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.
March 12, 2017
Fires
Hoverboard suspected in tragic fire that killed Pennsylvania toddler
Fire investigators in Harrisburg believe a Friday blaze that killed a three-year-old girl and critically injured two other people was likely caused by recharging hoverboard, marking the latest in a series of incidents linked to the battery-charged scooters.March 12, 2017
Investigation
Police: Autistic teen found bound, bruised in West Philadelphia
Philadelphia police are investigating after an autistic teenager was found bound and bruised in the cold between a pair of West Philadelphia row homes.March 9, 2017
Eagles
New Eagles WR Torrey Smith once opened up about family's health scare
The Philadelphia Eagles jumped out of the gates in free agency on Thursday, nabbing wide receivers Torrey Smith and Alshon Jeffery and signing guard Chance Warmack as the team gets its roster in order for next month's draft.March 9, 2017
Volunteering
PennDOT seeks volunteers to clean up millions of pounds of litter
The next time you consider tossing a candy wrapper out your window on the highway or at the park, try to remember that there are about 12.8 million people living in Pennsylvania. If everyone did it, we might be turning on our wipers to see the roads ahead of us.March 9, 2017
Courts
Court: Pennsylvania ban on switchblades doesn't violate Second Amendment
A Pennsylvania superior court panel has ruled that the state's ban on possessing switchblades does not violate residents' Constitutional right to bear arms under the Second Amendment.March 9, 2017
Investigations
Suspected drunk driver slams into Bucks County tavern with secret history
Authorities in Yardley have charged a man suspected of driving under the influence when he crashed into a local tavern Tuesday night, damaging a landmark whose history stretches back to the Civil War and the Underground Railroad.March 9, 2017
Traffic
Delaware River Turnpike Bridge reopening ahead of schedule
The Delaware River Turnpike Bridge, closed for emergency repairs since the discovery of a fractured truss on January 20, will reopen ahead of schedule Thursday night after officials with the Pennsylvania and New Jersey turnpikes determined the 1.25-mile-long structure is safe for travel.March 8, 2017
Crime
Penn trauma surgeons: Racial disparity 'profound' in Philly gun violence
A group of surgeons and epidemiologists at the University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine are calling for more research on firearm injuries and the establishment of a national database to track them, citing racial disparity in Philadelphia as the "elephant in the room" of gun violence.March 8, 2017
Investigation
'Stupid' Pennsylvania teens anonymously apologize for swastika at local library
Three teenagers in Pennsylvania have anonymously apologized for spray-painting a swastika made of shaving cream at a local library last Friday, slipping a letter containing $50 into a book depository.March 8, 2017
Politics
Sixers owner Joshua Harris meets with Trump over $1 trillion infrastructure plan
Philadelphia 76ers owner Joshua Harris was among several U.S. business leaders who attended a meeting with President Trump on Wednesday to discuss private financing for the administration's proposed $1 trillion nationwide infrastructure and jobs program.Just In
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