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Boaters report close calls with Townsends Inlet Bridge as dangerous conditions persist: "It's terrifying" — CBS Philadelphia
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Boaters report close calls with Townsends Inlet Bridge as dangerous conditions persist: "It's terrifying"

Navigating Townsends Inlet in New Jersey has gotten so tricky that boat captains are reporting close calls with the bridge.Miss Avalon Capt. Brandon Hurd had a close call navigating Saturday through the Townsends Inlet Bridge."It was the closest call in my 10-year career going through that bridge,"...

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Food pantry burns down at South Philly Community Fridge in Point Breeze — PhillyVoice
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Food pantry burns down at South Philly Community Fridge in Point Breeze

South Philadelphia Community Fridge will operate without a pantry in its Point Breeze location for the foreseeable future after a fire destroyed the food storage structure Monday night.

Fire destroys South Philadelphia community pantry, but food mission continues — 6ABC Action News (Philadelphia)
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Fire destroys South Philadelphia community pantry, but food mission continues

A community pantry that provides food to residents in Point Breeze was destroyed by fire overnight, but volunteers say the loss will not stop them from serving the neighborhood.

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Middletown High student arrested for bringing loaded gun to school, police say — 6ABC Action News (Philadelphia)
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Middletown High student arrested for bringing loaded gun to school, police say

A student at Middletown High School in Delaware was arrested Tuesday for allegedly bringing a loaded gun to school.

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Bucks County DA charges alleged serial predator after reported "Valley of Fear" haunted house assault — CBS Philadelphia
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How to watch the SS United States’ final voyage — Billy Penn
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How to watch the SS United States’ final voyage

VFW Post 6393 hosts trunk or treat event to support veterans in the community — 6ABC Action News (Philadelphia)
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VFW Post 6393 hosts trunk or treat event to support veterans in the community

Robberies down, homicides up in Allentown, quarterly report says — NBC10 Philadelphia
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Robberies down, homicides up in Allentown, quarterly report says

Brighter streetlights cut nighttime violence, but only for a while, study finds — Pennsylvania Capital-Star
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Brighter streetlights cut nighttime violence, but only for a while, study finds

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Bucks County DA charges alleged serial predator after reported "Valley of Fear" haunted house assault

Bucks County officials announced charges against an alleged serial sexual predator accused of assaulting a woman at a Halloween attraction and other individuals over a three-week span.The alleged assault happened at Lower Southampton Township's "Valley of Fear" Halloween attraction, Bucks County...

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'Crime Scene Expo' lets students imagine the future as a PA State Trooper — 6ABC Action News (Philadelphia)
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'Crime Scene Expo' lets students imagine the future as a PA State Trooper

Pennsylvania State Troopers help students envision careers on the bomb squad, forensics unit, and more at the 'Crime Scene Expo.'

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Former Chester police officer charged with child sexual abuse material possession — FOX 29 (Philadelphia)
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Former Chester police officer charged with child sexual abuse material possession

Charges have been filed against former Chester Police Officer Leon Paparo following a wide-ranging investigation into unauthorized searches and possession of child sexual abuse material, according to Delaware County District Attorney Tanner Rouse.Investigators began looking into Paparo on April 6,...

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Ex-Chester police officer faces child pornography charges — NBC10 Philadelphia
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Ex-Chester police officer faces child pornography charges

A former Chester police officer faces child pornography charges after he solicited sexual images of minors and used an official search system to look up their personal information, investigators said. Resources for victims of sexual assault are available through the National Sexual Violence...

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Group of 6 men steals 3,000 pounds of frozen crab from tractor-trailer in Philadelphia, police say — CBS Philadelphia
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Group of 6 men steals 3,000 pounds of frozen crab from tractor-trailer in Philadelphia, police say

A tractor-trailer driver hauling frozen snow crab had thousands of pounds of his cargo taken as he slept in his truck in Southwest Philadelphia, police said.Police were called out to the 3400 block of Island Avenue just before 5 a.m. Tuesday and spoke to the truck driver.He told police that he was...

