Allison Steele

In Delaware County, the case of the mysterious petroleum-like smell has created a “whodunit” for government officials.

Friday's trial came after more than a year of battling between an Avalon woman and the town officials who cited her over the vines on her house.

New details emerged Thursday as Xavier Johnson was charged with two murders: The fatal stabbing of his foster mother, 64-year-old Renee Gilyard, and the earlier stabbing and beating death of Jimmy Mao, 20, who previously lived with Johnson in another foster home.

The violence spanned neighborhoods across the city and was particularly acute Sunday, when 10 people were killed or injured in less than 10 hours, according to Philadelphia Police.

Philadelphia Councilmember Maria Quiñones-Sánchez, who was born in Puerto Rico, is joining with others starting to plan relief efforts. “So many infrastructure problems still remain from past disasters,” she said

Aunt Charlotte's Candies, a New Jersey family company now under its third generation of ownership, will celebrate 100 years in business this year.

The nearly 20 years she spent in Oakland’s police department, and several with the Portland Police Bureau, show Outlaw, 43, to be a study in contrasts.

Once a profession of more than 50,000 people, independent watchmakers are increasingly rare. That means the ones who are sticking it out have more customers than they can handle.

Lykia Turner spent months without a home for herself and her daughter. Now she owns her house, and with help from a group of Camden County employees, it's move-in ready.

Jones pleaded guilty in 2017 to lying to the FBI in a case stemming from a $90,000 payment to a political challenger.