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PHILADELPHIA, PA — Drivers in Northeast Philadelphia should prepare for nearly three weeks of overnight detours as PennDOT closes a section of Tacony Street for overhead bridge construction tied to …
Nightly Tacony Street Closure Could Disrupt Philadelphia Traffic Read More
NEW CASTLE, PA — Pennsylvania is launching a pilot program in four counties, including Chester County, aimed at reducing fatal overdoses among older adults as overdose deaths in that age …
Pennsylvania Launches Overdose Prevention Pilot for Older Adults Read More
WILMINGTON, DE — Wilmington Police have identified the man who died in an officer-involved shooting Wednesday night as 19-year-old Kadir Skinner of Wilmington. According to police, officers on patrol in …
Wilmington Police Identify Man Killed in Officer-Involved Shooting Read More
MANHEIM TWP, PA — Motorists traveling southbound on Route 222 in Lancaster County should prepare for overnight delays as PennDOT crews install new overhead sign structures as part of the …
Overnight Route 222 Stops Could Catch Drivers by Surprise Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — With utility shutoffs reaching record levels and energy costs continuing to rise, Lt. Gov. Austin Davis on Wednesday convened utility industry experts to highlight the Shapiro administration’s …
Pennsylvania Targets Utility Profits as Shutoffs Hit Record Highs Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — A Lawrence County personal care home administrator was sentenced Wednesday to up to three years in prison after a jury convicted her of neglect that led to …
Pennsylvania Care Home Administrator Sentenced in Fatal Neglect Case Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — Philadelphia police are asking for the public’s help identifying a man believed to have information about a double homicide that occurred in North Philadelphia last month. According …
Who Is This Man? Police Seek Clues in Double Homicide Read More
WEST CHESTER, PA — A fire in a crawl space beneath the kitchen of D-K Diner in West Chester prompted health officials to order the restaurant closed Wednesday until damage …
Fire Forces Closure of West Chester Diner as Health Officials Order Cleanup Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — Eight people have been charged in Pennsylvania in connection with separate alleged Medicaid fraud schemes that investigators say caused more than $260,000 in losses, Attorney General Dave …
Eight Charged in Pennsylvania Medicaid Fraud Crackdown Read More
OXFORD, PA — Police are asking for the public’s help identifying a man accused of stealing a cart full of groceries from an Oxford supermarket last month. According to the …
Who Pushed a Cart of Groceries Out of an Oxford Store? Read More