A man was nearly electrocuted while police said he tried to steal copper wiring and knocked out power to 1,500 homes and ...

The man trying to steal copper wire from a PECO transformer suffered severe burns and is in critical condition, police said.

A man is in critical condition after he was shocked while trying to steal copper wire from a PECO transformer box.

A man was critically burned when police say he cut a high-voltage line while he was trying to steal copper wire from a PECO ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A man was burned during an attempted theft in Philadelphia's Frankford section, according to police. It happened around 3 a.m. on Tuesday around Frankford and Torresdale avenues ...

The outage began along Market Street when underground cables overheated around 4:30 a.m., according to a PECO spokesperson.

PECO is reporting a power outage affecting the area of 30th Street in Center City. A PECO spokesperson told PHL17 the power outage began at 4:40 a.m. and was caused by a “brief fire” ...

West Chester Pike in East Goshen Township has reopened after a crash involving a commercial dump truck on Wednesday, police ...

A man was electrocuted and started a fire while allegedly attempting to steal copper. According to Philadelphia Police, officers and the Fire Department responded to a ...

Philadelphia police directed traffic on roads near busy 30th Street Station before daybreak Tuesday after power went out in University City and near Logan Square in Center City.

As of 7 a.m., the traffic lights are back on at 15th and Race, a PECO spokesperson said ... has been a digital content producer for CBS News Philadelphia since 2022. He is a Temple University ...