I-95 set to fully reopen over Cottman Avenue nearly 1 year after fiery truck crash and collapse
Before I-95 reopens with eight lanes of traffic in Northeast Philadelphia, PennDOT said temporary lane closures will be in place through Friday morning.
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Before I-95 reopens with eight lanes of traffic in Northeast Philadelphia, PennDOT said temporary lane closures will be in place through Friday morning.
A Philadelphia man has been charged with murder in the deaths of his wife and mother-in-law. Police said the 43-year-old suspect called 911 Tuesday. According to investigators, he told police he found the bodies of his wife and her mother in the basement of their Crescentville home.
Traffic on I-95 in Northeast Philadelphia will return to normal this week, just in time for Memorial Day weekend travel, PennDOT said on Wednesday.
Two women, who appear to be mother and daughter, were found stabbed to death in the basement of a home in Philadelphia's Crescentville section Tuesday, police said.
Police have identified a mother and daughter who died after a deadly double stabbing in northeast Philadelphia Tuesday. The victims are 75-year-old Angela Trejo and 58-year-old Alma Barberena. A man was taken into custody for questioning.
A mother and daughter were found stabbed to death in the basement of a home in Philadelphia's Crescentville section Tuesday afternoon, police said. Neighbors told CBS News Philadelphia they were in shock.
Investigators said they found two women — a 75-year-old and a 58-year-old — both suffering several stab wounds in the basement of the home. Philadelphia Police Department Deputy Commissioner Frank Vanore said the 75-year-old appears to be the mother of the 58-year-old.
Philadelphia Police Department Deputy Commissioner Frank Vanore said the two women appear to be mother and daughter.
Sean Dougherty beat seven-term incumbent State Rep. Kevin Boyle on Tuesday night and won the Democratic nomination for the 172nd Legislative District, The Associated Press projects.
A 45-year-old woman was charged after she struck five pedestrians with a car in a Northeast Philadelphia grocery store parking lot, police said on Tuesday.
District Attorney Larry Krasner said there was a "gap in information" and it wasn't until Monday that officials discovered the protection from abuse order was no longer active.
House Majority Leader Matt Bradford, a Democrat who serves part of Montgomery County, introduced a resolution that could expel a member of the house if the person is determined unfit to serve.
A day after police said the warrant was issued for violating a protection from abuse order, Boyle's brother Rep. Brendan Boyle said their family is working to get Kevin help for "serious" mental illness.
Republicans are also hoping to flip Boyle's seat in the House in the general election.
Philadelphia police say an arrest warrant was issued for Kevin Boyle, a legislator in the Pennsylvania House who represents parts of Fox Chase, Bustleton and other sections of Northeast Philly. Boyle texted his estranged wife in violation of a protection from abuse order, police said. Jasmine Payoute brings you the latest on the case including how Boyle's arrest could affect the precarious balance of power in Harrisburg.
Boyle, a Democrat, represents Pennsylvania District 172, which covers parts of Montgomery County and Northeast Philly. He's been representing the district since 2011 and is currently seeking his eighth term.
A series of nine statues by famed artist Seward Johnson will line Frankford Avenue in Northeast Philadelphia's Mayfair neighborhood until mid-September.
Ten months after a tanker truck fire collapsed a portion of I-95 in Northeast Philadelphia, PennDOT says the permanent fix is about "three-quarters of the way done."
Ten months ago, a crash collapsed a portion of I-95 in Philadelphia. Since the collapse, crews worked around the clock to reopen one of the busiest highways in the country.
Police say someone broke into a parked tractor trailer and stole pork on Wednesday morning - it happened on Norcom Road off the Boulevard, close to where salmon, cod and bourbon were taken from another parked truck on March 14.
A 23-year-old man was stabbed eight times in the back in Philadelphia's prison system on Monday night, police said.
A 4.8 magnitude earthquake, although jarring, didn't cause any damage to City Hall or other nearby buildings in Philadelphia, officials said. The shaking did, however, cause a wave of about 200 911 calls.
Three families of the Tuskegee Airmen will receive a replica of the Congressional Gold Medal as a symbol of their loved one's lasting legacy and mark on history.
Several families of local Tuskegee Airmen will honored by the Greater Philadelphia Chapter of Tuskegee Airmen Friday evening. The Tuskegee Airmen were the first African American military aviators in the U.S. armed forces and were praised for their success in protecting bombers during World War II. They're revered as the Red Tails — nearly 1,000 Black pilots who made history during World War II.
No one inside the building was injured, but police said people inside the recruiting office dodged the car as it struck the office.
