As officials in Philadelphia and Delaware counties look to expand Philadelphia International Airport with the promise of jobs and revenue for the local economy, residents and environmentalists worry that flooding in the area will only get worse.
Hundreds of Philadelphian families are now living in overcrowded conditions at public housing sites due to delays in new public housing openings. NBC10 investigative reporter Danny Freeman takes a look at the actions of the Philadelphia Housing Authority and talks with people living in tight spaces.
Pennsylvania has become one of the most expensive political battlefields in the entire country: with millions of dollars of political advertisements spent in the races for governor and U.S. Senate already. NBC10’s Danny Freeman dug into the biggest donors and dark money groups.
For months, agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives had been building a case that ultimately traced nearly 300 firearms purchased in Georgia.
Citing concerns over staffing shortages, Mayor Jim Kenney waived a rule that required new police and correctional officers to live in Philadelphia for at least a year.
Chemicals used in firefighting foam on military bases and training facilities have been found in public wells that provide drinking water to municipalities across Pennsylvania. NBC10 Investigators are taking a deeper look at what have been nicknamed “forever chemicals” for their long-lasting presence.
A venture capitalist in Chicago, a video game executive from San Francisco and other big money political donors are already giving to super PACs running ads in Pennsylvania’s closely watched open U.S. Senate race.
Stealing houses in Philadelphia, by fraudsters fabricating notarized deeds, spiked in 2018 and 2019. Fewer fake deed transfers occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic. But records officials believe the danger is still real for homeowners.
Reported deed fraud spiked in Philadelphia in 2018 and 2019. The fraud occurs when scammers steal ownership of a home through filing false paperwork with the city Records Departments. Homeowners usually aren’t even aware of the fraud. NBC10 reporter Danny Freeman explains.
NBC10 is conducting a survey that looks at the current state of affairs on SEPTA, southeastern Pennsylvania’s main transportation system. Please take our quick poll.
An affordable housing program created was meant to help 1,000 middle-class residents buy a house in rapidly gentrifying neighborhoods. Instead, it subsidized the construction and sale of about 140 homes. City officials now say there was little oversight and that an audit of the program should be conducted.
National fire experts say house fires used to take about 17 minutes to become a deadly trap for residents. Now, they say, fires can take about 3 minutes to do that. NBC10 reporter Claudia Vargas found out why.
Firefighters say there were 26 people inside a building in Philadelphia’s Fairmount neighborhood where a fire killed 12 people, including 8 children. NBC10 investigative reporter Claudia Vargas has the city records for the building and investigates why it was so crowded at the time of the fire.
A family is now taking legal action against ACCT Philly, the animal shelter that put down their dog “Saint.” NBC10 investigative reporter Claudia Vargas has the new details.
Three former Philadelphia homicide detectives, including Martin Devlin, appeared in court today in response to perjury charges. NBC10 Investigative Reporter Claudia Vargas has the story.
