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Overnight Incidents

The following information is preliminary and subject to change. Updates will be shared as they become available, and information regarding current incidents will be provided throughout the day.

Police are investigating a shooting that occurred on the 9XX block of South 4th Street at approximately 2:00 a.m. on August 15, 2026. At approximately 8:15 a.m., an adult male walked into Jefferson Hospital suffering from a gunshot wound. The circumstances surrounding the shooting remain unknown at this time. There is no known motive, and no arrest has been made. 

On August 15, 2026, at approximately 12:31 a.m., 25th District officers responded to the 43XX block of North 5th Street for a radio call reporting a person with a gun and a male shot inside a vehicle near a barbershop. Upon arrival, officers located two shooting victims inside a gray Honda Pilot. Both victims were transported to Temple University Hospital. The first victim, identified as a 22-year-old, sustained multiple gunshot wounds to the upper torso and was listed in critical but stable condition. The second victim, a 17-year-old female, sustained gunshot wounds to the head and left leg and was listed in serious-critical condition. No arrest has been made, and no motive has been determined at this time.

Both investigations are active and ongoing with the Philadelphia Police Department’s Shooting Investigation Group.

Governor Shapiro To Attend Inaugural Lacrosse Championship

 Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro will attend the inaugural Women’s Lacrosse League Championship at Subaru Park on Saturday, Aug. 15, as the Maryland Charm and California Palms compete for the league’s first title.

Governor Shapiro will participate in a media availability at 4:30 p.m. ahead of the championship game, which begins at 5 p.m.

The championship marks the culmination of the WLL’s first full regular season and will feature some of the world’s top women’s lacrosse players, including several with ties to Philadelphia and South Jersey.

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Community to Protest Killing of Black Teenager

Community leaders have organized two protests and marches for Saturday, August 15, and Thursday, August 20, to speak calling out for justice in the case of Kadir Skinner,  the 19-year-old Black teenager who was shot in the back and killed by an officer with the Wilmington Police Department (WPD) in June.

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How Non-Custodial Wallets Support Growing Crypto Businesses

As a business expands its use of cryptocurrency, managing digital assets can become more complex. A company may start with a small number of transactions and gradually move toward multiple payment flows, more wallets, additional employees, and a higher volume of transfers.

At that stage, the choice of wallet architecture can influence how easily crypto operations can be organized. Non-custodial wallets give businesses responsibility for their own private keys and assets, while the software around the wallet can provide tools for managing users, transactions, and payment workflows.

For growing companies, the value of a non-custodial wallet is therefore not limited to asset storage. Its role can extend into everyday financial and operational processes.

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Cooper University Hospital Earns Four AHA Achievement Awards

Cooper University Hospital has earned four American Heart Association Get With The Guidelines® Achievement Awards, reflecting Cooper University Health Care’s  commitment to delivering evidence-based care that improves outcomes for patients with cardiovascular disease and stroke.

The awards recognize Cooper’s performance in providing high-quality care for patients with heart failure, stroke, atrial fibrillation, and cardiac emergencies, reflecting the academic health system’s ongoing investment in quality improvement and advanced cardiovascular and stroke care for patients throughout South Jersey.

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Tiz (Myrtle L.) McComb, 90, of Gloucester City

“Tiz” (Myrtle L.) McComb (nee Tidswell), age 90, of Gloucester City, NJ, passed away peacefully on August 11, 2026, at Pitman Manor in Pitman, NJ.

Born on March 29, 1936, in Camden, NJ, Tiz graduated from Rancocas Valley Regional High School in 1954. She entered the West Jersey School of Nursing in Camden, NJ in 1954 and was “capped” March 7, 1955. Her career to caring for others as a Registered Nurse continued at Methodist Episcopal/Jefferson Hospital in Philadelphia, PA.

She married her beloved husband Joe in 1964 where her role as wife and mother of Nancy and Steven were her focus and love. Settling into her treasured Monmouth Street home in 1974, Tiz was active in her community. She served as President of the Gloucester City High School PTA, worked at Brown Street School for the Gloucester City Board of Education (Food Service), and worked many summers at the front desk for the Gloucester City Swim Club.

Tiz was the beloved and devoted wife of the late Joseph J. McComb, Jr., retired Camden City Police, who passed away in 1980. She was also predeceased by her parents, Arthur H. Tidswell and Helen F. Tidswell (nee Friant), former owners and operators of The Central Record newspaper in Medford, NJ. She is survived by her devoted children; Nancy H. Motson (nee McComb) and her husband, Glenn F. Motson, Steven A. McComb and his wife, Elida Ortiz and Janice A. Archibald (nee McComb) with William Mathis. She was known as “Gaa-Gee” to many loving grandchildren and great grandchildren.

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David Cummins confirmed as new TSA Administrator

David Cummins was sworn in as the eighth Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) following his confirmation by the U.S. Senate.

In May 2026, President Trump nominated Cummins to head TSA and lead a workforce of approximately 60,000 employees and the security operations at more than 430 airports across the United States. Under the direction of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, Cummins also has federal responsibility for the security of the nation’s surface transportation including rail, mass transit systems, highways, pipelines and maritime.

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Proposed Rule to Revise Fishing Gear Regulations in Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Fisheries

NOAA Fisheries requests comments on a proposed rule to revise fishing gear regulations in Atlantic highly migratory species fisheries.

Proposed Gear Revisions:

Buoy gear: Authorize power assistance for gear deployment and retrieval, the use of this gear under additional permits (Swordfish General Commercial permit; some tunas and shark permits), and the retention of additional species (some tunas and sharks).

Speargun fishing gear: Authorize this gear to retain and sell bigeye, albacore, yellowfin, and skipjack tunas under some commercial permits.

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Philadelphia-Area Players Return Home for Inaugural Women’s Lacrosse League Championship on Saturday

The inaugural Women’s Lacrosse League Championship on Aug. 15 at Subaru Park will feature six professional players and one head coach with ties to the Philadelphia and South Jersey lacrosse communities as the Maryland Charm and California Palms compete for the league’s first title. Philadelphia ties include local high school standouts and University of Pennsylvania alumnae. The game begins at 5 p.m., live on ESPN.

For the Maryland Charm, midfielder Olivia Dirks is a native of Wayne, Pennsylvania, and a graduate of Episcopal Academy. Midfielder Cassidy Spilis grew up in Tabernacle, New Jersey, graduated from Seneca High School, and went on to play at Rutgers University. Defender Abby Bosco played collegiately at the University of Pennsylvania and currently resides in New Jersey. Leading the Charm as head coach and general manager is Emily Parros, a Rutledge, Pennsylvania, native and Strath Haven High School graduate.

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DNREC Closes Seaford Fishing Pier Based on Unsafe Structural Findings

Citing unsafe structural findings, DNREC closed the Seaford fishing pier to anglers and public access /Delaware DNREC photo 

The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control has closed the Seaford Fishing Pier located within the Seaford boat ramp fishing access area on the Nanticoke River after structural flaws were detected during an engineering assessment of the pier this week by the DNREC Division of Fish and Wildlife.

The assessment of the pier, which predates DNREC’s construction upgrades to the Seaford boat ramp in 1997, raised several structural concerns, including support pile deterioration and a sinkhole forming from a faltering bulkhead. Based on those structural findings, DNREC closed the pier as unsafe for anglers and public access.

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