Victim ID'd In Fatal 3 Vehicle Crash On I-95 Involving NJ, PA Drivers In Bensalem: PSP Victim ID'd In Fatal 3 Vehicle Crash On I-95 Involving NJ, PA Drivers In Bensalem: PSP
Victim ID'd In Fatal 3 Vehicle Crash On I-95 Involving NJ, PA Drivers In Bensalem: PSP A New Jersey driver was involved in a deadly three-vehicle crash on I-95 in Bensalem Township, Bucks County on Monday, Sept. 8, at 4:58 a.m., Pennsylvania State Police announced. The Bucks County Coroner identified the 65-year-old Levittown man killed in the crash as Charles Lufkin. An autopsy was conducted on Tuesday, but Lufkin’s cause of death has not yet been revealed pending toxicology results, according to Coroner Patti Campi, who expressed her sincere condolences to the victim’s family. State Police said Lufkin was driving a 2008 Ford Fusion when he struck the center barrier, killin…
Red Paint Smeared Across Jewish History Museum In PA Sparks Hate Crime Charges For NJ Man Red Paint Smeared Across Jewish History Museum In PA Sparks Hate Crime Charges For NJ Man
Red Paint Smeared Across Jewish History Museum In PA Sparks Hate Crime Charges For NJ Man A man turned himself in after red spray paint was found smeared across the exterior of Philadelphia's Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History in two separate incidents, authorities announced on Tuesday, Sept. 9. The suspect, identified as 33-year-old Leroy Hayes of Woodbury, NJ, surrendered to Central Detectives on Monday, Sept. 8, police said. He has been charged with Ethnic Intimidation, Criminal Mischief, and Possessing an Instrument of Crime (PIC). The first attack happened on Monday, Aug. 18 around 4:43 a.m., when surveillance cameras captured a vandal spray-painting red m…
Infant Girl Found Unresponsive In Philadelphia Home Dies: Police Infant Girl Found Unresponsive In Philadelphia Home Dies: Police
Infant Girl Found Unresponsive In Philadelphia Home Dies: Police An infant girl was found unresponsive inside a Philadelphia home and later pronounced dead at the hospital, police announced on Tuesday, Sept. 9. Officers and medics responded to a report of a 2-month-old girl who was unresponsive at a residence on the 400 block of Mechanic Street at approximately 7:45 a.m., according to Philadelphia Police. She was transported to Einstein Medical Center, where she was pronounced deceased at 8:41 a.m., authorities said. The cause of death and circumstances surrounding the case remain under investigation, police said.
Whitehall Dad’s Conviction In 2-Month-Old Daughter’s Death Vacated, Sentence Slashed: DA Whitehall Dad’s Conviction In 2-Month-Old Daughter’s Death Vacated, Sentence Slashed: DA
Whitehall Dad’s Conviction In 2-Month-Old Daughter’s Death Vacated, Sentence Slashed: DA A Pennsylvania father’s conviction in the death of his infant daughter has been vacated, and his lengthy sentence was cut, Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan announced on Monday, Sept. 8. Matthew Wolfe, 40, of Whitehall, pleaded no contest to Third-Degree Murder and Endangering the Welfare of a Child before Judge James Anthony, resulting in a sentence of 4½ to 9 years in prison followed by two years of probation, according to the DA. He had previously been convicted by a jury in 2017 and sentenced to 20 to 40 years in state prison, the DA said. The case was reopened after a re…
Here's Every Pizzeria Headed To Dave Portnoy's 'One Bite' Pizza Fest This Weekend Here's Every Pizzeria Headed To Dave Portnoy's 'One Bite' Pizza Fest This Weekend
Here's Every Pizzeria Headed To Dave Portnoy's 'One Bite' Pizza Fest This Weekend Just One Bite? This weekend, it's all you can eat. Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy is turning New York City into the pizza capital of the world this Saturday, Sept. 13, when his One Bite Pizza Festival takes over Randall’s Island Park. With more than 40 of Portnoy’s highest-rated pizzerias dishing out slices from noon until night, expect New York–style, Neapolitan, Sicilian, tomato pies, grandma slices, and bar pies, all in one place. Here’s the full lineup of pizza royalty coming to NYC, organized by state: NEW YORK Di Fara Pizza – Brooklyn (9.4) John’s of Bleecker St. – Manhattan…
Genealogist Reunites Abington Woman With Childhood Best Friend Separated By Foster Care Genealogist Reunites Abington Woman With Childhood Best Friend Separated By Foster Care
Genealogist Reunites Abington Woman With Childhood Best Friend Separated By Foster Care A New England genealogist has helped reunite two women who were separated by foster care while attending elementary school in Abington in the late 1980s. Elizabeth Crompton, who grew up in Abington, shared on Facebook that she had been searching for her childhood best friend for decades. The two attended Glenside Weldon Elementary School just outside of Philadelphia, where Crompton, then known as Liz, spent nearly every day with her best friend. “She was the sweetest girl ever, red curly hair and the warmest smile,” Crompton wrote, recalling how her friend’s social worker once gave her litt…
