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ONE DAY in October 2011, Charles Strange - a former union laborer and casino dealer - was sitting in his home in the Torresdale section of Philadelphia when he got a couple of strange text messages.

A North Philadelphia youth football coach charged last month with raping two children is facing new assault charges, the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office announced Tuesday.

In what the defense and prosecution agree is a rare decision, a Chester County judge has thrown out an aggravated-assault conviction against a man found guilty of beating his girlfriend.

Police are asking for the public's help in identifying a suspect wanted in connection with a robbery and home invasion in North Philadelphia.

Jurors in a charter school fraud case in Philadelphia are indicating that they may be hung up on portions of the case, but the judge has told them to keep at it.

Philadelphia police are on the hunt for four suspects after a man is beaten and robbed on Jeweler's Row.

Local blog Root Down in the Shadow invited Philadelphia transplants The Rivals to University City's Nomad Recording for the latest episode of Cover Club.

A man who pleaded guilty in the strangulation slaying of his live-in girlfriend near Philadelphia last year has been sentenced to 27 to 65 years in prison.

A year after a highly publicized murder in South Philadelphia disrupted the racketeering trial of mob boss Joseph "Uncle Joe" Ligambi and his top lieutenants, another reputed mob associate has been charged with soliciting murder - in the middle of the retrial for Ligambi and his nephew George Borgesi.

Finding a daycare may be one of the most important decisions you make for your child during their developmental years.

SkyFOX is live over a fire in Richland Township. We're told two people had to be rescued out of the building.

The Philadelphia abortion doctor who was convicted of first-degree murder for killing babies that were born alive in his clinic has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for running a pill mill out of the same clinic, according to a U.S. attorney's office statement.

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A Philadelphia insurance adjuster has been jailed on charges he stole more than $700,000 from 29 successful claims made by people in the suburbs, including 10 stemming from property damage caused by Hurricane Sandy last year.

A 52 year-old woman is hospitalized in critical condition after she was hit by an SUV Monday morning as she attempted to cross Broad Street in North Philadelphia.

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PHILADELPHIA A triple shooting left one man dead and two others critically wounded Sunday in Port Richmond, Philadelphia police said.

For the past three decades, The Night Kitchen Bakery and Caf in Chestnut Hill has served up designer cakes, breads and other baked treats.

Paving the way for green living in Philadelphia and surrounding areas, these three individuals volunteer their time and share their knowledge with others in support of a more sustainable community.

A United Methodist minister punished for officiating at his gay son's wedding is set to talk about his future.