Man fatally shot by police in West Philadelphia
Philadelphia police shot and killed a man on the 5400 block of Webster Street in the city's Cobbs Creek neighborhood Tuesday morning.
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Philadelphia police shot and killed a man on the 5400 block of Webster Street in the city's Cobbs Creek neighborhood Tuesday morning.
A man was fatally shot by Philadelphia Police in the city's Cobbs Creek section Tuesday. Deputy Commissioner Frank Vanore said officers were responding to a radio call about a person with a weapon when they encountered an armed man sitting on a front porch. Vanore said there was a "confrontation," and while he couldn't confirm who shot first, he said investigators believe the man fired the first shots.
A shooting in Philadelphia's Cobbs Creek neighborhood Monday night has left two people dead and three others injured, police said.
Police are looking for surveillance cameras and witnesses to learn more about what happened in a quintuple shooting at 60th and Delancey streets Monday night. Ray Strickland reports.
The deadly shooting happened at the intersection of 60th and Delancey streets at around 8:40 p.m. in Cobbs Creek.
Mayor Cherelle Parker's administration says the money will be used to restore the golf course and create 25 acres of wetlands and plant more than 49,000 trees.
A Philadelphia police officer and a driver were both taken to hospitals after they were involved in a crash 53rd and Chestnut streets.
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A man has died following a hit-and-run crash in the Cobbs Creek section of Philadelphia late Friday night, police say.
There’s a search in West Philadelphia for a driver who police say is behind a deadly hit-and-run in Cobbs Creek. Ray Strickland talked to neighbors who said they tried to help the victim shortly after the crash.
A man has died following a crash in the Cobbs Creek section of Philadelphia late Friday night, police say. The crash happened a little after 11 p.m. at the intersection of South 57th and Chestnut streets.
Police said an 11-month-old baby is in extremely critical condition after falling out of a second-story window of a West Philly home.
A deadly double shooting in Philadelphia's Cobbs Creek neighborhood is under investigation. Police say just before 1 a.m. Friday, a shooter walked up to a car on Market Street and fired 16 times at the people inside.
A security guard is in critical condition and one man is in custody after a shooting in the Cobbs Creek neighborhood in West Philly. It happened just before midnight in front of the Walnut Park Plaza Apartments. When police arrived, they found the apartment security guard suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Police said they arrested a tenant who was hiding in the bushes nearby.
Forty years after the MOVE bombing on Osage Avenue in Philadelphia, members of the community gathered at the site to remember the victims. On May 13, 1985, Philadelphia police dropped a bomb on a rowhome in Cobbs Creek. The resulting fire was allowed to burn and spread to dozens of other homes, killing 11 people, including five children.
Four decades after the MOVE bombing in Philadelphia, advocates say the city hasn't done enough to remember the victims and make things right. On May 13, 1985, Philadelphia police dropped a bomb on a rowhome. The resulting fire was allowed to burn and spread to dozens of other homes, killing 11 people, including five children.
Thirteen-time PGA Tour winner Jordan Spieth spent part of Monday at the Cobbs Creek Golf Course in West Philadelphia mentoring students on a brand-new junior golf putting green that he donated through his nonprofit, the Jordan Spieth Family Foundation, totaling $250,000.
The TGR Learning Lab at Cobbs Creek Golf Course will enhance education access to students in Philadelphia and much more.
Tiger Woods is opening his second TGR Learning Lab, a golf education center, at Cobbs Creek Golf Course in West Philadelphia.
Police say a homeowner shot and killed an intruder in West Philadelphia. The shooting happened just after 11 p.m. on Monday, inside a home along Cobbs Creek Parkway. We're told the homeowners, a couple in their 60s, first noticed the alleged trespasser on their doorbell camera. One of them shot that intruder after they tried to break in through the front door.
Before Cherelle Parker's town hall, City Council met with Sixers officials for the final scheduled hearing on the controversial project.
Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker and her staff addressed community members inside the Church of Christian Compassion in Cobbs Creek for the second of several planned town halls about the proposed agreement for a Sixers downtown arena.
Police have identified the suspect killed in a shooting involving three officers in West Philly Sunday night. Investigators say 47-year-old Jonathan Corbin was in a pickup truck pointing a weapon at two people at 54th and Chancellor. An officer opened fire but Corbin drove off and led police on a pursuit that ended at 52nd and Woodland. He died at the hospital.
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A 16-year-old boy was shot near the intersection of Broad Street and West Lehigh Avenue in North Philadelphia on Friday afternoon.
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The city of Chester is honoring Grammy Award-winning R&B artist Avery*Sunshine during an emotional homecoming ceremony.
A 16-year-old boy was shot near the intersection of Broad Street and West Lehigh Avenue in North Philadelphia on Friday afternoon.
The Eagles are acquiring Dontayvion Wicks in a trade with the Green Bay Packers, according to multiple reports.
Months after a propane explosion, Refuge Nation Church in Bear, Delaware, will welcome members back this weekend.
The city of Chester is honoring Grammy Award-winning R&B artist Avery*Sunshine during an emotional homecoming ceremony.
A 16-year-old boy was shot near the intersection of Broad Street and West Lehigh Avenue in North Philadelphia on Friday afternoon.
Police say a man was shot in the head in Philadelphia's Point Breeze neighborhood Friday afternoon.
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Months after a propane explosion, Refuge Nation Church in Bear, Delaware, will welcome members back this weekend.
A 17-year-old girl was taken to the hospital after she was shot on North Walnut Street in Wilmington, police said.
A meteor spotted across multiple states Tuesday afternoon traveled more than 100 miles before disintegrating, NASA said.
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Ariana Ugarte is among about 500 children who have had kidney transplants at St. Christopher's Hospital for Children in Philadelphia.
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The Franklin Mall in Northeast Philadelphia is set to reopen Friday after being because of a fire, a spokesperson said.
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The city of Chester is honoring Grammy Award-winning R&B artist Avery*Sunshine during an emotional homecoming ceremony.
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Natasha Brown reports.
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An innocent 20-year-old woman was shot and killed earlier this week while picking up food in West Philly. Investigators have identified two of the four suspects and are asking for the public's help tracking them down. Joe Holden has the latest from the victim's family.
More than five months after a propane explosion, Refuge Nation Church in Bear, Delaware, has been put back together, repairs have been completed and the church is reopening its doors and officially welcoming members back this weekend.
The accident happened Friday at the Burger King on Welsh Road in Northeast Philadelphia. It's unclear if the driver or anyone inside the restaurant was injured or what caused the crash.