21 Arrested In Massive Eastern PA Cocaine Trafficking Bust: Attorney General 21 Arrested In Massive Eastern PA Cocaine Trafficking Bust: Attorney General
21 Arrested In Massive Eastern PA Cocaine Trafficking Bust: Attorney General A high-level cocaine trafficking organization has been dismantled following a sweeping investigation across eastern Pennsylvania, Attorney General Dave Sunday announced on Saturday, Sept. 6. Investigators charged 21 individuals connected to the Jimmie Torres–led operation, which allegedly ran primarily out of north Philadelphia with extensions into Bucks and Montgomery counties, according to the release. Among those arrested were Torres and his son, Matthew Torres, who oversaw the enterprise when his father was in Puerto Rico. Authorities said 16 suspects were taken into custody Thursday ac…
Cop Killers Helped Run Multi-State Car Theft Ring Out Of Camden: AG Cop Killers Helped Run Multi-State Car Theft Ring Out Of Camden: AG
Cop Killers Helped Run Multi-State Car Theft Ring Out Of Camden: AG Thirteen people were arrested and charged with running a car theft ring out of Camden that involved the shooting death of a Philadelphia police officer, authorities announced Friday, Sept. 5. Alex Vargas, a 27-year-old Camden resident and his brother Alexi Vargas, a 24-year-old Pennsauken resident, led a criminal enterprise which coordinated the theft of vehicles throughout New Jersey and his nearby states, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin said.  From July 2001 through January 2004, the Vargas brothers and their accomplices stole cars in Camden, Burlington, Somerset, Bergen,…
Free Rides, More Trains Help Eagles Fans Celebrate Season Opener: What To Know Free Rides, More Trains Help Eagles Fans Celebrate Season Opener: What To Know
Free Rides, More Trains Help Eagles Fans Celebrate Season Opener: What To Know Philadelphia is adding more public transportation options as more than 65,000 fans are expected to flock to the city and watch the Eagles begin defending their title. The Philadelphia Eagles, as reigning Super Bowl champions, have the honor of officially kicking off the 2025 NFL season. The Birds will host NFC East rival Dallas Cowboys at 8:20 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 4. SEPTA and the Eagles have been working on ways to improve subway and train service to get fans to and from Lincoln Financial Field safely. Sports gambling company FanDuel is teaming up with SEPTA to restore full Broad S…
Netflix Update Lets Users Create Clips Of Hit Shows: Here's How Netflix Update Lets Users Create Clips Of Hit Shows: Here's How
Netflix Update Lets Users Create Clips Of Hit Shows: Here's How Fans can now cut and save their favorite Netflix moments thanks to a new update rolling out on mobile devices. Netflix has updated its "Moments" feature, allowing viewers to make short clips, the streaming giant announced on Wednesday, Sept. 3. Users can set both a starting point and an end point when saving a scene, creating full clips that can be replayed or shared anytime. The update arrives alongside the release of the second part of season two for the hit show "Wednesday." The dark comedy from "The Addams Family" universe is Netflix's most popular program with more than …
Boy, 11, Critically Injured After Wrong-Way Driver Blows Red Light In Philadelphia Boy, 11, Critically Injured After Wrong-Way Driver Blows Red Light In Philadelphia
Boy, 11, Critically Injured After Wrong-Way Driver Blows Red Light In Philadelphia An 11-year-old boy was left fighting for his life when a wrong-way driver slammed head-on into his family’s car at North Broad and Wallace streets in Philadelphia on Wednesday, Sept. 3 at 4:15 p.m., police said. A 33-year-old man driving a 2021 white Hyundai Kona sped south in the northbound lanes of North Broad Street before running a red light and colliding with a 2017 white Toyota Camry traveling east on Wallace Street, according to investigators. The crash left both vehicles with heavy front-end damage. Philadelphia Fire Department medics rushed the Hyundai driver to Temple University …
Spirit Airlines Files For Second Bankruptcy In Less Than A Year: What To Know Spirit Airlines Files For Second Bankruptcy In Less Than A Year: What To Know
Spirit Airlines Files For Second Bankruptcy In Less Than A Year: What To Know Spirit Airlines has filed for bankruptcy for the second time in less than a year, underscoring the financial crisis facing the nation's largest budget carrier. Spirit announced the Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing in a news release on Friday, Aug. 29. The Dania Beach, Florida-based airline previously emerged from bankruptcy in March, after Spirit shed nearly $800 million in debt and secured $350 million in new equity. The filing came less than three weeks after Spirit executives admitted there is "substantial doubt" about the company's ability to survive another 12 months without…