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Having a suite at the city’s sports facilities is a longstanding perk for Philadelphia’s mayor. NBC10 Investigative reporter Claudia Vargas has more on the history of the mayor’s boxes and how they’re being used today.

One year ago this week the first bus of asylum seekers arrived in Philadelphia from Texas. Since then, taxpayers have paid millions of dollars for the migrants’ care. NBC10 investigative reporter Claudia Vargas has more on the money and what the city has been doing to care for the asylum seekers.

Walter Ogrod spent 28 years in prison after he was wrongfully convicted of murdering 4-year-old Barbara Jean Horn in 1988. After filing a lawsuit against the city of Philadelphia as well as detectives involved in his case, he’ll now receive $9.1 million from Philly taxpayers. NBC10 investigative reporter Claudia Vargas has the details.

The city of Philadelphia will pay more than $9 million to a man who spent 28 years behind bars after being wrongfully convicted of murdering 4-year-old Barbara Jean Horn.

The NBC10 investigators obtained court documents that reveal how investigators located and captured the three suspects in the murder of Philadelphia Police Officer Richard Mendez. NBC10 investigative reporter Claudia Vargas has the details.

Four years after Dulce’s disappearance, NBC10 investigative reporter Claudia Vargas is taking a fresh look at the case. She retraced Dulce’s last known steps and spoke with the girl’s family and case investigators.

On the eve of the fourth anniversary since little Dulce Maria Alavez disappeared from a Bridgeton, New Jersey, park, a new NBC10 Investigators’ documentary from reporter Claudia Vargas looks at where the investigation stands now and what might have happened on the fateful day in September 2023.

As the four year anniversary of her disappearance approaches, officials released a new age-progression photo of what they believe Dulce María Alavez looks like today. NBC10 investigative reporter Claudia Vargas has the story.

It’s been nearly 4 years since the disappearance of Dulce María Alavez. NBC10 investigative reporter Claudia Vargas spoke with Dulce’s mom about the current investigation and how she feels about the scrutiny she and her family have faced from police.

Dulce Maria Alavez went missing on September 16, 2019 from a park in Bridgeton, NJ. NBC10’s Claudia Vargas takes a fresh look at the case. She retraces Dulce’s last known steps and speaks with the girl’s family and case investigators. “Somebody Knows Something: The Disappearance of Dulce” premieres Friday, Sept. 15 at 7 p.m. on NBC10 and the NBC10 streaming...

Neftali Velasquez is free from behind bars after murder charges were dropped against him.

A Philadelphia man has been exonerated after serving 10 years in prison for a murder case. The DA’s office now says the case was tainted with misconduct by a former police detective. NBC10’s Investigative reporter Claudia Vargas has the latest details.

Automatic license plate readers have had little effect in preventing stolen vehicles in Philadelphia, the NBC10 Investigators discovered. Despite this, police are still getting 200 more. NBC10’s Claudia Vargas has the story.

The lawyers representing a man who was wrongfully convicted of killing 4-year-old Barbara Jean Horn in 1988 are asking the city of Philadelphia to test an existing DNA sample.

A New Jersey chemical company is agreeing to pay hundreds of millions of dollars to clean up its groundwater pollution. NBC10 investigative reporter Claudia Vargas shows us how the cleanup will be done and the impact on residents.

There is a new push for DNA testing in the 35-year-old cold case of Barbara Jean, a 4-year-old girl killed and left in a cardboard box in Northeast Philadelphia in 1988. NBC10 Investigative reporter Claudia Vargas has the latest on the case where lawyers for the formerly convicted killer, who served 28 years in prison before he was exonerated in...

A double shooting during a mass gathering of teenagers at Fairmount Park has placed scrutiny on the city’s curfew law and its overall effectiveness. The NBC10 Investigators have responses from police, a community advocate and a local mom.

A double shooting during a mass gathering of teenagers at Fairmount Park has placed scrutiny on the city’s curfew law and its overall effectiveness. NBC10 investigative reporter Claudia Vargas has responses from police and a community advocate.

Philadelphia’s teen curfew policy and enforcement are under scrutiny following a recent shooting over the weekend. NBC10 investigative reporter Claudia Vargas explains.

The Philadelphia neighborhoods where trucks and cars are being forced to detour following the I-95 collapse are expected to see more than just traffic congestion. The biggest impact could be on air quality, experts say. NBC10 investigative reporter Claudia Vargas explains.