An early-morning blast flattened a Curwensville-area house and sent two people to the hospital.

A car service driver was shot in the chest during an attempted robbery in East Germantown; the victim is stable and police are searching for a teen suspect.

A man died after an apparent altercation on the 400 block of Ripka Street in Roxborough. Police say the Homicide Unit is investigating and one man was questioned.

Bensalem police say 47‑year‑old Adner Pagan‑Fred, a lifetime registered sex offender, was arrested after allegedly messaging someone he believed to be 13. The arrest followed a warrant obtained in early July.

A fight on the 700 block of South 60th Street in Cobbs Creek turned fatal Wednesday when a man who had been stabbed shot and killed his attacker, police say.

Police say a 31-year-old Reading man was arrested after child-welfare referrals alleged he sexually abused a 7-year-old boy. He faces multiple felony counts and is jailed pending court.

A house in Harleysville's Towamencin Township was heavily damaged by a Wednesday morning fire on Stratton Drive. Officials report no injuries and investigators are on scene.

A Lansdowne man accused in an Upper Darby beer-bottle assault was taken into ICE custody at a Delaware County court hearing and remains in federal custody.

A DoorDash driver was shot and killed Tuesday night on S. Ithan Street. Police say three masked suspects have been identified.

A Fayette County man was arraigned after being hit with 1,029 criminal counts alleging animal cruelty, neglect and licensing violations.

Nine people were rescued off Wildwood beaches Sunday evening after two ocean emergencies minutes apart; Wildwood’s after‑hours team, police and fire pulled swimmers to safety.

Two federal suits say a May social‑engineering attack on Blank Rome exposed SSNs, IDs and medical records for 57,554 clients.

A Philadelphia man pleaded guilty after pen‑style cameras were found in Ocean City boardwalk bathrooms; he was sentenced to probation and ordered into treatment.