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.
January 10, 2018
Investigation
Penn State student, 19, found dead in dorm room
Authorities at Penn State University are investigating the death of a 19-year-old student whose body was found in his dorm room Tuesday night at the State College campus.January 10, 2018
Fatalities
Person fatally struck by Amtrak train on Main Line
SEPTA has resumed service on its Paoli-Thorndale Regional Rail line after an Amtrak train struck and killed a person Wednesday morning on the Main Line.January 10, 2018
Public Health
Pennsylvania declares disaster emergency for heroin, opioid epidemic
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf has declared a statewide disaster emergency for the deepening heroin and opioid epidemic, joining eight other states that have taken similar steps in recent years.January 10, 2018
Addiction
Kensington is worst nightmare for family of runaway daughter
"I will never be the same after what I saw down there," says the father of a suburban teen addict he rescued off the street. But the city is trying to resuscitate the Philadelphia neighborhood.January 10, 2018
NFL
'Screwed' Eagles mocked in animated 'Gridiron Heights' series
Never has the atmosphere surrounding a top-seeded NFL playoff team been so bleak as it is for the Eagles in 2017-2018. They have more material than bulletin board with all the slights this team has gotten since Carson Wentz went down for the year with an ACL tear.January 9, 2018
Investigations
Wife stunned after Pennsylvania police chief hit with felony child predator charges
A local police chief who was beloved in his western Pennsylvania town has been charged with felony counts of soliciting sex from a minor online, state Attorney General Josh Shapiro recently announced.January 9, 2018
Casinos
New Revel owner hopes casino will hold sports betting in Atlantic City
The sale of the Atlantic City's Revel Casino became final on Monday, a $200 million deal for the shimmering beachfront tower that cost $2.4 billion to construct.January 9, 2018
Politics
Stephen Colbert edits himself into Jake Tapper's sizzling interview with Stephen Miller
For the past several days — North Korea and immigration reform aside — the talk surrounding Capitol Hill has been all about Jake Tapper's cutting takedown of White House senior policy advisor Stephen Miller, who joined the CNN host for an interview that aired Sunday on "State of the Union."January 8, 2018
Rankings
Philly's Wm. Mulherin's Sons named best hotel in United States
Fishtown's Wm. Mulherin's Sons has been rated the best new hotel in the United States by USA Today's 10Best Reader's Choice 2018.January 8, 2018
Drug Bust
Feds seize 709 lbs. of cocaine at Philly port, largest haul in a decade
Federal authorities recently intercepted the largest shipment of cocaine to reach the Philadelphia area in the last ten years, uncovering more than 320 kilos concealed inside furniture sent from Puerto Rico.Just In
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