Crime & JusticeAuthorities arrested 25 people at a cockfight in Delco and rescued 52 live birdsInvestigators interrupted the fight while serving a search warrant at the property.Nick Vadala an hour agoNYC man charged in stabbing outside Margate Wawa over Memorial Day weekendAmy S. Rosenberg 52 minutes agoA Bucks County burglar whom police tracked through his victim’s stolen AirPods was sentenced to state prisonVinny Vella Daughter who stabbed mother to death in West Philadelphia is in custody, police sayJesse Bunch Three years after a 16-year-old was gunned down waiting for a trolley, police said they’ve identified his killersEllie Rushing AdvertisementA Delco man who stabbed an Eagles fan during a fight after the Super Bowl was acquitted of attempted murderJeffery Zimmerman was convicted of simple assault, but spared from the most serious charges he faced in connection with the February 2025 stabbing in Prospect Park.Vinny Vella A former Philadelphia correctional officer has been charged with assaulting an incarcerated man, DA saysThe inmate was also charged in the incident, and pleaded guilty to simple assault last year. Jillian Kramer Andy Kim doesn’t know what’s next for Delaney Hall ICE facility, and that terrifies himSen. Andy Kim said being pepper sprayed outside of the Delaney Hall ICE detention facility in Newark reminded him of how he felt when the Capitol was attacked on Jan. 6, 2021.Aliya Schneider and Jeff Gammage Woman who dumped her boyfriend’s body in a suitcase in Kensington left the man’s remains for weeks and moved him using a rideshare, prosecutors saidProsecutors have accused Liza Ridley, 53, of murdering her boyfriend, 53-year-old Vincent Good. Jesse Bunch Philly abruptly dropped its jail healthcare contractor after more than 3 decadesIt signed a deal with a new provider, CFG Health. Abraham Gutman and Jillian Kramer Teen arrested for killing member of West Philly-based crew the Young Bag Chasers earlier this year, police sayMalik Wilson is expected to be charged with murder in connection with the killing of YBC affiliate Dahviair Autry in March. Ellie Rushing Man charged in cellmate’s death at South Jersey correctional facility The Garden State Youth Correctional Facility holds offenders ages 18 to 30.Ximena Conde 2 fatal shootings reported in Chester, the latest in a spate of violence The fatalities were from separate shootings, one of which left a third individual in critical condition, according to the city’s mayor.Ximena Conde A Pottstown woman has been charged with murder after accidentally shooting her ex, DA saysDenajah Bailey told police she believed a 9mm Glock handgun was unloaded when she pointed it at Xavier Jeffers, according to the affidavit of probable cause for her arrest.Vinny Vella A Delco jury must decide if a stabbing after the Eagles Super Bowl win was attempted murder or self-defenseJeffrey Zimmerman is charged with attempted murder for allegedly stabbing another man during a fight after the Philadelphia Eagles won the Super Bowl last year.Vinny Vella How the Pa. legal system lets attorneys argue against their clients’ shot at freedomWith a chance at freedom, they faced an unexpected obstacle: Their own lawyers.Jenna Miller The leader of the Panthers, an armed Black citizens group, had his gun permit revoked by police. He’s calling the move unconstitutional. Until recently, Paul Birdsong carried a gun during armed patrols throughout the city alongside other members of the Panthers. Now the weapon stays behind.Jesse Bunch They served nearly three decades in prison for murder. Today, a Philadelphia judge overturned their convictions.Marc Brittingham, Rasheed Smith, and Jermal Shuler will be set free after their convictions in the 1997 stabbing death of Essie Mae Thomas were overturned. Jillian Kramer A Delco man was sentenced to decades in prison for his role in the fatal beating of an 18-month-old girlMaurice Davis was sentenced to 24 1/2 to 50 years in prison for aggravated assault, endangering the welfare of a child, and conspiracy to commit third-degree murder in the death of Li'Aziah Thomas.Vinny Vella A longtime Philly judge dying of cancer reflects on her career, the courts under DA Larry Krasner’s tenureCommon Pleas Court Judge Barbara McDermott, 70, retired this year after 17 years on the bench, mostly hearing homicide cases. She spoke about her life and career. Ellie Rushing See more storiesAdvertisement
