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The reprehensible crimes committed by Dr. Kermit Gosnell and his clinic staff in West Philadelphia bring to mind reproductive health conditions prior to the Supreme Court's 1973 Roe v. Wade decision protecting a woman's right to a safe and legal abortion.

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Hundreds of Philadelphia school students walked out of class and marched on the School District headquarters to fight drastic budget cuts to their education.

Forty percent of Philadelphians witnessed violent incidents while they were growing up, according to a groundbreaking survey that attempts to figure out the impact of adverse childhood experiences on adult health.

The 2013-14 Broadway at the Tennessee season will include "Jersey Boys." This photo from a Philadelphia show includes, from left, Colby Foytik, Brad Weinstock, Jason Kappus, Brandon Andrus in front of other members of the cast.

What's 502 miles long, winds through nearly 90 towns in five states and offers junkers and collectors a paradise trove of treasures? The U.S. 11 Antique Alley & Yard Sale, which takes place in May the weekend after Mother's Day each year, will be held May 16-19. Yard sale signs are going up in the county and merchants are gearing up for the event, ... (more)

At a community meeting last night representatives from CHOP and Cooper Partners presented plans for CHOP's proposed development on a 9-acre site on Schuylkill Avenue just below the South Street Bridge .

In his 27 years in pediatrics, Dr. Kaukab Naseer has encountered many changes. After beginning his career in Pakistan, he moved to Philadelphia in 1993, where he said the family structure is less traditional than in Tennessee.

A bipartisan Senate immigration bill would cost the government a net $6.3 trillion over the next 50 years to provide benefits for millions of people now living in the U.S. illegally, the Heritage Foundation said in a report... A Philadelphia jury is scheduled to start a fourth full day of deliberations in the case of a Philadelphia abortion ... (more)

As May's gorgeous sunrays dapple the streets of Philadelphia Saturday, May 4th, residents will have the opportunity to get an inside look into the homes and gardens of the city's oldest residential neighborhood.

A student at an all-male parochial high school pulled out a gun in a classroom Monday morning and shot himself in an apparent suicide attempt, police said.

Earlier this month, Reeves traveled to the show's set in Music City, where she was one of several extras filmed for the May 8 episode.

The Philadelphia District Attorney's Office has charged a city elementary school teacher with rape, involuntary deviant sexual assault and other related charges.