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A 1-year-old girl was found unresponsive in water inside a Kensington home and pronounced dead at St. Christopher’s; police are treating the house as a crime scene.
A federal judge sentenced Philip McPherson II to 78 months for a 2022 Allentown crash that killed his student pilot. Prosecutors say he flew despite losing his certification.
A child was found unresponsive Thursday on the 1800 block of East Somerset Street in Kensington and later died; police say the Special Victims Unit is investigating.
Upper Darby police say they disrupted an early-morning theft of roughly $250,000 in cheesesteak meat, arresting three suspects and seeking a fourth.
A Millersville woman has been charged after prosecutors say she pushed her 63‑year‑old mother into a wall and down exterior stairs; the mother later died and the death was ruled a homicide.
A baby was found dead in the backseat of an SUV on the 4900 block of Hanoverville Road in Lower Nazareth Township on June 11; investigators are probing the scene.
A 2-month-old left in a running minivan was recovered safe after the vehicle was stolen and crashed in Northeast Philadelphia; police arrested a suspect.
A judge cleared former 1199C president Chris Woods after a nonjury trial over a 2019 union-hall renovation alleged to have funded local campaigns. The ruling ends a protracted state prosecution.
The Philly DA’s office moved to withdraw an earlier recommendation to overturn Dennis Johnson’s 2007 murder conviction, saying prior filings misstated witness testimony.
The Bucks County coroner ruled an April jail death an accidental overdose after toxicology detected fentanyl, codeine and medetomidine. It’s the second in‑custody fatality this year.
A 30-year-old motorcyclist died after his bike struck an SUV at Henry Avenue and Livezey in Roxborough; neighbors and video suggest the SUV may have been turning left.
An autopsy found electrocution was the cause of death for a 26‑year‑old Lebanon mother who collapsed at a car wash vacuum on April 15. Police have disabled the machines and are continuing their investigation.
Special masters say five law firms steered retired players to unapproved doctors, putting nearly $100 million in Parkinson’s awards under review.
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