One child is dead and two others were injured in a drive-by shooting after a high school football game in Delaware County on Friday night, 8/27. It happened just before 9 p.m. at Academy Park High School on the 300 block of Calcon Hook Road in Sharon Hill. The game was between Academy Park and Pennsbury High School (Bucks County). Shots were fired as fans started to leave the stadium. A...

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Pennsylvania State Police are looking for a Malvern, Chester County, man accused of sexually assaulting at least two children. Authorities believe that 31-year-old Graham Roman, who is out on parole, may have fled to Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The investigation into Roman involving the abuse of a child began on August 13. Police determined that another child had been abused in April 2021....

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It was announced on Friday, 8/27, that all participants and volunteers in the 2021 Blue Cross Broad Street Run will need to be fully vaccinated to participate in the in-person 10-mile race. Philadelphia Parks and Recreation says the vaccination requirement is based on guidance from the Philadelphia Department of Public Health. Registered runners have the option to complete the run...

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A teacher's aide in Bucks County accused of sexually assaulting a teenage student last month, shot and killed herself last weekend. 38-year-old Jennilynne M. Derolf was charged with felony counts of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, statutory sexual assault, unlawful contact with a minor, aggravated indecent assault, and institutional sexual assault and misdemeanor counts of indecent...

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Philadelphia officials released new information in the case of the Fairmount Park Rapist on Thursday, 8/26. Using DNA phenotyping they have produced a predictive sketch of what the suspect may look like based on his DNA. The technology is called Parabon Snapsot. It uses 10s of thousands of genetic markers to determine what a might person looks like. Hair color, eye color, skin tone, face...

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New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed a new anti-hazing law into effect on Monday, 8/23, named after New Jersey-native Timothy J. Piazza. Piazza was a 19-year-old sophomore engineering student at Penn State University in 2017 when he lost his life during a fraternity hazing ritual. Piazza and others were made to drink excessive amounts of alcohol in a short period. He fell several times,...

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Police in Bucks and Chester counties are investigating the thefts of a particular promotional beer display item. The thefts happened at the Acme in West Goshen and Giant in Caln, both in Chester County, as well as the Acme in Richboro, Bucks County. Thieves made off with 3-foot-tall bobblehead figurines of rapper Snoop Dogg. The statues were part of promotional displays for Corona beer....

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The Philadelphia School Board voted unanimously 7-0 on Tuesday night, 8/24, to require all teachers and staff members get vaccinated against COVID-19. Details on the mandate still have to be worked out and will be discussed with the teachers' union. Those details include the start date and possible disciple for those who do not comply. There will be exceptions given for medical reasons and...

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Philadelphia Police have released surveillance footage of an attack on a delivery driver by several teenagers in the Queen Village neighborhood last week. It happened around 10:18 p.m. on Tuesday, 8/17, on the 300 block of Christian Street. 38-year-old Zach Lean was making a stop when he was attacked by a group of about 8 teenagers on bikes. He fell to the ground and hit his head on the...

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Police have arrested a Bensalem man for the deadly shooting of a teenager at a New Jersey gas station over the weekend. 22-year-old Tamir Phillips is charged with murder, unlawful possession of a weapon, and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose in the death of 14-year-old Jesse Everett. Phillips' girlfriend, 29-year-old Chelsea Holman, is charged with hindering apprehension and...

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