Philadelphia Police are searching for a suspect who shot and killed the store manager of a Dunkin' Donuts store in North Philadelphia during an armed robbery early Saturday morning, 6/5. The incident was caught on store surveillance video. It happened at 5:23 a.m. at the Dunkin' store on the 500 block of W. Lehigh Avenue in the Fairhill neighborhood. 40-year-old Christine Lugo, the store's...

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The Cumberland County Prosecutors Office announced that one of the three men previously arrested on firearms offenses in connection to the mass shooting at a party in Fairfield Township late last month has now been charged with attempted murder. 36-year-old Kevin Dawkins of Bridgeton was arrested on May 23 for a variety of gun charges. He now faces attempted murder. Witnesses at the party...

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Villanova University will require all students, faculty, and staff to be fully vaccinated for coronavirus COVID-19 before returning to school for the fall semester. Villanova University President Rev. Peter M. Donohue, OSA, sent a letter to the school community on Thursday, 6/3, saying that everyone should have had their shots by August 1. "As we look ahead to the fall semester, there is...

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The shelter-in-place order has been lifted after an hours-long standoff situation in Wilmington, DE, overnight. The gunman, 31-year-old Bernard Goodwyn of Smyrna, was found dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound on Thursday morning. It started around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, 6/3, when officers responded to a call for service near 25th and Market Streets. Goodwyn opened fire on the...

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The former manager of a Delaware County nursing home pled no contest to endangering the lives of three residents who died from health complications suffered because of inadequate staffing levels. 40-year-old Chaim "Charlie" Steg of Lakewood, NJ was charged with misdemeanor counts of reckless endangerment. Steg was the regional operations director for St. Francis Center for Rehabilitation...

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Wawa Welcome America is returning for 2021 and this year it has expanded a week for a total of 16 days. It will be held from June 19 to July 4 and includes arts, culture, history, and performances throughout the city. Last year's festival was held virtually due to the pandemic. This year's theme is Freedom to Liberty. It will kick off with a Juneteenth celebration at the African American Museum....

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A man was shot and killed and another man was injured in a double shooting at store in East Germantown on Tuesday night, 6/1. It happened around 10 p.m. on the 1200 block of East Chelten Avenue. The 23-year-old victim was walking into the store when the gunman walked up behind him and fired multiple times. He was struck in the back of the head, back, and chest. The man collapsed on the...

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Starting Tuesday, June 1, all NJ police officers must wear body cameras while on patrol. Governor Phil Murphy was in Camden, NJ, with other state and local officials to mark the day. "We are witnessing a new chapter in policing in New Jersey with the reforms we are implementing in partnership with law enforcement and community leaders. And, with the body cameras we are funding, we will...

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Pennsylvania has now lifted all coronavirus COVID-19 related mitigation restrictions. That includes capacity limits on both indoor and outdoor gatherings, restaurants, businesses, entertainment venues, religious gatherings, etc. Vaccinated people do not have to wear masks unless using public transit or entering a business or public place that specifically requires one. The mask mandate for all...

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Philadelphia officials announced on Friday, 5/28, that they are moving up the date to lift the 'Safer-at-Home' COVID-19 restrictions to Wednesday, June 2. It was previously June 11. Starting next Wednesday, there will no longer be any density limits, maximum capacity limits, or social distancing rules for anyone. The city says that it will keep the indoor mask mandate and 11 p.m. dining...

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