Flames ripped through at least two attached rowhomes on the 1600 block of South 54th Street in Kingsessing Wednesday; crews worked the scene and a man was taken to an ambulance.

Police say a 30-year-old man threatened a clerk with a box cutter and stole cash and cigarettes at the Shell on Lincoln Avenue and Chester Pike. He was arrested days later and is being held on $50,000 bail.

A 14‑year‑old was shot in Fairhill Tuesday night and taken to St. Christopher’s in stable condition as police review surveillance and evidence.

A stolen utility truck ran a red light and crashed onto the playground outside Mitchell Elementary in Southwest Philadelphia; students were pulled to safety and one motorist was hospitalized.

A domestic argument on State Road in Upper Darby turned fatal Monday; police arrested a man and say there is no ongoing threat.

Chester County prosecutors will announce arrests and new details in the Lincoln University homecoming shooting during a Tuesday afternoon briefing.

Delaware County prosecutors approved vehicular homicide and related charges against an 18‑year‑old after the Dec. 3 bike death of Swarthmore professor Eduard “Teddy” Einstein. The DA says blood testing showed marijuana in the driver’s system.

A 36-year-old man was shot four times while spray-painting his car on East Monmouth Street in Kensington; police are reviewing camera footage and seeking witnesses.

A string of hoax “swatting” calls rattled multiple suburban high schools Monday, prompting lockdowns and a Pennsbury East closure while the FBI investigates.

A 75-year-old man, identified as Daniel Sweeney, was killed when a tractor-trailer struck him in the Sheetz parking lot on Old Philadelphia Pike in East Lampeter Township. Police say the crash is under investigation.

A 37-year-old man was shot and later pronounced dead during a pool tournament at Uptown Cafe in East Mount Airy, police say. Investigators recovered shell casings near the pool tables and say a fight may have escalated.

Philadelphia prosecutors say a Manayunk man ran a gun-modification workshop; police seized 19 firearms and homemade suppressors. A preliminary hearing is set for May 19.

Richard J. Erickson, 48, was struck on the 5800 block of Route 873 in Washington Township and later died, the coroner said.