Ryan W. Briggs
Researcher with @PhillyInquirer investigations. email: rbriggs at https://t.co/z0IgIwEC8Q
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City Hall power couple are cashing in on DROP
Councilmember Curtis Jones Jr. and City Representative Jazelle Jones are set to collect a six-figure payout.
FRONT-PAGE HISTORY
Police searched Olney home last summer
Drugs — not missing women — were the focus after a small blaze at the crumbling twin now connected to the disappearance of Blair Tonzelli.
Police find ‘significant amount’ of blood at Olney site
Excavation of front and backyards is planned to search for possible human remains.
The missing mother, the 'all-out villain,' and the rundown house on West Chew Avenue
Amy McHale's family thought Eugene Horsch's home in Olney might hold clues to her fate. "It just feels heavy and sad," her daughter said.
City Hall power couple are cashing in on DROP
Councilmember Curtis Jones Jr. and City Representative Jazelle Jones are set to collect a six-figure payout.
Sheriff’s new hires know the process all too well
Rochelle Bilal said she tapped officials to remedy the office’s problems. Her picks have had financial issues of their own.
Sheriff touts efforts to reduce deed delays
Rochelle Bilal announced a major restructuring, including the hiring of an unnamed undersheriff.
N.J. garage closed weeks after Philly collapse
The Toms River facility, deemed “unsafe” in April, used concrete slabs from a vendor on the CHOP garage project.
Sheriff is told: Speed up handling of deeds
Philadelphia judges warned Rochelle Bilal that they could name a “special master” to oversee property sales.
Philly real estate influencers indicted on federal fraud charges
Gregory Parker and Danielle “Nikki” Parker are accused of scamming a string of “victim investors” with bogus real estate investments.
Dancing Philly sheriff ad was part of $8M in new ‘slush fund’ spending
The Philadelphia Police Department spent less on recruitment marketing and got more bang for its buck.
Kratom makers tweak formulas to evade bans
In the gray market for synthetic drugs, the difference between legal and illegal can be as small as a molecule.
A cornucopia of unregulated psychedelics
Lab testing showed many products found in area smoke shops carried reports with fabricated or misleading information.
Foreclosures on suspicious sales near Temple are affecting residents
Dozen of buildings were purchased for far more than valued. A pool of buyers worked with one real estate agent.
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Paperboy tracks bylines on the front pages of major US and UK broadsheets. This page shows every front-page story attributed to Ryan W. Briggs in our archive, based on bylines extracted from front-page images by AI. It covers only front-page stories — not the full output of this journalist. Data begins April 2026.