Authorities arrested 25 people at a cockfight in Delco and rescued 52 live birdsInvestigators interrupted the fight while serving a search warrant at the property.Nick Vadala an hour ago
Authorities arrested 25 people at a cockfight in Delco and rescued 52 live birdsInvestigators interrupted the fight while serving a search warrant at the property.Nick Vadala an hour ago
NYC man charged in stabbing outside Margate Wawa over Memorial Day weekendAmy S. Rosenberg 52 minutes ago
NYC man charged in stabbing outside Margate Wawa over Memorial Day weekendAmy S. Rosenberg 52 minutes ago
A Bucks County burglar whom police tracked through his victim’s stolen AirPods was sentenced to state prisonVinny Vella
A Bucks County burglar whom police tracked through his victim’s stolen AirPods was sentenced to state prisonVinny Vella
Three years after a 16-year-old was gunned down waiting for a trolley, police said they’ve identified his killersEllie Rushing
Three years after a 16-year-old was gunned down waiting for a trolley, police said they’ve identified his killersEllie Rushing
A Delco man who stabbed an Eagles fan during a fight after the Super Bowl was acquitted of attempted murderJeffery Zimmerman was convicted of simple assault, but spared from the most serious charges he faced in connection with the February 2025 stabbing in Prospect Park.Vinny Vella
A Delco man who stabbed an Eagles fan during a fight after the Super Bowl was acquitted of attempted murderJeffery Zimmerman was convicted of simple assault, but spared from the most serious charges he faced in connection with the February 2025 stabbing in Prospect Park.Vinny Vella
A former Philadelphia correctional officer has been charged with assaulting an incarcerated man, DA saysThe inmate was also charged in the incident, and pleaded guilty to simple assault last year. Jillian Kramer
A former Philadelphia correctional officer has been charged with assaulting an incarcerated man, DA saysThe inmate was also charged in the incident, and pleaded guilty to simple assault last year. Jillian Kramer
Andy Kim doesn’t know what’s next for Delaney Hall ICE facility, and that terrifies himSen. Andy Kim said being pepper sprayed outside of the Delaney Hall ICE detention facility in Newark reminded him of how he felt when the Capitol was attacked on Jan. 6, 2021.Aliya Schneider and Jeff Gammage
Andy Kim doesn’t know what’s next for Delaney Hall ICE facility, and that terrifies himSen. Andy Kim said being pepper sprayed outside of the Delaney Hall ICE detention facility in Newark reminded him of how he felt when the Capitol was attacked on Jan. 6, 2021.Aliya Schneider and Jeff Gammage
Woman who dumped her boyfriend’s body in a suitcase in Kensington left the man’s remains for weeks and moved him using a rideshare, prosecutors saidProsecutors have accused Liza Ridley, 53, of murdering her boyfriend, 53-year-old Vincent Good. Jesse Bunch
Woman who dumped her boyfriend’s body in a suitcase in Kensington left the man’s remains for weeks and moved him using a rideshare, prosecutors saidProsecutors have accused Liza Ridley, 53, of murdering her boyfriend, 53-year-old Vincent Good. Jesse Bunch
Philly abruptly dropped its jail healthcare contractor after more than 3 decadesIt signed a deal with a new provider, CFG Health. Abraham Gutman and Jillian Kramer
Philly abruptly dropped its jail healthcare contractor after more than 3 decadesIt signed a deal with a new provider, CFG Health. Abraham Gutman and Jillian Kramer
Teen arrested for killing member of West Philly-based crew the Young Bag Chasers earlier this year, police sayMalik Wilson is expected to be charged with murder in connection with the killing of YBC affiliate Dahviair Autry in March. Ellie Rushing
Teen arrested for killing member of West Philly-based crew the Young Bag Chasers earlier this year, police sayMalik Wilson is expected to be charged with murder in connection with the killing of YBC affiliate Dahviair Autry in March. Ellie Rushing
Man charged in cellmate’s death at South Jersey correctional facility The Garden State Youth Correctional Facility holds offenders ages 18 to 30.Ximena Conde
Man charged in cellmate’s death at South Jersey correctional facility The Garden State Youth Correctional Facility holds offenders ages 18 to 30.Ximena Conde
