A suspect is dead after attempting to carjack a victim in East Germantown on Saturday afternoon, 12/5. It happened after 12:30 p.m. in the parking lot of CVS on the 6300 block of Stenton Avenue. A 20-year-old man approached a 59-year-old man sitting in his car and tried to rob him and take the car. A struggle ensued. The victim yelled for help. A security company supervisor came to the...

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The Archdiocese of Philadelphia has announced the relegation of two worship sites, one in Philadelphia and one in Delaware County. Immaculate Conception Church (Philadelphia), will no longer serve as a worship site of Saint Michael Parish, and will close as a Roman Catholic church. Saint Cyril of Alexandria Church (East Lansdowne) will no longer serve as a worship site of Saint Philomena...

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Temple University has settled with the U.S. Department of Education for $700,000 after it was accused of submitting falsified information to U.S. News & World Report to boost the rankings of the Fox School of Business and Management’s online MBA program. In the agreement, Temple admits no wrongdoing over the allegations and is absolved from any future civil suits from the education...

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A 19-year-old was shot and killed inside a takeout restaurant in Philadelphia's Olney neighborhood early Saturday morning, 12/5. It happened at the Natural Chinese and American takeout restaurant at North 8th Street and Lindley Avenue. The teen was shot several times in the chest, neck, and leg. He was taken to Einstein Medical Center where he was pronounced dead. No arrests have been...

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A man has been arrested in connection to a number of attempted kidnappings in PA and NJ. 58-year-old Kent William Powe was arrested on Thursday morning, 12/3, outside his home on the 200 block of Jackson Avenue in Collingdale, Delaware County. He is charged with attempted kidnapping, robbery, and other related charges. Powe is accused of following a woman onto the elevators at the Royal...

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A father in Bucks County has been arrested after his 2-year-old died of an apparent gun shot wound to the head on Wednesday night, 12/2. 27-year-old Jorddan Thornton has been charged with endangering the welfare of a child in the death of Julius Thornton. It happened just before 9 p.m. at the Racquet Club Apartments and Townhomes on Veterans Highway in Middletown Township. Authorities...

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The Philadelphia Folksong Society has announced the Cabin Fever Fest, an all digital music festival, scheduled for February 20 and 21, 2021. This festival marks 6 months to the 60th annual Philadelphia Folk Festival happening next August. This past summer, PFS pivoted the 59th Fest to a new digital platform that allowed fans to experience all aspects of the yearly festival safely and virtually...

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The owner of a Plymouth Township, Montgomery County nail salon is being held for trial accused of sexually assaulting a minor. James Kit Vong is charged with aggravated indecent assault and other related charges. It happened in July at Artisan Nails on the 200 block of Ridge Pike in Conshohocken. He was arrested on November 4. He is now being held at the Montgomery County Correctional...

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced two alternatives to the recommended 14-day quarantine after exposure to coronavirus COVID-19, on Wednesday, 12/2. The CDC still recommends a 14-day quarantine as the best way to prevent the spread of the disease. However, it now says self-isolation can be 10-days if the individual does not present any symptoms and 7-days if...

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The Pennsylvania Supreme Court heard an appeal on Tuesday, 12/1, of the sexual assault conviction of Bill Cosby. The 83-year-old entertainer has served two years of a 3-10 year sentence. The proceedings were held online and Cosby was not present. At question was trial Judge Steven T. O'Neill's decision to allow five other women testify about their alleged assaults at the hands of Cosby....

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