Chad Pradelli

6 days ago | 6abc.com | Chad Pradelli

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- If you looked at the numbers, student fights or assaults are down in the School District of Philadelphia. But experts tell Action News, despite the data, the fights that do occur are becoming increasingly violent and too often due to parents, relatives and friends getting involved. This includes Wednesday's melee outside Overbrook High School.

6 days ago | 6abc.com | Chad Pradelli

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- When you brake on a normal gas-powered vehicle and the brake pads or shoes put pressure on the rotors, the act creates thermal energy, or simply put, heat. It's basically wasted energy. But, on an EV or hybrid, when you brake, the kinetic energy is captured and transferred to the battery to help recharge it. MORE | What to know about electric vehicle maintenance before you make purchase"Basically, you're putting power back into the battery," said mechanic Tom Palermo.

1 week ago | 6abc.com | Chad Pradelli

The Investigative Team has learned that Leonard Chambers' company, Perfect Home Improvement, is not licensed in Pennsylvania. ByChad Pradelli and Cheryl MettendorfWednesday, May 7, 2025 3:39AMPHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The Action News Investigative team has been working diligently to help a group of women who allege a local contractor took their money and did substandard work or no work at all. His name is Leonard Chambers.

2 weeks ago | 6abc.com | Chad Pradelli

ByChad Pradelli and Cheryl MettendorfThursday, May 1, 2025 4:08AMDOYLESTOWN, Pa. (WPVI) -- CARFAX markets itself as sort of the gold standard for vehicle history, and the company's car history reports are comprehensive and largely accurate. But the Action News Investigative Team uncovered you can't trust everything on its site after a Doylestown, Bucks County, woman said she became a victim of what is known as dealership cloning.

3 weeks ago | 6abc.com | Chad Pradelli

ByChad Pradelli and Cheryl MettendorfFriday, April 18, 2025 3:44AMWEST CHESTER, Pa. (WPVI) -- The dangers and consequences of vaping are growing as more research is conducted. The sudden death of a Berks County man late last year led a forensic pathologist to list it as one of the causes of his death. Determining the cause of death from vaping is somewhat rare and usually involves severe respiratory illness in the victim.