Yearly Archives: 2013

Judge won’t cut time in child molestation case

A Philadelphia judge has refused to reduce lengthy prison terms given to a priest and former school teacher who were convicted of molesting a...

State House members react to new budget

Two state House members were quick to issue statements on Sunday night criticizing Pennsylvania’s new $28.4 billion budget for underfunding education, and especially for...

Body found in burning car

Firefighters made a grisly discovery after they extinguished a burning car in Pennypack Park last Thursday. There was a human body in the vehicle’s...

SafeCams help fight crime

The Philadelphia Police Department started its SafeCam program about two years ago and it is still one of the newest crime-prevention and investigative tools...

Bank robber sentenced

A Philadelphia man was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for robbing six banks, including one in the Northeast, between July 24, 2009,...

Suspect sought in Wawa robbery

Suspect in Wawa robbery case captured in surveillance video.Police hope that a surveillance video of a June 13 armed robbery at a Wissinoming convenience...

Final farewell

Signs of support: The Rev. John Large walks into Mater Dolorosa Church in Frankford for the last Mass. MARIA POUCHNIKOVA / TIMES PHOTOThe bells beckoning...

I-95 Cottman work should be done in 2016

Get used to it: The $212.3 million project is in Stage Three of a six-stage process. WILLIAM KENNY / TIMES PHOTOOfficials from the Pennsylvania Department...

Being Ben

As Ben Franklin: Actor Bill Robling portrays Ben Franklin at the Philadelphia Protestant Home’s social hall. He casually discusses his experiences as an ‘idea...

Two Northeast men arrested in prostitution sting

John FrancisTwo Northeast men were among five “Johns” arrested by Philadelphia police last Thursday as part of a prostitution sting in the city’s Harrowgate...

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