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3K lbs. of crab legs stolen from semi in Southwest Philadelphia cargo heist — 6ABC Action News (Philadelphia)
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3K lbs. of crab legs stolen from semi in Southwest Philadelphia cargo heist

Police are investigating after thieves snagged cases of frozen snow crab in another cargo heist in Southwest Philadelphia.

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Crews battle large barn fire in Lower Alloways Creek Twp., NJ — 6ABC Action News (Philadelphia)
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Crews battle large barn fire in Lower Alloways Creek Twp., NJ

Chopper 6 was overhead where heavy smoke could be seen billowing from the structure.

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2 in custody after suspected road rage shooting near Temple University

2 in custody after suspected road rage shooting near Temple University — NBC10 Philadelphia
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Northbound Route 55 reopens in Franklin Township, New Jersey, after tractor-trailer crash

Northbound Route 55 reopens in Franklin Township, New Jersey, after tractor-trailer crash — CBS Philadelphia
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Ethics questions at PGW, a conversation with self-proclaimed ‘sociopath’ Raymond Horsch, celebrating Philly’s ‘Truth Tellers’

Ethics questions at PGW, a conversation with self-proclaimed ‘sociopath’ Raymond Horsch, celebrating Philly’s ‘Truth Tellers’ — WHYY News
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3,000 pounds of frozen snow crab stolen from tractor trailer in Philadelphia

3,000 pounds of frozen snow crab stolen from tractor trailer in Philadelphia — FOX 29 (Philadelphia)
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Toyota recalls more than 228,000 vehicles over seat back safety concerns

Toyota recalls more than 228,000 vehicles over seat back safety concerns — NBC10 Philadelphia
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Philadelphia Police Oversight leader charged with bribery, intimidation

Philadelphia Police Oversight leader charged with bribery, intimidation — NBC10 Philadelphia
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Supervisor accused of sexually assaulting worker at Halloween attraction

Supervisor accused of sexually assaulting worker at Halloween attraction — NBC10 Philadelphia
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Pennsylvania sex offender accused of sexually assaulting 3 teens

Pennsylvania sex offender accused of sexually assaulting 3 teens — NBC10 Philadelphia
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Woman robbed after pulling over to help disabled vehicle in Philadelphia: police

Woman robbed after pulling over to help disabled vehicle in Philadelphia: police — FOX 29 (Philadelphia)
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Family shares heartbreak as man gets life for murdering women inside hotel

Family shares heartbreak as man gets life for murdering women inside hotel — NBC10 Philadelphia

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Celebrity deaths of 2026: The entertainers and artists we lost this year — FOX 29 Philadelphia
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Celebrity deaths of 2026: The entertainers and artists we lost this year

47 things to do Halloween weekend in Philly, the suburbs and South Jersey — PhillyVoice
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47 things to do Halloween weekend in Philly, the suburbs and South Jersey

Smoke fills sky as fire crews work to extinguish South Jersey barn fire — NBC10 Philadelphia
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Smoke fills sky as fire crews work to extinguish South Jersey barn fire

PAWS to build new Philadelphia headquarters, combining services under one roof — NBC10 Philadelphia
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PAWS to build new Philadelphia headquarters, combining services under one roof

Car slams into Woodland Township home, sparking fire along Route 563 — FOX 29 (Philadelphia)
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Car slams into Woodland Township home, sparking fire along Route 563

71-year-old bicyclist killed in hit-and-run in Voorhees, New Jersey: "He was the greatest guy" — CBS Philadelphia
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71-year-old bicyclist killed in hit-and-run in Voorhees, New Jersey: "He was the greatest guy"

Six Flags Great Adventure adding seat belts to Nitro after fatal fall in Georgia — NBC10 Philadelphia
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Six Flags Great Adventure adding seat belts to Nitro after fatal fall in Georgia

Philadelphia ranks among America's least safe cities. An analyst explains why — NBC10 Philadelphia
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Philadelphia ranks among America's least safe cities. An analyst explains why

3,000 pounds of frozen snow crab stolen from truck in Southwest Philly overnight — NBC10 Philadelphia
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3,000 pounds of frozen snow crab stolen from truck in Southwest Philly overnight