Philadelphia child who survived being used as ‘human shield’ in 2019 shooting dies

Yaseem Jenkins was just 11-months-old when police say his own father used him as a 'human shield' during a shooting. Police say Yaseem passed away earlier this week at the age of 3.

Philadelphia officially drops reinstated indoor mask mandate

Effective immediately, Philadelphia officials now strongly recommend all people wear masks indoors, but they are no longer required under the mask mandate that was reimplemented on Monday.

Satan Club rejected at elementary school

A Pennsylvania school board has rejected an after-school Satan Club for an elementary school.

Child rape suspect accused of attacking officers in NYC

The NYPD has arrested a man who attacked two police officers trying to arrest him on outstanding warrants.

Philadelphia mask mandate: City begins reinforcing indoor mask mandate Monday

Philadelphia's reinstatement of the mask mandate will begin Monday, one week after it was announced the requirement would return due to a rise in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations.

Brooklyn subway attack: Suspect Frank James arrested, charged with terror

Frank R. James, the suspect in Tuesday's subway shooting in Brooklyn, who has ties to Philadelphia, was arrested on Wednesday without incident, police officials say. 

Pennsylvania man arrested, accused of slapping Biden 'I Did That' stickers on gas pumps

A man was criminally charged last week following his arrest in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, after affixing satirical stickers of President Biden onto the gas pumps at a local Turkey Hill gas station.

Philadelphia mask mandate to be reinstated April 18 amid rising COVID-19 case counts

As COVID-19 infections continue to rise in Philadelphia, health officials have announced the return to a mask mandate for indoor public spaces with enforcement beginning on April 18.

FBI: $5 million reward offered in case of fugitive businessman

Semion Mogilevich has been a fugitive from the FBI for 20 years in connection with a scheme that defrauded thousands of investors out of more than $150 million.

Suspect dead after shootout with police in Frankford that injured SEPTA officer, 2 women

A suspect is dead and three people, including a SEPTA Transit Police officer, are in stable condition after a shootout in Philadelphia’s Frankford neighborhood Wednesday night. 

School district bans large snacks, begins searches

District officials say the policy comes after they noticed excessive amounts of snacks including shopping bags full of food and drinks.

'Wildwood Days' singer Bobby Rydell dead at 79

Bobby Rydell, a pompadoured heartthrob of early rock ‘n roll who was a star of radio, television and the movie musical "Bye Bye Birdie," died Tuesday.

Philadelphia students start GoFundMe to buy teacher new shoes, raise $3K

Students at the Tech Freire Charter School in North Philadelphia raised over $3,000 to get their teacher a new pair of shoes after starting a GoFundMe page as part of an April Fool's joke.

Buddy the cat heading to foster care after ‘miraculous’ recovery from dog attack

Buddy the cat is heading to a foster home where he'll continue to receive care weeks after authorities say he was attacked by two dogs when their owners, two young boys, let go of their leashes.

1 officer killed, 2 others hurt in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania shooting

A Pennsylvania police officer was killed and two officers were injured Thursday during a shooting while responding to a domestic disturbance, Lebanon Mayor Sherry Capello said.

James Amabile: Body found underwater in Ridley Township is man missing since 2003, medical examiner says

Ten days after divers recovered skeletal remains from a car underwater in the Ridley Township Marina, the Delaware County Medical Examiner's Office confirmed the identity as James Amabile, who went missing in 2003.

Pennsylvania pileup: 3 killed in 50-vehicle pileup on snowy Pennsylvania highway

Tractor-trailers and other vehicles lost control and slammed into each other, people leapt away from careering trucks seconds before collision and at least three people were killed and more than a dozen others injured during a snow squall on a Pennsylvania highway Monday.