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ROYERSFORD, PA — Royersford police are asking for the public’s help identifying several individuals allegedly involved in the viral “Door Kick Challenge,” which investigators say resulted in damage to private …
Who’s Behind the Viral Door Kick Challenge? Police Want Answers Read More
KENNETT SQUARE, PA — Kennett Square police are seeking a 20-year-old Avondale man after he allegedly failed to appear for a scheduled preliminary hearing in a DUI case, prompting a …
Wanted: DUI Defendant Vanishes Before Court Hearing Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Education has eliminated a federal requirement that states conduct separate civil rights compliance reviews of career and technical education programs, reducing administrative oversight …
Education Department Ends Extra CTE Civil Rights Reviews Read More
BALTIMORE, MD — The Social Security Administration has expanded its online services for disability applicants, adding claim tracking, electronic document submission, and digital access to hearing notices as the agency …
SSA Expands Online Disability Claims Tools to Speed Case Access Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of Veterans Affairs approved $1.2 billion in medical-facility maintenance and modernization projects during the third quarter of fiscal 2026, advancing a record $4.8 billion infrastructure …
VA Commits $1.2 Billion to Medical Facility Upgrades Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Trump administration is tightening fraud-prevention controls across federal benefit programs, citing the five-year prison sentence imposed on a Pennsylvania woman who admitted obtaining more than $1.7 …
Trump Administration Expands FEMA Fraud Controls Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — A Nigerian man was sentenced Friday to five years in federal prison for his role in a money-laundering and wire-fraud scheme tied to the sexual extortion and …
Nigerian Man Gets Five Years in Fatal Sextortion Case Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — A Philadelphia man pleaded guilty Friday to federal wire fraud charges after admitting to stealing more than $322,000 from two affiliated nonprofit organizations where he worked in …
Philadelphia Man Pleads Guilty to $323,000 Fraud Targeting Two Nonprofits Read More
WILMINGTON, DE — A months-long investigation into suspected human trafficking at a Wilmington-area massage business has resulted in felony charges against one woman, misdemeanor charges against two men, and an …
Three Women Rescued in Delaware Human Trafficking Probe Read More
WILMINGTON, DE — A 22-year-old Bear woman was arrested Thursday after allegedly pepper-spraying a client and two family members during a dispute over hair services in Wilmington. According to Delaware …
Who Escalated the Fight? Hair Salon Dispute Triggers Chemical Attack Read More