Tri-State

Born and raised in the musically acclaimed city of Philadelphia PA, Desiree Regina Neal, affectionately known as “Dezzie” graciously received her portion of Philadelphia’s musical gifting. A city that produced many well known musical geniuses such as Marian Anderson, Teddy Pendergrass, Jill Scott, The Roots, and Patti Labelle, was just right to add Dezzie to […]

“I want to give everyone an opportunity to watch the reigning World Champion… win a second title,” said Nutter. “Send me an email, and you just might end up cheering for the Phils alongside me in the Mayor’s Box.” Mayor Michael Nutter’s postseason ticket giveaway bonanza will include World Series tickets. Philly’s main man announced […]

About 1,200 members of SEPTA’s largest union voted unanimously yesterday to strike as early as the end of this week if no contract is reached with management. A walkout could come on the eve of the Phillies’ World Series homestand, which starts Saturday – creating a transportation nightmare for thousands trying to get to and […]

A 25-year-old man killed a 2-year-old child and set fire to an apartment in the Northgate 1 Apartment Complex in Camden before stabbing himself to death, the Camden County prosecutor’s office said last night. Jason Laughlin, a spokesman for the prosecutor’s office, identified the assailant as Eric Banks Jr. He said Banks stabbed the child […]

The father of 10-year-old Charlenni Ferreira committed suicide in his jail cell early yesterday, just three days after he and his wife were charged with murdering the little girl, whom police said suffered years of torture and abuse in the family’s Feltonville home. Domingo “Anibal” Ferreira, 53, was found dead in his cell at the […]

MyPhillyLawyer, Dean Weitzman and Tiffany Bacon are joined by David M. Rappoport.

Cricket teams up with 107.9 WRNB and The Philadelphia Panthers to help clean up the City of Philadelphia.

The hospital of the University of Pennsylvania is changing its visitors’ policy to help prevent the spreading the swine flu. Children under 16 will not be able to visit patients at HUP because they are most likely to spread illness, according to the CDC. Hospital officials are also asking anyone who may have symptoms, not […]

Dean Weitzman and Tiffany Bacon are joined by David M. Rappoport and William Hobson.

By JULIE SHAW
Philadelphia Daily News The taxpayers’ money was to be used by low-income moms to feed their babies. Instead, the federal funds were used by six scammers to feed their own greed, according to findings by a state grand jury. Attorney General Tom Corbett yesterday announced the results of the investigating grand jury and […]

By DAVID GAMBACORTA
Philadelphia Daily News You’ve seen them around town, looming above an area like an obvious contradiction: Police surveillance cameras that are covered with plastic bags. It’s a baffling sight to behold, for sure. But city officials say there’s a good reason why dozens of cameras are bagged and not recording. Under Police Commissioner […]

By Peter Mucha INQUIRER STAFF WRITER The case gives new meaning to the term pothead. Or dope. Cesar Lopez, 29, was in a Lebanon, Pa., convenience store early Saturday morning, staring at the inside of his baseball cap near a restroom. What the Lebanon man was probably looking for wasn’t in the hat, because it […]