A SEPTA train had a "strong burning smell" before catching fire in Delaware County and forcing passengers to evacuate, federal officials said.

An 18-year-old man was shot and killed Monday night at DeRetis Playground in Southwest Philadelphia, police said.

An 18-year-old man from Delaware was shot and killed late Monday night at a playground in Southwest Philadelphia.

Detectives said Anthony Jerome Sharpe Jr. of Smyrna, Delaware, was sitting near the slides at Russell DeRitis Playground along Grays Avenue when a gunman snuck up behind him and shot him several times.

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Officials and residents across the Delaware Valley are preparing for a storm that could bring heavy rain and strong winds.

The plan suggests installing speed cameras on roads like MacDade Boulevard in Ridley Township, similar to the ones on Roosevelt Boulevard in.

Marple Township police are investigating after they say a suspected ‘crew’ of thieves are wreaking havoc and stealing mausoleum doors from multiple cemeteries in the area.

Delaware ranked as the 12th best U.S. state to move to in 2024. Approximately 39,006 people moved to Delaware in 2023, while 29,121 moved out. This represents a net gain of 9,885 residents. The state averaged 35 movers per day between 2022 and 2023 driven largely by domestic migrants.

Hours before the fire, officials said an engineer reported the train being "sluggish and not getting up to speed, and that a fault light on the train was on."

Police say surveillance video shows the suspects after one of them cut a section of copper wire from the portal machine on February 1.

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