A woman who was killed this weekend in Charlottesville, VA, amidst the clash between counter-protestors and white nationalists on Saturday has been identified. 32-year-old Heather Heyer was crossing the street with a group of peaceful counter-protestors when a silver Dodge Challenger drove into the crowd, smashed into a car, and then backed up through the crowd (see video below). Heyer was...

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Philadelphia Police have released surveillance photos of a suspect and vehicle wanted for a deadly hit-and-run in Center City last Sunday. It happened around 3:15 a.m. on Sunday, August 6th near Broad and Race Streets. 53-year-old Ann Broderick, a homeless woman, was struck by a white four-door Jeep Wrangler Rubicon with black fenders. The driver sped off after the accident. Broderick was...

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The man who was caught on video outside of a West Chester convenience store this past spring sucker punching a disabled man is now claiming he is the victim of attacks at the hands of Chester County prison guards. Barry Baker Jr., who identified himself as "the person whom you guys love writing about," wrote a hand-written letter to local paper

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Each August as the Earth's annual orbit takes it through the remains of the comet Swift-Tuttle/109P, we are treated to a dramatic show of meteors streaking through the sky called the Perseids. Named because they seem to radiate from the constellation Perseus, this meteor shower will peak tonight Friday August 11th through Saturday August 12th. It is not uncommon to see up to 100 meteors an hour...

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Philadelphia Police are asking the public's help in finding two people wanted in connection with a pepper spray attack in South Philadelphia last month. It happened on July 24th around 12:30 a.m. on the 1300 block of Passyunk Avenue in South Philadelphia. The two suspects, a white woman and a black man, got into an argument over parking with another person. Later on, while the victim was...

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Philadelphia Police have arrested a man who went for a swim without any clothes in the Schuylkill River on Wednesday. Police were called to the scene at the river near Martin Luther King Drive and Black Road in Fairmount Park at around 8 pm. Police officers in boats tried to reach the swimmer, but he refused to get our of the water. It took two boats of officers and a helicopter around an...

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Several firefighters in West Chester were injured and residents and businesses had to be evacuated because of a fire and carbon monoxide leak. Smoke was first reported around 4 p.m. Wednesday on the 200 block of West Gay Street. PECO said an underground transformer caused the electrical fire. Once the fire was placed under control, elevated levels of carbon monoxide were detected. Twelve...

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One New Jersey shore town is taking steps to address overcrowding by considering banning tents on the beach. Council members in Belmar have proposed a resolution that would ban tents and large canopies from Memorial Day to Labor Day. The practice is known as 'beach spreading' where groups of people and families stake out and take up larger plots of sand real estate using tents better...

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Philadelphia Police are now searching for a man who is wanted for a string of robberies throughout Northeast Philadelphia. The suspect has been breaking into the establishments in more unconventional ways. The burglar has robbed 9 places, many being bars and restaurants also including a Goodwill. The man robbed Tony's Kitchen on the 4300 block of Megargee Street, where he entered by...

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A Chester County man is under arrest after shooting his next door neighbor in West Goshen early Tuesday morning. It happened around 1 a.m. outside their homes on the 300 block of Box Elder Drive. 51-year-old Clayton Carter is charged with 1st degree murder and other charges in the shooting death of Brooks Jennings. There was a long standing dispute between the neighbors. Earlier around...

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