Category: Philadelphia

Philadelphia Man Charged With Postal Crimes Was Also Found With Stolen Mail-In Ballots

Authorities say a Philadelphia man found with about 15 mail-in ballots that had been stolen from U.S. Postal Service collection boxes faces numerous postal-related charges. Zachkey James, 27, was charged with impersonation of a U.S. Postal Service (USPS) Mail Carrier, unlawful possession of three USPS arrow keys, mail theft, and possession of stolen mail, U.S….


Philadelphia Gas Station Owner Forced to Hire Guards With AR-15s Due to Rise in Crime

A gas station owner in Philadelphia who was tired of the crime wave sweeping the city, which impacted his employees and customers, decided to take matters into his own hands and hired a group of guards with semi-automatic guns to protect his business. Neil Patel, the owner of Karco gas station located in North Philadelphia…


Living and Working — With History, Nature, Ghosts, and Water Snakes — in a 300-Year-Old Wissahickon Valley Park House

By Kevin Riordan From The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia–As resident stewards of the nearly 300-year-old house known as Glen Fern, Craig Johnson and Carol Adams are immersed in the many splendors of Wissahickon Valley Park. The couple live on a Mount Airy lane that plunges into the valley through thick woods, curving to an end at…


Pennsylvania Senate Calls Philadelphia DA Krasner to Impeachment Trial

The Pennsylvania Senate voted 29-19 on Wednesday to call Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner, a Democrat, to Senate chambers for a trial to answer for seven articles of impeachment against him. The articles could result in his removal from office. But the timing of this move is awkward because it was done in a special…


Final House Committee Report on Philadelphia Crime Harshly Rebukes DA Larry Krasner

Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner “Ignores reality and claims Philadelphia does not have a crisis of crime,” according to the third and final report of the Pennsylvania House Select Committee on Restoring Law and Order. The committee was tasked with investigating rising crime rates; the use of public funds intended for enforcing the law and…


Philadelphia Turns out for America’s Oldest Thanksgiving Day Parade

PHILADELPHIA, Pa.—America’s oldest Thanksgiving Day parade attracted thousands of people to downtown Philadelphia on Thursday morning to celebrate the national holiday. Cheerful crowds on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway watched the three-hour parade, which was the city’s 103rd such event. The parade included massive floats, choir performers, dance groups, and marching bands. The 103rd Philadelphia Thanksgiving…


4 Philadelphia Teens Shot in Drive-By Near High School

PHILADELPHIA—Four students were injured in an apparent drive-by shooting shortly after their Philadelphia high school let out early for the day late Wednesday morning, a city schools spokesperson said. City police said a 15-year-old girl was shot in the shoulder and thigh, a 15-year-old girl was shot in the shoulder, a 16-year-old boy suffered a…


Pennsylvania Senate Called Back to Session to Start Krasner Impeachment

The Pennsylvania Senate will head back to its chamber after Thanksgiving to start the impeachment process of Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner. Split along party lines, House Republicans voted 107–85 on Nov. 16 to impeach Krasner, saying he violated his oath of office by enforcing policies that have been a direct cause of rising crime…


At Its Root, ‘Abortion Is a Spiritual Struggle,’ Says Pro-Life Activist

PHILADELPHIA, Pa.—“Not only make abortion eventually illegal but also to make it unthinkable,” was pro-life activist David Bereit’s message to those attending the 40th annual “Stand Up For Life” dinner on Sunday. Bereit was speaking to some 1,100 people at the event hosted by the Pro-Life Union of Greater Philadelphia at a Sheraton hotel in the city’s downtown….


Pennsylvania House Votes to Impeach Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner

Pennsylvania House members debated passionately on Wednesday before voting to impeach Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner, saying he violated his oath of office by enforcing policies that have been a direct cause of increasing crime in Philadelphia. The next step is for the state Senate to conduct a trial, in which a two-thirds vote is…