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8 Teens Shot At SEPTA Bus Stop In Northeast Philadelphia: Police (UPDATED) 8 Teens Shot At SEPTA Bus Stop In Northeast Philadelphia: Police (UPDATED)
Northeast Philly Mass Shooting: 8 Teenagers Hurt, PPD Say Eight students waiting for a SEPTA bus were shot in Northeast Philadelphia on Wednesday afternoon, March 6, city police say.  It happened at the corner of Rising Sun and Cottman avenues at 3 p.m., Philadelphia Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel told reporters Wednesday evening.  Three suspects were sitting in a parked car near a Dunkin Donuts before opening fire, according to Bethel.  "At some point when the bus is pulling up and the kids are converging to get on the bus, three individuals exit that vehicle and then discharges multiple times," he said.  No arrests have b…

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by Mac Bullock
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Two Teens Arrested After 16-Year-Old Shot In Head At SEPTA Station: Police (UPDATED) Two Teens Arrested After 16-Year-Old Shot In Head At SEPTA Station: Police (UPDATED)
Two Teens Arrested After 16-Year-Old Shot In Head At SEPTA Station: Police (Updated) (Note: This story has been updated with new information from Philadelphia police.) One teenager is in critical condition and two others are in custody after shots rang out at a SEPTA station in Center City Philadelphia Thursday night, Jan. 11, police told Daily Voice.  The 16-year-old victim was hit once in the head on the westbound platform of the 15th Street Station around 9:30 p.m., according to PPD. He was taken to Jefferson University Hospital in critical condition, police said.  Officers heard the shots and arrested two teenage suspects at the scene, police said. A weapon w…

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by Mac Bullock
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PLAYGROUND SHOOTING: 5 Teens Injured In Philadelphia PLAYGROUND SHOOTING: 5 Teens Injured In Philadelphia
Playground Shooting: 5 Teens Injured In Philadelphia Five teenagers are in the hospital with gunshot wounds after shots rang out at a North Philadelphia park late on Sunday, Aug. 6, authorities told Daily Voice.  It happened at the Helen G. Sturgis Playground on the corner of North 2nd Street and West 65th Avenue in East Oak Lane around 11:15 p.m., police said.  They arrived to find: A 16-year-old girl shot in the right thigh A 16-year-old boy shot in the left ankle A 17-year-old boy shot in the buttocks Police took all three to Albert Einstein Medical Center where each was placed in stable condition, the department said.  T…

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by Mac Bullock
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Teens Harassed Children At Bedminster Playground, Authorities Say Teens Harassed Children At Bedminster Playground, Authorities Say
Teens Harassed Children At Bedminster Playground, Authorities Say Police are seeking two teenagers who they say harassed a pair of children at a playground in Bedminster Township on Wednesday, June 14.  It happened around 8:30 p.m., police said in a release. Two girls aged 9 and 10 were at a playground behind a home on Kulp Drive when they were offered candy by two males, the department wrote.  The children ran home and reported the incident to their parents, authorities said.  On Thursday, June 15, one of the teens returned and "verbally harassed" the same 9-year-old victim "in a similar manner" near the same playground, police said.…

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by Mac Bullock
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Boy, 17, Stabbed Outside Philadelphia High School: Police Boy, 17, Stabbed Outside Philadelphia High School: Police
Boy, 17, Stabbed Outside Philadelphia High School: Police Philadelphia police are investigating after a teenager was stabbed outside a public high school on Friday afternoon.  Authorities were called to Parkway West High School, 4725 Fairmount Avenue, around 2:35 p.m. on May 26 for a reported incident, the department told Daily Voice.  The victim, a 17-year-old boy, was found to have one stab wound to the "right buttock," police said. Officers took him to Presbyterian Hospital where he was placed in stable condition, they added.  No arrests had been made as of Friday evening, and no weapon was recovered from the scene, according to…

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by Mac Bullock
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'Boy With The Long Blonde Hair' Uses Hockey Stick To Rescue Youngsters From Icy Bucks Lake 'Boy With The Long Blonde Hair' Uses Hockey Stick To Rescue Youngsters From Icy Bucks Lake
'Boy With The Long Blonde Hair' Uses Hockey Stick To Rescue Youngsters From Icy Bucks Lake A local teenager is being hailed a hero after using a hockey stick to save a pair of boys who fell through a lake in Bucks County. Cory Hemberger, 16, of Middletown Township, was playing hockey with his friend Shawn on the frozen Lake Afton in Yardley and were getting ready to leave when they noticed a young boy who had fallen through the ice around 5 p.m. Sunday, 6abc reports. Soon after, the 13-year-old victim's friend, who had been leaning in to grab him, fell in as well. That's when Hemberger stepped in with his hockey stick and dragged the two to safety. One of the youngsters' moms t…

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by Nicole Acosta
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2 Teens Hospitalized After Car Slides Into Tree, Fence In Berks County 2 Teens Hospitalized After Car Slides Into Tree, Fence In Berks County
2 Teens Hospitalized After Car Slides Into Tree, Fence In Berks County Two teenagers were injured after a car slid off a wet road and struck a tree and fence in Berks County on Christmas Day, authorities said. The car was headed north on Rake Road in Centre Township when it slid through a curve, crossed into the oncoming lane, and struck a tree off the road at 7 p.m., Pennsylvania State Police said in a Jan. 5 news release. The car continued forward until it hit a fence on a property in the 1500 block of Rake Road, where it came to a final stop, state police said. The 16-year-old driver and his 14-year-old passenger were taken by EMS to Reading Hospital with …

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by Nicole Acosta
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Norristown School Board President Resigns Following Student Sexting Allegations Norristown School Board President Resigns Following Student Sexting Allegations
Norristown School Board President Resigns Following Student Sexting Allegations A Norristown school board president accused of sending "sexually suggestive messages" to a teenage student has resigned, officials said. Shae Ashe's lawyers announced the news in a statement Tuesday afternoon. “Mr. Ashe takes the concerns of his constituents very seriously. He denies any wrongdoing and points out that all allegations have been rumors, and nothing more," the statement reads. "He is ready to co-operate in any investigation. He encourages the public to allow a proper investigation so everyone who wants to be heard has their opportunity. Only then can we fairly form opinions.…

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by Nicole Acosta
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2 Middletown Township Teen Girls Found Safe 2 Middletown Township Teen Girls Found Safe
2 Middletown Township Teen Girls Found Safe Two teen girls were found safe after they were reported missing from Middletown Township Tuesday. Brielle Perry, 16, and Sierra Perry, 16, were safely located on Wednesday according to the Middletown Township Police Department.

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by Nicole Acosta