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Bucks County Man Sentenced to 30 to 64 Years for Killing His 82-Year-Old Mother

William Michael Ingram, 51, was sentenced on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026, to 30 to 64 years in state prison for the June 2024 killing of his 82-year-old mother, Dolores...

95% of Philly School Speed Cushions Fail Safety Standards

A newly released report from the Philadelphia City Controller’s Office details extensive noncompliance in speed cushions installed outside city schools, finding that nearly all reviewed locations failed to meet...

Tax talk

If Brett Mandel, tax reform activist and former candidate for city controller, is correct about how the Actual Value Initiative will impact the riverwards,...

Riverward events for the week of July 25

Yards hates cancerOn Friday, July 27, Yards Brewing Company, at 901 N. Delaware Ave., will throw a party to launch their new “Cape of Good...

Riverward upcoming events for this week, July 18

Actual Value Initiative and youThe South Kensington Community Partners will present a “Community Conversation” regarding the city’s Actual Value Initiative (AVI) on Thursday, July 26...

One person’s trash is another’s puppet

When you think of puppets, what comes to mind? Oscar the Grouch shouting from his garbage can? Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy?What about a...

Walking for Wayne, and for justice

July 28 will mark the 10th anniversary of the death of Fishtown man Wayne Elliss, Jr.On that day, the family and friends of the 21-year-old...

Truly healthier ‘hoods?

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERABelgrade Delicatessen owner Kimberly Flanagan said that Philadelphians were simply raised to eat differently than other Americans.“Compare Philly to living down South,” she...
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