Al Novack

House Fire Claims A Life In Southwest Philadelphia

A fire late last Sunday night claimed the life of a man, and sent two others to the hospital.

2013/02/25

Shots Fired At SEPTA Bus

Police in West Philadelphia are looking for a gunman who fired on a Septa Route G bus just before one o’clock this morning.

2013/02/25

Nahfeeh William (left) and Dawald Williams (right). (Credit: Philadelphia Police Dept)

Suspects Identified And Charged For Cab Driver Beating, Robbery

Philadelphia police have arrested two men in connection with last Thursday night’s beating and robbery of a 53-year old cab driver.

2013/02/20

Another Fire In East Norriton, 2 Blocks From Yesterday’s Blaze, Kills 1

A fire of undetermined origin claimed the life of an unidentified resident inside a home along the 500-block of Barbra Drive in East Norriton.

2013/01/24

Conshohocken Planning Commission Rejects Plan To Build New Wawa

Conshohocken Borough’s planning commission has voted down a proposal by to build a Super Wawa with a gas station on the site of a vacant former auto dealership.

2013/01/23

Frigid temeratures made firefighters jobs a lot tougher as hoses and roads were freezing. (credit: Jim Melwert)

Firefighters Battle Fire And Ice In East Norriton; 5 Injured

A house fire in East Norriton Township, Pa. sends five people, including two firefighters, to the hospital with injuries.

2013/01/23

Philadelphia Police Investigate Three Separate Shootings

One man is dead and several others injured after a night of gunfire on the streets of Philadelphia.

2012/12/20

(A police car sits in front of Upper Dublin High School following an alert there. Credit: Ian Bush)

Umbrella Mistaken For Rifle Leads To Temporary Lockdown At Upper Dublin HS

Montgomery County officials say there was a brief lockdown around 8:30 a.m. when school security at Upper Dublin High School thought a student had a rifle in his backpack.

2012/12/17

Driver Who Crashed Bentley Into Philadelphia Apartment Building Cited For DUI

Police say someone driving a Bentley went of control this morning and crashed into the Park Towne Place apartments on 22nd Street.

2012/12/06

Paulsboro train derailment scene (Credit: American Red Cross)

Freight Train Derails, Spills Chemicals In Paulsboro, NJ

The derailed cars were carrying a chemical called vinyl chloride, which spilled into Mantua Creek.

2012/11/30

Teen Struck By Car In Bucks County On Life Support

A teenager is on life support after being struck by a car in Bucks County early Thursday morning.

2012/11/29

Elderly Roommates Killed In Germantown House Fire

Philadelphia fire commissioner Lloyd Ayres confirms that two people, both long-time roommates in their 70′s, have died in an early morning house fire in Germantown.

2012/11/28

Woman Killed In Front Of Her Daughter And Toddler She Was Babysitting

Police believe a Hunting Park execution-style murder of a woman is linked to an ex-boyfriend.

2012/11/28

Infant In Crib Hit By Falling Tree But Escapes Serious Injury

A newborn baby narrowly escaped serious injury this morning when a tree fell on a twin home in Drexel Hill, coming through the roof and bringing down power lines.

2012/10/29