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ICE Facilities Are Planned For Pa. Will the Shapiro Admin Sue To Stop Them?

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, March 7, 2026

This story was produced by the Berks County bureau of Spotlight PA, an independent, nonpartisan newsroom. Sign up for Good Day, Berks, a daily dose of essential local stories at spotlightpa.org/newsletters/gooddayberks. Margo Reed/ For Spotlight PA READING — Maryland’s attorney general is suing the federal government to prevent ICE from converting a warehouse into an…

Community

City Council Works To Regulate Parking Barnacles

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross,

by Alex Lloyd Gross Philadelphia City Council is working to pass legislation to regulate barnacles that make it all but impossible for drivers to move a vehicle once it is put on. This device uses suction cups to attach to the windshield over a vehicle and it makes driving all but impossible. It can only…

Crime

Male Wanted For Northeast Philly Murder

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, March 6, 2026

by Alex Lloyd Gross Philadelphia Police have issued a murder warrant for Michael White of the 1300 block of Wells Street. He is accused of shooting and killing Vaswani Brown, 35, of the 1400 block of Levick Street on March 4, just after 7:00 PM 2026. Brown was found laying in the street, with one…

Crime

11 Year Old Shoots and Kills Mothers Boyfriend After Disturbance

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross,

by Alex Lloyd Gross Philadelphia Police confirmed that a 30 year old male was shot and killed during a family disturbance on the 1100 block of Peach Street last night, about 11:30 PM. Details are still coming in but police released the following. The male went to the home of his girlfriend and an argument…

Elected Officials

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem Fired

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, March 5, 2026

by Alex Lloyd Gross Just hours after being grilled by congressional lawmakers over her handling of immigration and rumors of a romantic relationship with Cory Lewandowski , Kristi Noem has been fired from her position as Homeland Security Secretary. She will continue as a “Special Envoy for The Shield of the Americas,” a new security…

Crime

15 Year Old Girl Gets Propositioned By 76 Year Old Male For Sex In Hatboro

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross,

by Alex Lloyd Gross Police in Hatboro stung a 76 year old alleged pervert after he first started to talk with them when he approached the girl and her younger sister as they were walking the family dog This male, identified as Dennis Reilly who offered the girls $100.00 for photos of her feet. The…

Bensalem

Illegal Immigrant Busted By Bensalem Cops For Trying To Have Sex With 13 Year Old

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross,

\by Alex Lloyd Gross Jairo Zepeda-Herrera, 34, Cranbury, NJ, was chatting with what he thought was a 13 year old female online via the internet. This was back on November 20, 2025. He was excited in his chats and asked if the girl was still a virgin, as he wanted to be the first. The…

Central Bucks County

Defiant Male Arrested For Trespassing At High School Sporting Events

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, March 4, 2026

by Alex Lloyd Gross James Russell Nick Combs, 18 of Chalfont PA was banned from attending sporting events at Central Bucks High School South, due to previous problems with his conduct. On February 17, 2026, he is alleged to have attended a basketball game even though administrators had previously barred him from attending events, police…

News

Police Chaplains Honored In Philadelphia

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, March 3, 2026

by Alex Lloyd Gross When an officer is hurt or there is a violent incident in the community, police chaplains are called to the scene to offer comfort, wisdom and prayer. They are often unsung members of the community, but today was a day that they were honored at the FOP Lodge on Caroline Road…

Bensalem

Fatal House Fire In Bensalem Overnight

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross,

by Alex Lloyd Gross Bensalem authorities were called to a house fire on the 2700 block of Bellview Drive about 2:45AM. When fire crews arrived, they found a house with heavy smoke pour from the windows and eaves. A male outside told firefighters a female was still inside. Firefighters went inside and found Christine Toal…

Bristol Borough

Three Alarm Fire In Bristol Borough Claims One Life

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, March 2, 2026

by Alex Lloyd Gross THIS STORY IS BASED OFF OF PRELIMINARY INFORMATION. IT IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE AS MORE DETAILS COME IN AND ARE CONFIRMED. Officials raced to the 300 block of Dorrance Street in Bristol Borough earlier tonight to battle a three alarm fire that consumed two dwellings of a duplex. When the first…

Crime

Urgent! Your Government Benefits Have Been Suspended. Call The Number Below To Learn More

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross,

by Alex Lloyd Gross National Consumer Protection Week is here and it comes just in time for a new scam. The government benefits scam. It comes by way of a phone call or text telling you to call a number ( or hit a button) because your government benefits are suspended. Not going to be…

News

Automated Parking Cameras Installed On Trolley Lines In Philly

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross,

by Alex Lloyd Gross Parking is at a premium and some people who are running late cannot find a spot to legally park. So they leave their vehicle near or on trolley tracks. After all,there is no trolley coming and they will only be a minute. That minute turns into five and a trolley is…

Crime

Southampton Biker Killed In Philly Hit and Run

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, March 1, 2026

by Alex Lloyd Gross Philadelphia Police said that 39 year old Jason Harvey, from Southampton P_a, was killed as he rode his motorcycle north on the 4000 block of Frankford Avenue, near Torresdale Avenue, yesterday about 4:13PM. A Ford F 250 modified as a tow truck was towing a 2005 Dodge Magnum. It was traveling…

Bensalem

Drug and Gun Fugitives Wanted By Bensalem Police

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, February 28, 2026

by Alex Lloyd Gross When police observed a Ford Fusion break some traffic laws on Street Road,near Old Lincoln Highway, a traffic stop was initiated. Police detected the odor of fresh and burnt marijuana coming from the vehicle. Both occupants stated they did not possess medical marijuana cards. In plain view, officers observed marijuana packaging…