Michael Tanenbaum
Michael Tanenbaum is a senior staff writer for PhillyVoice.com, with interests ranging from technology and behavioral health to local community initiatives and cultural life. Michael has written for the Argentina Independent and Bespoke Magazine and previously served as a news editor for Xfinity.com before joining PhillyVoice. He received his B.A. in The Writing Seminars at Johns Hopkins University.
July 3, 2018
Investigation
Prosecutors release body cam video of police shooting in Atlantic City
Prosecutors have released shocking body camera footage from a June incident that resulted in an Atlantic City police officer fatally shooting a local man who attacked him with a knife.July 3, 2018
Counterfeits
Fake Eagles Super Bowl rings seized at Philly port
Philadelphia Customs & Border Protection agents announced Tuesday that a large shipment of fake Super Bowl rings was intercepted after arriving from Hong Kong in June. The counterfeit shipment contained rings for the Philadelphia Eagles, among other teams.July 3, 2018
Protests
Arrests made at encampment protest outside ICE offices in Philadelphia
Twenty-nine people were arrested Tuesday at an occupation protest outside the Philadelphia offices of Immigrations & Customs Enforcement (ICE), where authorities worked to worked to clear the encampment of activists opposed to the federal agency's aggressive policies.July 2, 2018
Drug Bust
Feds: $1.7 million of Chinese fentanyl seized at Philly port
Federal authorities intercepted nearly $1.7 million worth of fentanyl at the Area Port of Philadelphia last week, marking another seizure in an aggressive push to take the deadly synthetic opioid off the streets.July 2, 2018
Murals
Will Smith and his mom react to new mural in West Philadelphia
Will Smith is expected to make a visit to Philadelphia to see Richard Wilson's mural. In the meantime, Smith took to his YouTube channel to talk about what the mural means to him, how his mother feels about it and how it fits into the community he grew up calling home.July 2, 2018
Accidents
New Jersey teen pulled from Millville pond dies
A 17-year-old boy who was pulled unconscious from a pond in Millville last Friday died over the weekend despite attempts to save his life, police said Monday.June 29, 2018
Investigation
Police: Bucks County businessman abducted in Philly and held for ransom
Philadelphia police are seeking help from the public to identify two suspects who allegedly abducted a local business owner earlier this month, taking a ransom payment from the man's wife without returning him to safety.June 29, 2018
Schools
Wolf, Philly officials pledge $15.6 million to remove lead, mold, asbestos at schools
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf, Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney and several other city officials revealed Friday that 57 local school buildings will receive $15.6 million in funding for the removal of lead, mold and asbestos in the months ahead.June 29, 2018
Comcast
Comcast outage widely reported across United States
Just a few weeks after millions of Comcast customers were impacted by a nationwide outage of voice services, the cable giant responded again Friday to reports around the country that interest and phone service was down a second time this month.June 29, 2018
Olympics
Philly native, ESPN anchor Kevin Negandhi sees 'power of sport' in Special Olympics
Kevin Negandhi feels lucky to be a part of ESPN—why wouldn't he? The Worldwide Leader in Sports? An anchor on "SportsCenter?" Reporting on the front lines of the most tectonic stories impacting the landscape of the NBA and the NFL?Just In
- Quinta Brunson says she didn't tell her mom when she dropped out of Temple
- Exploring scenarios for the Eagles in the first round of the 2026 NFL Draft
- Philly school district revises its school closures list one more time — with a vote slated for Thursday
- Evil Genius Beer Co. acquires national brand 21st Amendment Brewery
- Pa. court strikes down state ban on using Medicaid for abortions
- Full injury reports for Sixers-Celtics Game 2 on Tuesday
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