Around Town
CD, St. Hubert alumnae hoops
St. Hubert High School will host a girls alumnae basketball doubleheader on Saturday, Jan. 26.
A Cardinal Dougherty alumnae game will...
Sankofa star joins elite 1,000-point club
Scott Spann was content not playing high school basketball.
Instead, the Port Richmond native was just going to mess around in local leagues because he...
As season ends, so does the Nick Foles’ era in Philly
The Eagles 2018 roller coaster ride of a season came to an end Sunday night with a 20-14 loss in the Big Easy.
The Birds...
Suspect arrested in fatal stabbing of Millbrook man
An Oxford Circle man was charged with murder after allegedly stabbing Robert Hicks on Dec. 28 inside a home on Lardner Street.
Frankford man charged with attempted rape
Police arrested a Frankford man on Wednesday, Jan. 2, after he allegedly attempted to sexually...
Man wanted in connection to attempted burglaries
Police are looking for a man wanted in connection with several attempted burglaries at homes...
Northeast High School put on lockdown after report of gun in the building
Northeast High School was briefly placed on lockdown Wednesday after authorities received reports of a...
Crime Log: Jan. 2, 2019
Dec. 10 through 23
As reported by Northeast Detectives. Does not include homicides, sexual assaults, narcotics...
Man killed in Frankford shooting
A 25-year-old man died after being shot Saturday, Dec. 29, in Frankford, police said.
Duane Hicks,...
Op-ed: Driscoll still has a lot to prove in the 173rd
By Erin Byard and Mohammad Chowdury
In the 173rd Legislative District, Michael Driscoll has shown that he wishes to serve his district, however, he still...
Op-ed: Boulevard plan needs to be revised
By Chris Bordelon
I recently attended a public meeting about the “Route for Change” project, the slogan of which is “Transforming the Boulevard.”
Northeast residents were...
Time is a commodity we can’t waste so use it wisely
Time often refers to the length or duration of a happening. A man-made system of calculations, which allows us to measure the length or...
Spadaro: Eagles continue to find a way to win
In this Eagles’ Tale Of Two Seasons, a football team went from nearly dead on arrival with a 4-6 record to one that is...
Letters to the Editor
English ties us together
Unless a person is a Native American, we are all immigrants, many of whom did not speak English when they arrived....