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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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ICE officers were spotted at Philadelphia International Airport, a day after the Trump administration announced it was deploying federal agents to ease long security lines.

Mayor Cherelle Parker is quintupling her proposed rideshare tax in a bid to save 200 public school jobs on the chopping block as a result of the School District of Philadelphia’s $300 million budget deficit.

President Donald Trump’s administration is deploying federal immigration officers to Philadelphia International Airport and a dozen other airports in an effort to relieve long lines, CNN reported.

A man is dead and a woman was hospitalized after shots were fired in broad daylight Sunday in South Philadelphia, police said.

New charges have been filed against 21 individuals who are accused of participating in a gang war that sparked gun violence from South to Northwest Philadelphia.

Authorities said a baby was found uninjured after being left in a running car that was stolen Saturday morning in West Philadelphia.

City Council on Thursday postponed its possible approval of contentious new renter protections, after a pair of landlords sued the legislative body on the eve of the anticipated final vote.

A West Philadelphia notary is accused of laundering dozens of stolen luxury cars, worth a combined total of more than $3.8 million, state authorities said this week.

Half of the security checkpoints at Philadelphia International Airport are now closed, amid an ongoing federal funding impasse that has left Transportation Security Administration officers working without pay.

Changes associated with SEPTA’s bus network redesign, which has been in the works for five years, are scheduled to begin in August.

The first American-born pope will be participating – at least remotely – in Philadelphia’s celebration of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.

Philadelphia’s new prison oversight system has moved a step closer to becoming a reality. City Council advanced legislation Monday outlining the role of the Office of Prison Oversight and the Prison Oversight Community Board.

Philadelphia is suing Glock Inc., the popular Austrian firearms manufacturer, for contributing to the city’s gun violence crisis by marketing handguns that could easily be converted into fully automatic weapons.

Authorities said a baby was killed and a mother was seriously injured after an ambulance – allegedly driven by a man under the influence of alcohol or drugs – crashed Sunday morning in Northeast Philadelphia.

Mayor Cherelle Parker is proposing new taxes on Uber rides and Amazon deliveries to raise revenue for Philadelphia’s public schools and hire new pothole crews.

Members of the Board of Education will hear feedback directly from students, parents and others Thursday afternoon about the School District of Philadelphia’s proposal to shutter 18 schools.

Two young men died when their car crashed while being pursued by police Monday night in East Germantown, law enforcement officials said.

As Philadelphians took to the streets to take in the warm weather on Monday, gunfire left two people dead and a teenager hospitalized.

A driver fatally shot a Pennsylvania state trooper before killing himself during a traffic stop Sunday night in Chester County, authorities said.

A 14-year-old boy was fighting for his life after being shot Sunday night in Mayfair, authorities said. Members of the crime scene unit recovered five 9mm spent shell casings and a gun at the scene, police said.

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