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How you can help Father Ronan Murphy, a local priest battling cancer

As the colder months settle in, a wave of illnesses like RSV, flu and norovirus are making their presence felt, particularly among young children. Dr. Dan Taylor, a pediatrician at St. Christopher’s Hospital, reports an increase in pediatric cases at the hospital's sick clinic. According to the Centers for...

Andy Chan, a Philadelphia Highway Patrol officer who suffered a devastating brain injury in a motorcycle crash while on his way to work six years ago, has died. Chan, 48, was riding through Northeast Philadelphia one evening in January 2019 when an elderly driver unintentionally struck him on the 3300 block of Rhawn...

This article contains content summarized with GPT-4. Learn more. Under the streets of Philadelphia, many people struggle with homelessness, driven by economic challenges, addiction, and other ongoing issues. A new documentary explores these problems by sharing personal stories from those affected. The film also...

NORRISTOWN — A Lower Providence Township man who used his home as the “base of operation” for his cocaine trafficking activities is headed to prison for up to a decade. Thomas Jamar Allen, 47, of the 2900 block of 3rd Street in the Eagleville section of the township, was sentenced in Montgomery County Court to 5 to...

Police are searching for a suspect who shot a man inside a home in Philadelphia's Germantown neighborhood.

Philadelphia City Councilman Jeffery Young Jr. said his cousin's brother was killed in a rowhome fire​ in Strawberry Mansion last week.

Residents said the stretch of road has long been known for dangerous crashes.

Officials say the suspect robbed the Citizens Bank on Seventh and Market streets around noon, then ran down the block to the Market-Frankford Line at Eighth Street and hopped on a SEPTA train. It is not yet known how much he got away with.

PHILADELPHIA - Quinta Brunson, creator of "Abbott Elementary" and West Philadelphia native, has launched a field trip fund aimed at covering costs for field trips for more than 117,000 students throughout The School District of Philadelphia. The fund aims to provide these opportunities to students from underserved...