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PHILADELPHIA - Pennsylvania's Board of Pardons on Friday voted to recommend commuting the life sentence of Marie Scott, a 71-year-old woman with cancer who has spent more than a half-century incarcerated for murder and who a community of advocates in Philadelphia have said should be released. The board voted...

Moorestown firefighter Christian Payne was recently promoted to lieutenant at Lenola Fire Company Station 313, making him the first African American in that role in the station’s history. “I’ve never been happier to be able to be a first-generation firefighter in my family, and then especially become an officer,” he...

After more than three years on the air at NBC 10 in Philadelphia, anchor Frances Wang has left the station with her last day on Monday, May 5. Wang, who was a anchor/reporter at NBC10 Philadelphia, recently announced that she was be leaving on her social media sites to take a break and explore the world, but added...

Well, I have some good news and bad news. Let me start with the bad news. We'll get that out of the way. Lady and the Shallot is in the Trenton's Farmer's Market. There's a cute, little restaurant in the Trenton Farmer's Market that so many locals love. It's called Lady and the Shallot.

A West Philadelphia man is desperately trying to get home from South America after he fell seriously ill more than a month ago. He's been receiving life-saving medical care in Colombia, but it may not be enough. Eric Speach, 50, of West Philadelphia, was ecstatic when he landed in Santa Marta, Colombia, for a...

A time capsule is going into the new Holme Elementary School building, currently being built in Northeast Philadelphia. School leaders are hoping this one fares better than the last.

There’s a moment when biting into a perfect croissant becomes a religious experience – that’s exactly what awaits you at Artisan Boulanger Patissier in Philadelphia, where butter and flour perform miracles daily. You know those places that make you question every pastry you’ve ever eaten before?

900 sf of restaurant/retail space is available at Township Line Plaza, 574-584 Cottman Avenue in Cheltenham Township. According to the listing, the property is fully built out as a restaurant or café space. From the description:. ± 900 square footage Ideal for restaurant (pizza, deli, bagel, ice cream, etc.)...

Tucked away in a quiet wing of the Logan Hotel along the Ben Franklin Parkway, you'll find a sanctuary for new mothers. "It's a reset I knew I needed, I just didn't know how to get it," said Melissa Scanzano, of Havertown. The Shoshana is Philadelphia's only Postpartum retreat that focuses on a mom's physical and...

A Philadelphia woman is in critical condition after she was shot in the leg while lying in bed during a drive-by shooting Thursday, according to police. Police said at least eight bullets went through a first-floor window and that one of them struck the woman while she was in bed. It happened just after 10 p.m. at...