Finger Pointing Over Train Derailment Response
An official stands by derailed freight train tank cars in Paulsboro, N.J., Friday, Nov. 30, 2012. People in three southern New Jersey towns were told Friday to stay inside after a freight train...
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Pa. Native Remembered at Ariz. Firefighters Memorial
Firefighters honored 19 colleagues including a Pennsylvania native during a memorial service Tuesday that included a standing ovation -- both inside and outside the building -- for the lone surviving...
View ArticleFormer United Way Official Faces Theft Charges
Police in say the former finance director of the Centre County United Way faces charges for using the nonprofit's credit card to pay for $17,000 in personal expenses. The Centre Daily Times reports...
View ArticleMan Allegedly Tried to Kill Mom Over Drug Money
A woman has been jailed on charges that he threatened to kill his mother and rammed her car with his because she refused to give him money to buy drugs. Online court records don't list an attorney for...
View ArticleTeens Arrested for Stealing Giant Flag on July 4th
On a day when Americans pay tribute to the red, white and blue, police in Barnegat, N.J. were investigating a Fourth of July flag theft. Investigators were called out to the Barnegat Municipal Dock at...
View ArticleDay 2 of Paulsboro Train Derailment Hearing
The National Transportation Safety Board shifted its focus to the decision to 'shelter and place,' rather than evacuate following the train derailment that leaked toxic fumes of vinyl chloride into the...
View ArticleCourt Hearing for Teen Charged in Girlfriend's Murder
A teenager who confessed to murdering his girlfriend during a break-up waived his preliminary hearing today. Pennsylvania State Police say 16-year-old Tristan Stahley stabbed 17-year-old Julianne...
View ArticleGlass Falls 12 Stories Onto Center City Street
A pane of glass came crashing down from a Center City high-rise this morning leaving two people hospitalized. One of the those people is the man who claims he accidentally caused the window to break....
View ArticleAnti-Bullying Guide a First for Montgomery County
Montgomery County has a task force that has spent a year trying to tackle cyberbullying and bullying. According to the task force, it's a growing problem in the area. They've come up with a manual,...
View ArticleRebel Priest Barred From Speaking at Philly Churches
The Archdiocese of Philadelphia has barred local churches from inviting a rebel priest to speak at parishes during his upcoming trip to Philadelphia. Austrian Catholic priest Father Helmut Schuller,...
View ArticleOfficial: Train Derailment Hazmat Team Was Not Prepared
While the National Transportation Safety Board panel hearings on the Paulsboro train derailment came to a close today, the State of New Jersey continues to conduct their own investigation into what...
View ArticleTeacher Accused of Sexually Assaulting 8-Year-Old Girl
Police arrested a local middle school teacher after he allegedly sexually assaulted a young girl over a period of several months. According to a police affidavit, 34-year-old Jared Leimeister...
View ArticleMan Found Dead in Montco Barricade Standoff
Authorities say a standoff with a man inside a southeastern Pennsylvania house ended after police entered and found the subject dead. Police in Montgomery County say officers were sent to the Lower...
View Article1 Dead, 1 Critical After Car Flips Over
One person is dead while another is in the hospital after a car accident in Tabernacle, New Jersey. Police say the car was traveling on Chatsworth and Patty Bowker Road when it overturned and crashed...
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Man Attacks, Tries to Rape Elderly Woman: Police
Eleanor Hayes will never forget the terrifying words. “He said, ‘Take your clothes off, I’m going to rape you.’” The 77-year-old woman was inside her home in Upland around 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday....
View ArticleLocal Jeweler Gives Gift to Robbery Victim
A month after her beloved necklace was snatched during a robbery, a local woman was reminded in a big way that there are still good people in this world. Verna Void, 57, says she was on her way to get...
View ArticleAre The Phillies Deadline Buyers?
Since the season started, many wondered whether or not the Phillies would become sellers if things went south before the All Star break. For the first part of the season, it looked as if Ruben Amaro...
View ArticleDarren Daulton Diagnosed With Brain Cancer
Phillies Hall of Famer Darren Daulton has been diagnosed with brain cancer. This news comes just over a week after Daulton underwent surgery to have two brain tumors removed. Daulton has Glioblastoma,...
View ArticleMan Tries to Prove He's Alive, After Being Declared Dead
A Northeast Philadelphia man says when his social security checks were cut off, he was stunned when the federal government told him the reason why. George Morris had been declared dead. "I think I'm...
View ArticleCustomers Angry Over Dry Cleaner's Sudden Closure
It’s a decades-old Philadelphia dry cleaner that has been around for decades. But it’s abrupt closure has left numerous customers confused at best and outraged at worst. Customers at Fashion Expert Dry...
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