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Jack Tomczuk

Jack Tomczuk

Jack Tomczuk is a proud lifelong resident of Northeast Philadelphia. He graduated from Temple University in 2016, majoring in journalism. Jack joined Metro as a news reporter in 2020. He previously wrote for the Northeast Times, The Sun newspapers in Burlington and Camden counties and the Press of Atlantic City. Jack resides in the Lawndale neighborhood with his wife and two children.

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Two construction workers remained missing, a day after the stairwell of a seven-story parking garage being built in Grays Ferry for the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia partially collapsed, killing at least one person.

A 20-year-old woman, identified as Imani Ringgold, was shot and killed in a West Philadelphia shooting Tuesday evening that also left two others injured.

A 13-year-old boy, Amir Akers, was killed and another teen was injured in a West Oak Lane shooting Tuesday night, police said. No arrests have been made.

A 26-year-old man was shot and killed after an argument inside a University City convenience store on Market Street, Philadelphia police say.

A police officer fatally shot a 75-year-old man during an armed confrontation Tuesday morning in West Philadelphia, law enforcement officials said.

Street sweeping is back in Philadelphia with expanded neighborhoods for 2026. Check schedules, parking restrictions and when enforcement begins.

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and 21 states sue Donald Trump over a new election executive order targeting mail-in voting ahead of the 2026 midterms.

Roughly 500 Philadelphians who have been convicted of second-degree murder, along with hundreds of families affected by the homicide of a loved one, are waiting for the next move.

An apparent accidental, self-inflicted shooting on Wednesday night in South Philadelphia left a 3-year-old boy in critical condition, authorities said.

SEPTA is buying two dozen rail cars from a Montreal transit agency to increase its Regional Rail capacity, following months of overcrowded and canceled trips as the authority repaired its 50-year-old fleet.

Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday said his office, in collaboration with other law enforcement agencies, has “eradicated” a group that prepared and sold drugs out of a North Philadelphia corner store.

Philadelphians will pay an average of $20 more a month for electricity next year if state regulators approve a proposal PECO submitted this week.

Two men were killed and three others were hospitalized after a masked gunman opened fire on a group of people Monday night in West Philadelphia, authorities said.

City Council’s housing committee, for the second time in less than a month, advanced a slate of tenant protections, irritating small landlords who say the new regulations could put them out of business.

Two men were injured when gunfire erupted inside a hookah lounge early Monday morning in North Philadelphia, near Temple University’s main campus, police said.

Permitted Philadelphia bars, restaurants, breweries and other establishments will be able serve customers until 4 a.m. for more than five weeks this summer, at the height of activity surrounding the FIFA World Cup and nation’s 250th birthday.

SEPTA began running shuttle buses Sunday between Norristown and Bridgeport in place of M service, to allow crews to begin a $55 million bridge restoration project.

City Council on Thursday unanimously approved legislation detailing a new prison oversight system and a measure designed to reduce problems associated with ‘absentee’ landlords.

State lawmakers are considering proposals to raise Pennsylvania’s minimum wage and regulate data centers.

Thousands are expected to march Saturday afternoon along the Benjamin Franklin Parkway as part of the third “No Kings” demonstration, a nationwide day of protest against President Donald Trump.

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