Philadelphia organization surprises young single mothers with new apartments, jobs
The NOMO Foundation, which strives to break the cycle of poverty by nurturing Philadelphia's youth, surprised four young single mothers with new, fully-furnished apartments in the organization's new Tom Reid Village Residential Housing Building in West Philadelphia.
CDC says more US cities will begin testing for polio among sewage
Testing first began earlier this year in New York after a man was diagnosed with paralytic polio outside the city.
3 Philadelphia SWAT officers shot, 19-year-old suspect killed during warrant service
A suspect is dead and three Philadelphia SWAT officers are in the hospital after gunfire broke out while authorities were serving an arrest warrant in connection to a recent homicide and multiple armed robberies.
27 kids rushed to hospital after carbon monoxide leak at daycare in Allentown, officials say
Scary scenes at a daycare in Allentown after officials say more than two dozen children have been taken to local hospitals after a carbon monoxide leak.
Steelers to retire Franco Harris' No. 32 to honor anniversary of 'Immaculate Reception'
The decision to retire Franco Harris' number comes on the 50th anniversary of the "Immaculate Reception," a play considered to be one of the most iconic in NFL history.
'Fund the police': Biden outlines crime plan, pushes assault weapons ban
Democrats and Republicans worked together in a rare effort to pass gun safety legislation earlier this year after massacres in Buffalo, New York, and Uvalde, Texas.
Teen National Guard trainee died of ‘undetectable and very rare heart abnormality’
After the 17-year-old died, doctors discovered that her twin sister, who trained alongside her at Fort Jackson, also has the same heart abnormality.
Teenage Pennsylvania National Guard soldier serving with twin sister dies during training in South Carolina
The U.S. Army is investigating the specific cause of the National Guard soldier's death in South Carolina.
Neighbors save man’s life when he had a heart attack on their front porch
The Pennsylvania man wasn’t feeling well and went to his neighbor’s house for help. That’s when he had a heart attack right there on their front porch.
Children living near fracking sites have higher rate of cancer, Yale study finds
Researchers looked at nearly 2,500 Pennsylvania children, 405 of whom were diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), which is the most common type of pediatric cancer.
Man who crashed car into Pennsylvania fundraiser arrested in mother's beating death
The bar was holding a fundraiser for the victims of a fire that killed seven adults and three children.
Sesame Place controversy: Law firm files class action lawsuit against park on claims of discrimination
This comes more than a week after video showing two girls being ignored by a theme park character went viral and sparked outrage online.
'We won't accept that': Family seen in viral Sesame Place video accuses park of discrimination
A family accusing Sesame Place of discrimination spoke publicly at a press conference in New York and called for the firing of the employee seen in the viral video with the two girls.
Sesame Place facing discrimination complaints as more videos are shared
After a video showing two children being seemingly ignored by a character at Sesame Place went viral, more videos are surfacing, sparking discrimination allegations against the Pennsylvania theme park.
City offering $20K reward for info on group of 'teen offenders' wanted for deadly attack in North Philadelphia
The City of Philadelphia is offering a $20,000 reward that leads to the arrest of a group of "teen offenders" caught on camera hitting a 73-year-old man in the head with objects, including a traffic cone. The man died from injuries the next day, police say.
'I have no words': Man jumped by group of teens while walking down Philadelphia street
A Philadelphia man is facing a long road to recovery after his wife says he was robbed and badly beaten by a group of teenagers while he was walking to a concert.
Philadelphia firefighter killed is identified; 5 rescued after building collapse in Fairhill fire
A building collapse after a fire left a 27-year veteran of the Philadelphia Fire Department dead, while four other firefighters and a L&I supervisor were rescued from the rubble.
2 rescued from chocolate tank at M&M Mars facility in Pennsylvania: report
WHTM reports that authorities were called to help cut a hole in the tank so the two people could escape, though it’s unclear if there was chocolate in the tank at the time.
'Beyond devastating': Lawmakers call for action after 3 killed, 11 injured in South Street shooting
Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney says he is "not just heartbroken, but angry" after a shooting on South Street killed 3 and injured at least 11 people Saturday night.
Truck spews 15,000 pounds of hot dog filler across Pennsylvania highway
Highway crews in Pennsylvania were left with a meaty mess when a semi truck crashed and spewed pink slime all over the interstate.