Man killed in high-speed crash into parked cars in Northeast Philadelphia
A man has died following a high speed crash in Philadelphia's Torresdale neighborhood in the early hours of Friday morning.
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A man has died following a high speed crash in Philadelphia's Torresdale neighborhood in the early hours of Friday morning.
Crews were responding to the 9400 block of Frankford Avenue in Philadelphia on Friday morning after a high-speed crash heavily damaged a Kia SUV and killed its driver. Brandon Goldner reports from the scene.
Two suspects tried to rob an armored vehicle in Northeast Philadelphia but ran off when the driver fired several shots. This is at least the sixth armored truck incident in or around the city since June. It happened at a Wawa near the intersection of Frankford and Sheffield in the city's Holmesburg neighborhood. Dan Snyder reports.
Two suspects got away after they attempted to rob a Loomis armored truck at a Northeast Philadelphia Wawa Friday morning, police said. The attempted robbery happened just before 8 a.m. at the Wawa on Frankford Avenue near Meridian Street in the city's Holmesburg neighborhood, police said.
Philadelphia police said a 2012 Nissan Murano was making a left turn into the ShopRite parking lot off Frankford Avenue in the Mayfair neighborhood when the car hit the woman.
Seven people were taken to the hospital after a crash that involved nine vehicles in the Kensington section of Philadelphia Sunday morning, police say.
A landmark diner in Northeast Philadelphia could soon be under new ownership. The Mayfair Diner in the city's Holmesburg neighborhood is officially for sale, according to a recent listing. The iconic 1950's style diner on Frankford Avenue has been feeding customers since 1932 and was even visited by Presidents Clinton and Obama during their campaigns.
Jason Lohr, a popular bartender in Philadelphia is being remembered as a beloved husband, brother and friend after he recently died from injuries sustained during a bike crash in Kensington.
A car crash on the 7000 block of Frankford Avenue led to a large fire at a gas station on Thursday. It appears the car hit a gas pump sparking the inferno at this Shell station in the Mayfair section of Philadelphia. Multiple firefighters were on the scene.
Philadelphia police say a hit-and-run driver is now in custody, after hitting a 14-year-old boy, crossing the street on his way to school Tuesday morning. Surveillance video shows a BMW hit the boy, at Frankford and Clementine in Kensington, just outside of Jules Mastbaum Vocational School. Police say the driver initially stopped and got out, but then drove away. The teenager is in stable condition.
Cake Life Bake Shop shared its mission for Pride Month to continue creating a welcoming space for all on Frankford Avenue as a woman and trans-immigrant owned business.
Nine life-sized sculptures made by world-renowned artist Seward Johnson are on loan to Philadelphia's Frankford Avenue in Mayfair until mid-September.
The bill is an emergency measure that would restrict activity for all businesses without a liquor license bounded by East Lehigh Avenue, Kensington Avenue, D Street, E. Tioga Street and Frankford Avenue between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m.
A driver was killed in a crash at Frankford and Allegheny Avenues in Philadelphia around 1 a.m. Saturday.
A woman is in critical condition after being hit by a car in Northeast Philly Friday afternoon. The accident happened in the Walgreens parking lot along Frankford Avenue. READ MORE: https://cbsloc.al/3sOg1k2
An elderly woman is in critical condition after a hit-and-run in Northeast Philadelphia Friday afternoon.
Police are searching for the driver of a silver Nissan involved in the fatal hit-and-run of a pedestrian in Kensington last Friday. The driver was traveling southbound on Frankford Avenue when it struck and killed 57-year-old Carol Gascon. READ MORE: https://cbsloc.al/45vhysy
The veteran driver says he could never have imagined what would happen just feet in front of his bus two Wednesdays ago and how that chance encounter would lead him to Washington, D.C.
Jasmine Payoute reports from Frankford Avenue in the Mayfair section of Philadelphia.
Jasmine Payoute reports.
The perfectly formed shapes add pops of color to a wall along Frankford Avenue. This is result of classroom study taken to the street.
Police say a man is fighting for his life after he was shot late Sunday night in the Kensington section of Philadelphia.
Officials say around 10:20 Monday morning, a man in his 60's was stabbed inside of Joe's Deli on the 3100 block of Frankford Avenue.
Philadelphia Police say it happened at about 8:25 p.m. Tuesday at the 2900 block of Frankford Avenue.
A driver allegedly high on PCP crashed into a newsstand in Philadelphia Tuesday morning, police said.
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A man has died following a high speed crash in Philadelphia's Torresdale neighborhood in the early hours of Friday morning.
As piles of snow melt across the Philadelphia region, research shows the salt used to prevent slipping could end up in the water supply.
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From picking cotton on a Tennessee farm to raising a family in South Jersey, Lillian Crooks is celebrating 100 years of life.
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All employees are accounted for after crews responded to reports of an explosion at a manufacturing building in Burlington Township.
A Princeton patrolman ran nearly a mile through snow and rough terrain to rescue an injured ice skater.
Ice is still impacting bodies of water around the Philadelphia area after a long stretch of cold temperatures.
Two firefighters and two residents were taken to the hospital after a house fire in Wilmington on Sunday, officials said.
Power companies across the Philadelphia region and Lehigh Valley are reporting some outages Saturday while high wind alerts are in effect.
The coldest air of the season is set to slide over the Philadelphia area this weekend, which could lead to frost quakes, ice quakes and lake quakes.
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The post-Christmas return rush was underway at shops and malls across the Philadelphia area.
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More than 100 speed bumps near Philadelphia schools were installed improperly, a new report says.
The Downingtown Interchange on the Pennsylvania Turnpike reopened Wednesday night after a canopy over the toll booths collapsed.
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Nick Castellanos addressed his benching in Miami last June on social media after the Philadelphia Phillies released him Thursday.
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The Philadelphia Art Commission on Wednesday voted to move the Joe Frazier statue to the base of the art museum steps.
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