Police in Chester County believe that a man struck and seriously injured on the Route 30 bypass is to blame for the crash because of case of road rage. It happened around 3 p.m. Thursday, 9/10, on the eastbound lanes of the Route 30 bypass near South Whitford Road in West Whiteland Township. The man, driving a brown pickup, suddenly stopped and parked his truck in the left lane of the...

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The Archdiocese of Philadelphia's Office of Catholic Education Secondary School System and the Association of Catholic School Teachers, Local 1776 (ACT) have reached a two-year agreement for high school teachers at the system's 17 Catholic high schools in the Philadelphia area. The teachers voted on Friday afternoon, 9/11, to ratify that agreement. Earlier this week, teachers voted to...

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Philadelphia Health Commissioner Dr. Thomas Farley announced on Thursday, 9/10, that indoor dining in the city will remain at 25% capacity for the time being. Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf announced on Tuesday, 9/8, that restaurants in the state could move to 50% capacity starting September 21 after going through a self-certification process. Indoor dining in Philadelphia only just...

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The City of Philadelphia had given residents of three protest encampments 'third and final' notice to vacate their camps by 9 a.m. on September 9. Area businesses had boarded up their storefronts ahead of the deadline expecting a confrontation. Police started closing down the streets. The protesters erected a barricade around the Benjamin Franklin Parkway camp using bicycle rack fence and...

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Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf announced on Tuesday, 9/8, that indoor dining in the state can expand to 50% capacity on Monday, September 21. Restaurants will have to go through a self-certification process to expand capacity. The process ensures that the facility is following all state guidelines. Once an establishment goes through the process they will appear in the Open & Certified...

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The Philadelphia Bomb Squad was on the scene after an explosion on the front porch of a home in West Philadelphia early Sunday morning, 9/6. It happened around 3:45 a.m. on the 200 block of South 62nd Street. Someone threw an explosive device onto the porch of the home. The front windows of that home and the next door home were shattered. Police believe it was a 'M-series' device. No one...

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A senior football player at La Salle College High School collapsed and died after practice on Friday afternoon, 9/4, at the all-boys Catholic Wyndmoor, Montgomery County school. 17-year-old Isaiah Turner was a 6-foot-5, 300-pound offensive guard who also played on the basketball team. He has been described as a "gentle giant" who was loved by all at the school. Turner was from the Frankford...

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Four people were found dead after a house fire in North Philadelphia on Saturday morning, 9/5. It happened just before 8 a.m. on the 3300 block of Kip Street. Firefighters arrived to find flames shooting out from the first floor and had reports of people trapped inside. A 35-year-old mother was found downstairs and her 9-year-old son, 11-year-old daughter, and 17-year-old son were found...

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New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy reversed course and extended the ban on indoor smoking at Atlantic City casinos on Friday, 9/4, after initially allowing smoking to resume through an executive order earlier this week. On Tuesday, Murphy introduced an order allowing the resumption of indoor dining on Friday, September 4th. The order also allowed for smoking to resume where permitted. By...

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The Philadelphia Catholic League is not playing fall sports this season, but three non-Archdiocesan schools that compete in the league announced that they holding an independent season against each other. La Salle College High School, St. Joseph's Prep, and Devon Prep along with fellow independent all-boys Catholic school Holy Ghost Prep will compete in cross country, golf, and soccer. La...

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