2 fatal shootings reported in Chester, the latest in a spate of violence The fatalities were from separate shootings, one of which left a third individual in critical condition, according to the city’s mayor.Ximena Conde
2 fatal shootings reported in Chester, the latest in a spate of violence The fatalities were from separate shootings, one of which left a third individual in critical condition, according to the city’s mayor.Ximena Conde
A Pottstown woman has been charged with murder after accidentally shooting her ex, DA saysDenajah Bailey told police she believed a 9mm Glock handgun was unloaded when she pointed it at Xavier Jeffers, according to the affidavit of probable cause for her arrest.Vinny Vella
A Pottstown woman has been charged with murder after accidentally shooting her ex, DA saysDenajah Bailey told police she believed a 9mm Glock handgun was unloaded when she pointed it at Xavier Jeffers, according to the affidavit of probable cause for her arrest.Vinny Vella
A Delco jury must decide if a stabbing after the Eagles Super Bowl win was attempted murder or self-defenseJeffrey Zimmerman is charged with attempted murder for allegedly stabbing another man during a fight after the Philadelphia Eagles won the Super Bowl last year.Vinny Vella
A Delco jury must decide if a stabbing after the Eagles Super Bowl win was attempted murder or self-defenseJeffrey Zimmerman is charged with attempted murder for allegedly stabbing another man during a fight after the Philadelphia Eagles won the Super Bowl last year.Vinny Vella
How the Pa. legal system lets attorneys argue against their clients’ shot at freedomWith a chance at freedom, they faced an unexpected obstacle: Their own lawyers.Jenna Miller
How the Pa. legal system lets attorneys argue against their clients’ shot at freedomWith a chance at freedom, they faced an unexpected obstacle: Their own lawyers.Jenna Miller
The leader of the Panthers, an armed Black citizens group, had his gun permit revoked by police. He’s calling the move unconstitutional. Until recently, Paul Birdsong carried a gun during armed patrols throughout the city alongside other members of the Panthers. Now the weapon stays behind.Jesse Bunch
The leader of the Panthers, an armed Black citizens group, had his gun permit revoked by police. He’s calling the move unconstitutional. Until recently, Paul Birdsong carried a gun during armed patrols throughout the city alongside other members of the Panthers. Now the weapon stays behind.Jesse Bunch
They served nearly three decades in prison for murder. Today, a Philadelphia judge overturned their convictions.Marc Brittingham, Rasheed Smith, and Jermal Shuler will be set free after their convictions in the 1997 stabbing death of Essie Mae Thomas were overturned. Jillian Kramer
They served nearly three decades in prison for murder. Today, a Philadelphia judge overturned their convictions.Marc Brittingham, Rasheed Smith, and Jermal Shuler will be set free after their convictions in the 1997 stabbing death of Essie Mae Thomas were overturned. Jillian Kramer
A Delco man was sentenced to decades in prison for his role in the fatal beating of an 18-month-old girlMaurice Davis was sentenced to 24 1/2 to 50 years in prison for aggravated assault, endangering the welfare of a child, and conspiracy to commit third-degree murder in the death of Li'Aziah Thomas.Vinny Vella
A Delco man was sentenced to decades in prison for his role in the fatal beating of an 18-month-old girlMaurice Davis was sentenced to 24 1/2 to 50 years in prison for aggravated assault, endangering the welfare of a child, and conspiracy to commit third-degree murder in the death of Li'Aziah Thomas.Vinny Vella
A longtime Philly judge dying of cancer reflects on her career, the courts under DA Larry Krasner’s tenureCommon Pleas Court Judge Barbara McDermott, 70, retired this year after 17 years on the bench, mostly hearing homicide cases. She spoke about her life and career. Ellie Rushing
A longtime Philly judge dying of cancer reflects on her career, the courts under DA Larry Krasner’s tenureCommon Pleas Court Judge Barbara McDermott, 70, retired this year after 17 years on the bench, mostly hearing homicide cases. She spoke about her life and career. Ellie Rushing
