February 25, 2026
by Alex Lloyd Gross The 2026 Mummers Parade went on as scheduled, albeit with a few changes. Everything was set to go on as planned, but high winds along Market Street played havoc with some props belonging to the String Bands. Some props were damaged, and Parade Marshals were injured. A decision was made to…
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by Alex Lloyd Gross Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner announced today that the murder rate is about 220 for the year, which, according to Krasner, is a 50-year low. He attributes the decline to his crime-reduction programs. “Evidence is better as well to secure convictions. We did not have cameras, license plate readers, and GPS…
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by Alex Lloyd Gross Imagine working for almost 20 years and having your meager pay stuck at $7.25 an hour. Now imagine that an automatic Cost of Living Adjustment has bumped the pay of the person screwing you by over $5,000 a year. In the meantime, you work three jobs and rely on public assistance…
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by Alex Lloyd Gross 7:15PM UPDATE. BENSALEM POLICE IDENTIFIED THE U-HAUL DRIVER AS Ryan Laskowski, 38 FROM BRISTOL TWP. POLICE ALSO CONFIRMED HE STRUCK A PA STATE POLICE CAR AND A BENSALEM TWP POLICE VEHICLE ON BRISTOL ROAD NEAR THE ACME. LASKOWSKI IS IN A LOCALHOSPITAL UNDER POLICE GUARD.WHEN HE IS RELEASED, HE WILL BE…
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by Alex Lloyd Gross Richard “Ricky” Brooks of Freehold New Jersey was the manager of a Wendy’s in Doylestown and also , later the manager of a Saladworks in Plumstead Twp. Police got a tip that he was grooming a male employee by supplying them with drugs. An Investigation was launched. 10 former employees were…
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by Alex Lloyd Gross On December 20, 2025, the resident priest at the Our Mother of Consolation Church.on East Chestnut Hill Avenue was upstairs, when he heard a loud bang. When he went to investigate, he saw an unknown black male who was breaking into the poor box which was located in the front of…
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by Alex Lloyd Gross If you need to get gas or food at a WAWA tonight, along the Roosevelt Boulevard in Philadelphia, you can’t. All WAWA’s are closed for the night along the blvd, due to gangs of teenage thugs running wild, trashing the store, stealing items. In the far Northeast, at least 15 police…
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Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania. Sign up for our free newsletters. Danielle Ohl of Spotlight PA HARRISBURG — Gov. Josh Shapiro has not reappointed a longtime member of the Board of Pardons, a psychiatrist who…
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The Philadelphia Police Department is seeking the public’s help in locating missing person Donna Moonah. Donna was last seen at 60th and Market. Donna is 49 years old, 5’10”, 215 lbs., wearing a black jacket, blue jeans, black shoes, and a black hat carrying a red and black book bag. If you have any information…
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by Alex Lloyd Gross Philadelphia Police are looking for two males that walked up to another male on the 3200 block of N 6th Street. They announced that this was a hold up and took the victims money. Before running away, they shot him once time in the ankle, police said. The robbers escaped in…
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