King of Prussia Mall’s parking lot. During a sneaker sale, a victim with a valid carry license discharged his own handgun after a suspect threatened him with a firearm, prompting the assailants to flee the scene. Top Featured…

Philadelphia police arrested 30-year-old Michael Henry for allegedly raping two women at gunpoint in the Kingsessing section of the city last weekend. He will be charged with rape and robbery for the assaults, one of which occurred while a woman was stopped at a traffic light. Top Featured Tags: – Philadelphia News Press Release Distribution…

A graffiti tag saying “Jews R Nazis” found on a vacant building next to a Jewish fraternity house at the University of Pennsylvania is being investigated by campus police as a potential hate crime. Top Featured Tags: – Philadelphia News Press Release Distribution Service

In today’s financial landscape, where interest rates are on the rise, investors are presented with an opportunity to make more money on their investments. Top Featured Tags: – Philadelphia News Press Release Distribution Service

The funeral for Philadelphia police officer Richard Mendez, who was fatally shot on duty, will be held Tuesday, Oct. 12 at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Center City. Words of remembrance will begin at 11:30 a.m. and followed by a Mass at noon. A public viewing is slated for Monday, Oct.…