SWAT and multiple police units surrounded a home in East Oak Lane Wednesday after a man barricaded himself inside on the 7000 block of Old York Road.

A late-night double shooting in North Philadelphia left one man dead and another hospitalized near Lehigh and North Howard, police say.

Ashlee Jenae, a 31-year-old influencer with South Jersey roots, was found dead in Zanzibar days after her engagement. Her family disputes a police suicide finding and is seeking answers.

Trail-camera footage shows a ski-masked man on South Philly roofs around 2 a.m.; neighbors have tightened security and police are investigating.

Police released images of a teen wanted in two violent Center City robberies on April 9. One incident injured a 7‑Eleven employee; the other left a man punched after his phone was stolen.

A former Philadelphia probation officer pleaded guilty to running a years‑long illegal sports‑betting operation and was sentenced to home confinement, fines and forfeiture. His co‑defendant — a city police officer — faces sentencing at the end of April.

A man in his 20s was critically shot in Germantown after a dispute over a stolen scooter; police say the shooter fired about 15 rounds and one person is in custody.

A Phoenixville father faces charges after a loaded handgun turned up in a student's backpack at Hares Hill Elementary; officials say the weapon was secured and no one was harmed.

Plymouth Township police documented 93 retail-theft incidents in March; the department says 56 arrests were made and dozens of cases remain under investigation.

A midday shooting on the 6300 block of Chew Avenue left one man dead. Police say they are investigating and no arrests have been made.

Relatives of an employee killed in the Dec. 23 Bristol nursing‑home blast filed a new wrongful‑death suit on April 13, alleging PECO and the operator ignored a persistent gas odor. The filing joins multiple negligence cases now moving through court.

A 45-year-old Easton man faces child-endangerment and assault charges after police say he yanked a child's arm, leaving the child with a sprained elbow.

A child and a young adult found two grocery bags holding 14,088 tiny fentanyl packets in Radnor Green woods; police confirmed tests and are asking for tips.