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Alex Wigglesworth

Alex Wigglesworth

Alex Wigglesworth was born and raised in Philadelphia. She worked as a gas station attendant, photo lab technician, radio station intern and legal secretary before joining Metro's staff as a full-time city desk reporter in 2011. Wigglesworth covers crime, politics, civil rights and anything else interesting or absurd happening in the city of Brotherly Love. She is aware that her last name is hilarious and is totally cool if you want to make fun of it. And yes, it is real.


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Woman critical after being shot three times in Kensington

Police said a woman, 48, is in critical condition after being shot three times Sunday on the 3400 block of Crystal Street in Kensington.

Posted in Local, News
Tagged crime, kensington, philadelphia police department, shooting | Reply
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Man shot in the head in Crescentville homicide

Police said a man, 31, was shot and killed Friday during a homicide on the 5500 block of Hill Creek Drive in Crescentville.

Posted in Local, News
Tagged crescentville, crime, homicide, philadelphia police department, shooting | Reply
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Man gunned down on Poplar Street basketball court

Police said a man, 27, was shot and killed Sunday afternoon on a basketball court near the East Poplar Recreation Center.

Posted in Local, News
Tagged basketball court, crime, east poplar recreation center, homicide, north philadelphia, philadelphia police department, shooting | Reply
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Police car rolls into auto shop after officer departs on foot chase

Police said a cruiser rolled backward into a Goodyear Auto Service Center after an officer got out to chase after a suspect on foot.

Posted in Local, News
Tagged car crash, chase, crime, northeast philadelphia, philadelphia police department, vehicle accident | Reply
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Contractor arrested for allegedly lying about fall through roof

Police said roofing contractor John Paul Kravchak lied about a worker who fell through a roof and into a Bustleton apartment, injuring a 12-year-old girl.

Posted in Local, News
Tagged arrest, bustleton, crime, industrial accident, making false reports to police, northeast philadelphia, philadelphia police department | Reply
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PHOTOS: Thousands turn out for 11th annual Gary Papa Father’s Day run

Participants in the 2013 Gary Papa Father’s Day run raised over $230,000 for prostate cancer research and education.

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Tagged 5k, center city, eakins oval, gary papa run, philadelphia museum of art, photos, run | Reply
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Meet the Philly man who’s hosting a craft beer church service

First Unitarian Church member Dane Wells will on June 30 hold a service about how parishioners can apply the ethos of craft beer to their daily lives.

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Tagged american homebrewers association, Beer, bizarre, center city, Conviviality, craft beer, Equality and Beer, first unitarian church, local, sermon | Reply
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The Rosenberg Diary: Long-lost Nazi journal recovered in Delaware

Officials in Delaware announced the seizure of The Rosenberg Diary, a journal kept during World War II by Nazi official Alfred Rosenberg.

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Tagged alfred rosenberg, crime, delaware, homeland security investigations, nazi, rosenberg diary, u.s. holocaust museum, u.s. immigrations and customs enforcement, Wilmington, World War II | Reply
Crime scene

Driver cited after tractor trailer spills cattle onto I-495

Police said tractor trailer driver Patrick Scholten, 23, wasn’t paying attention when the truck overturned, spilling cattle onto the highway along I-495.

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Tagged bizarre, car crash, crime, delaware state police, vehicle accident | Reply
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US Open: Merion strikes back

Pros at the 2013 U.S. Open are learning the course at Ardmore’s Merion Golf Club poses formidable challenges.

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Tagged billy horschel, golf, Merion, ror mcilroy, sports, Tiger Woods, US Open, USGA | Reply
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