Alan Wheeler

2 weeks ago | cbsnews.com | Wakisha Bailey |Alan Wheeler

Philadelphia firefighters collect donations for 9-year-old plane crash survivor Months after a devastating plane crash tore through Northeast Philadelphia, killing seven people and injuring 22 others, firefighters are rallying behind one of its youngest survivors. Ramesses, 9, suffered severe burns across more than 90% of his body.

4 weeks ago | cbsnews.com | Josh Sanders |Alan Wheeler

Police searching for armed suspect who robbed restaurant owner at gunpoint in front of her kids Philadelphia police are searching for a suspect caught on camera robbing a restaurant owner in front of three of her children last weekend in the city's Olney neighborhood. The Philadelphia Police Department released surveillance video Thursday of the armed robbery, which took place at 9 p.m. Saturday, May 24, at Shauna's Restaurant in the 5400 block of North Mascher Street.

1 month ago | cbsnews.com | Liz Crawford |Alan Wheeler

They envisioned paradise in their New Jersey backyard but ended up with a nightmare. A family in Washington Township said they went through the proper channels before installing their pool, but have been ordered to stop the project by state environmental authorities. Now, nearly two years since they first started, they're out $150,000 and their backyard is still a construction site.

1 month ago | cbsnews.com | Madeleine Wright |Alan Wheeler

A New Jersey woman accused of holding her daughter captive in their own home appeared before a judge Thursday. Brenda Spencer and her boyfriend Branndon Mosley were ordered to be held in jail until trial. Camden County prosecutors said the couple from Gloucester Township beat Spencer's daughter, who is now 18, with a belt and locked her in a dog crate for a year with her hands handcuffed behind her back.

Mar 13, 2025 | cbsnews.com | Nikki DeMentri |Alan Wheeler

It's memories like this that bring out smiles, yet tears for Phil Armstrong and his wife, Jessica. "No matter what room Kiley walked in, she lit up the room, and Krista would be right there with her," Phil Armstrong said, sitting in his Brick Township home. Kiley and Krista Armstrong, Phil's twin little sisters, were inseparable. Their plus ones, Evan Fiore with Kiley and Ryan Chapman with Krista, were never too far behind. "The four were together almost every weekend," Armstrong said.