Category: Philadelphia

Repairs of Collapsed I-95 in Philadelphia to Take Months

Traffic along a major East Coast artery is likely to face months of delays after an elevated section of the I-95 highway in Pennsylvania collapsed on Sunday morning, state officials said. The approximately 70-foot-wide northbound portion of the I-95 in Philadelphia fell through after a tanker truck carrying flammable cargo caught fire on an exit…


Major Interstate Collapses Near Philadelphia After Tanker Truck Bursts Into Flames

A section of Interstate 95 in Philadelphia reportedly collapsed on Sunday after a tanker truck burst into flames, according to officials. “Today’s going to be a long day. Obviously, with [I-95] northbound gone and southbound questionable, it’s going to be even longer,” Dominick Mireles of the Philadelphia Office of Emergency Management, told local media outlets…


Major Interstate Collapses in Philadelphia After Tanker Truck Bursts Into Flames

A northbound section of Interstate 95 in northeast Philadelphia collapsed on May 11 after a tanker truck burst into flames beneath an elevated section of the highway, according to officials. “Today’s going to be a long day. Obviously, with [I-95] northbound gone and southbound questionable, it’s going to be even longer,” Dominick Mireles of the Philadelphia…


Video, Tips Sought in Probe of Shooting Outside Suburban Philadelphia Stadium That Wounded 8

Authorities are asking the public to share any footage or information as they investigate a shooting that left eight teenagers wounded at a weekend gathering outside a stadium near Philadelphia. Police in the suburb of Chester said the gunfire erupted shortly before 11:30 p.m. Sunday in a parking lot outside Subaru Park, the sports venue…


2nd Escaped Inmate Captured After Breaking out of Philadelphia Prison

PHILADELPHIA—A federal marshals fugitive task force has recaptured the second of two inmates who escaped from a Philadelphia prison earlier this month, a man who had been held on charges in four slayings, authorities said. Ameen Hurst, 18, was taken into custody at about 8:30 a.m. Wednesday in west Philadelphia, according to Robert Clark, supervisory…


Cherelle Parker Wins Democrat Nomination for Philadelphia Mayor, Beats Progressive Favorite

Cherelle Parker won the Democrat primary for the Philadelphia mayoral race on May 16, paving the way for her to be elected as the city’s 100th mayor in November’s general election. Parker, a former state representative and city council member, will face Republican David Oh in the Nov. 7 general election to replace Mayor Jim Kenney, a Democrat who…


Philadelphia Inquirer Hit by Cyberattack Causing Newspaper’s Largest Disruption in Decades

PHILADELPHIA—The Philadelphia Inquirer says a weekend cyberattack caused the biggest disruption to its operations in 27 years and prevented it from publishing its Sunday print edition. The attack was detected Saturday morning when employees found that the paper’s content-management system wasn’t working, the Inquirer reported on its website. The paper “discovered anomalous activity on select…


Authorities Capture 1 of 2 Inmates Who Escaped From Philadelphia Prison

PHILADELPHIA—One of two inmates who escaped from a Philadelphia prison was captured while dressed as a woman, authorities said, and a U.S. Marshals Service fugitive task force focused Friday on tracking down the other escapee. Members of the task force were conducting surveillance in an area of North Philadelphia where they believed 24-year-old Nasir Grant…


Joel Embiid, Sixers Overpower Celtics in Game 5

Joel Embiid scored 33 points, grabbed seven rebounds, and blocked four shots to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to a 115–103 road victory over the Boston Celtics in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals Tuesday night. Tyrese Maxey added 30 points and seven rebounds for Philadelphia, which leads the best-of-seven series 3–2. The 76ers can…


2 Inmates Escape Philadelphia Prison, Undetected for Hours

PHILADELPHIA—There were no corrections officers assigned specifically to watch the housing unit of a Philadelphia prison when two inmates escaped Sunday night, and no armed perimeter guards were on duty as the men broke through the prison’s fence, a correctional officers union official told The Associated Press on Tuesday. Days later, authorities are still searching…