The Philadelphia District Attorney's Office has charged a Philadelphia police officer with assault and a DUI after an accident that occurred last year in Southwest Philadelphia. Officials say that 36-year-old Kevin Kline was off duty last Christmas Eve driving on Passyunk Avenue, when he hit a car and proceeded to flee the scene. The car that was struck tracked down Kline, eventually...

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The parents of one of the four men killed and buried on a Bucks County farm this summer have filed a wrongful death lawsuit. The suit was filed in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas against the two cousins, Cosmo DiNardo and Sean Kratz, who are charged with the murders as well as DiNardo's parents, Sandra and Anthony DiNardo. It is being brought by the family of 22-year-old Mark...

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A teen was taken to the hospital on Tuesday night after a gunman opened fire on a Chinese restaurant in Southwest Philadelphia. The shooting took place at the Twin Dragon on the 2700 block of Dickinson Street. Police say that the gunman approached the front door of the restaurant, where a struggle ensued with some customers. The customers were trying to keep the suspect out by holding the...

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The House of Representatives approved the GOP Tax Bill (Tax Cuts and Jobs Act) on Tuesday by a 227-203 vote and sent it off to the Senate. Before they could call for a vote in the Senate, Democrats found three provisions in the bill that violated Senate budget rules. One provision would allow parents to use college savings accounts to pay for homeschooling of young children. Those...

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The bomb squad responded to the scene of a bank robbery this afternoon in Delaware County after an armed robber left a suspicious device behind following the holdout. It happened around 12:15 p.m. Tuesday at the Malvern Federal Savings Bank on the 900 block of Baltimore Pike in Concord Township. The suspect was armed with a handgun and claimed he had a bomb. He left the device behind when...

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Officials say that three people have been killed after a car crash occurred during a police chase in Burlington County on Monday. The crash happened at around 12 pm on Flyatt and Caranza Roads in front of Sequoia High School in Tabernacle Township. Officials say that the SUV crashed and wrapped around a utility pole. The vehicle was estimated to be going more than 80 mph. Police say that...

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Pennsylvania State Senator Dalin Leach say he will 'take a step back' from his congressional campaign amid allegations of improper conduct. Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf has called on Leach to resign after published reports that he behaved inappropriately with female staffers over the years. Wolf stated that the 56-year-old Democrat is "a leader on important policy issues" but said "this...

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Police in Chester County are investigating after multiple suspects held up a wireless store and left workers tied up. It happened just before 9 p.m. Saturday in the T-Mobile store at 1359 Dilworthtown Crossing in Thornbury Twp. The first suspect entered the store armed with a gun and ordered the employees into the back. The second suspect then entered and ordered one employee to start...

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Philadelphia City Council passed a bill on Thursday that would crack down on 'stop and go' establishments. The legislation, which passed through a 14-3 vote will change the licensing requirements for neighborhood stores that sell alcohol. Officials say that they are cracking down because many of the stores exploit the poor in the inner city by selling beer, shots and crack pipes, all...

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Authorities have identified the cause of a fire in Montgomery County that claimed the lives of two young boys. The Pennsylvania State Police Fire Marshal has ruled the fire accidental. They say that the cause of the fire was an electrical failure in an extension cord plugged into a space heater on the porch of the home. The fire started around 5:30 a.m. Wednesday morning on the 900 block of...

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