Philly shooting victim dies a day later

Sean M. Higgins, 45, is set to take his case to trial in January, a judge said Monday.

Saahir Irby helped lead a scheme to steal government-issued checks out of the mail, then resell them online.

Prosecutors say Jabriil Morgan-Cook, Naseem Worrell, and Kaleem Roland killed a member of a rival gang in 2025 because he mocked a friend of theirs who had been recently killed.

The DA suggested that the behavior of an officer and a homicide detective assigned to the case had been “arguably criminal.”

Samuel Marcus, a former Department of Defense employee, served as a “money mule” for fraudsters who stole money through online phishing or extortion schemes.

Brian Fitzgerald has worked for 10 years as a deputy attorney general in New Jersey, handling insurance fraud cases, according to his LinkedIn profile.

The 33-year-old was shot a dozen times and received "numerous" surgeries following the Oct. 10 incident, according to a fundraiser for his family.

Aaron Michael McComsey, of Perkasie, was arrested on Thursday. A source familiar with the investigation confirmed that the member of Congress is Brian Fitzpatrick.

Charles Weiner, 79, of Penn Valley, was indicted in September for allegedly committing tax fraud related to his businesses.

District Attorney Larry Krasner earlier this week faulted the police department for botching an earlier murder case against the man now accused of ambushing and killing Officer Shane Seiber.

After stabbing a man inside a home, the armed suspect barricaded himself inside. The incident is the fourth such standoff in Philadelphia since Saturday.

The rape allegedly happened on Saturday around 2:30 a.m. at University Village. The housing complex is located on North 10th Street between Cecil B. Moore and West Montgomery Avenues.

Police identified William Austin as the 60-year-old man fatally shot by police on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway on Friday. Police said Austin was armed with a revolver and had fired it.

Stephen O'Neill was sentenced to seven to 10 years in state prison for possessing child porn and for stealing a pair of the girl's underwear from her home.

Michael and Nicole Swanson, along with two other defendants, were charged with conspiracy to commit kidnapping and a host of related crimes this month for the abuse that ended in 2023.

Philadelphia's "ban the box" law prohibits employers from considering some parts of a job applicant's criminal history.

Krasner accused U.S. District Judge Paul S. Diamond of being biased against him. Diamond said aspects of Krasner's filings were "frivolous" and "intemperate."

Also known as "Sugar Shane," he could face years in prison for his role in sports betting schemes targeting the NBA, NCAA, and Chinese professional league.

Guangtian Ha, an assistant professor of religion at Haverford College, is accused of sending more than 50 threats via X.

The West Philly music venue which has been wracked with tension and labor issues since being taken over by new management last year, will shut down after two Halloween shows.

New chief meteorologist Adam Joseph has been with the station since 2005.

The measure passed by the House would require all Pennsylvania schools to ban cell phones from the start of the school day to the end. Gov. Shapiro has voiced support for a ban.

Any discussions between Washington, Moscow, and Beijing could turn to the matter of the war in Ukraine, without the involvement of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Sirianni was the first Eagles official to meet the media after Monday's report that Hurts could miss the rest of 2026.

Barlow who has not been practicing during training camp, has a lumbar spine bone stress response, the team said. Tacko Fall (left quad strain) will also miss the team's season opener on Tuesday.