Widjinie Cherizier was found safe and returned to her family Wednesday night, September 16, 2026, after vanishing from a Northeast Philly elementary school.

Ian Anderson allegedly snuck into the girl's home while her parents slept. He's now held on $1 million bail.

He was last seen on North Marshall Street wearing a distinctive “sports Lovers” T-shirt, police say.

A Wilmington shooting left one person dead and three others hurt, as the city logs a string of gun violence this month.

A K-9 unit tracked Justin Sikaffy through South Side yards after a botched carjacking ended with a car crashing into a fire hydrant.

Clayton Dietz, now 11, is accused of shooting his adoptive father in Duncannon. His hearing has been pushed to November.

Chopper footage showed officers crouched with weapons drawn outside a Bethel Avenue home. It adds to recent violence in Pennsauken.

A man calmly counted out cash from Leo's Steak Shop's tip jar before pocketing it, and workers say he may have been a regular.

Matt Dianna says the driver used slurs, blocked his path and put hands on him during his morning commute in Reading.

A 22-year-old died and two men were hospitalized after gunfire hit West 7th and Washington Streets — a corner with a violent history.

An 18-year-old and a 17-year-old were hit in the torso in North Philadelphia. Police recovered 17 shell casings but have no suspects yet.

Yahmae Carson visits her son's grave every birthday since he died in a Yeadon holding cell. Her lawsuit against the borough is still unresolved.

A Camden County judge signed off on the payout after a Phifer Middle School aide allegedly told the boy she hoped he'd be arrested one day.