Woman taken for $6K in three-hour phone call with jury duty scammer: ‘This is totally a scam’

A King of Prussia woman was taken for more than $6,000 by a scammer posing as a someone from the sheriff's office. That scammer kept her on the phone for three hours as he instructed her on how to pay a phony fine.

Attempted car thief assaults owner who had just lost his wife hours before: police

Police in Delaware County are looking for a suspect they say assaulted a man who was trying to prevent him from stealing his truck. The victim had just lost his wife in the hours before the attack.

Trial begins for 2 men charged in deadly Lower Merion home invasion

The trial has begun for the two men accused of shooting and killing a 25-year-old man and paralyzing his mother during a home invasion in Lower Merion Township last year. 

District Council 33 votes to ratify new contract with City of Philadelphia

District Council 33 membership on Monday ratified the tentative agreement the union reached with the city that ended a crippling strike in Philadelphia.

Philadelphia man charged after video of assaults on 6 unhoused individuals surfaces online

Philadelphia police have arrested a man they say assaulted as many as six unhoused individuals on the Fourth of July. The incidents were recorded on video which surfaced on social media over the weekend.

Family vacation to Georgia lake turns tragic when 5-year-old dies from drowning

Tragedy struck when a 5-year-old boy from Cumming, Georgia drowned in Lake Chatuge after going missing for about 10 minutes from his family's rental home.

Extreme weather increasing across region due to climate change, experts say

Dangerous storms have wreaked havoc across the Northeast this summer, and one recent study claims climate change has intensified the worrying trend over the past several decades.

Man charged in deadly shooting of woman in South Philadelphia

A man is facing murder charges for the shooting death of a woman that unfolded over the weekend at a house in South Philadelphia.

Man drowns while swimming with woman in Brandywine Creek: police

A man is dead after investigators say he was taken by a strong current while swimming in the Brandywine Creek with a woman on Sunday. 

Save Our Streets: Summer of 2025
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FOX 29 sits down with one of Philadelphia's newest leaders in the fight against crime and violence.