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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is located in Philadelphia County. Zip codes in Philadelphia, PA include 19105, 19147, and 19099. The median home price in Philadelphia is $139,900 which is roughly $82/per square foot. More Philadelphia information.

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1 hr ago | NBC Philadelphia

Mom Charged with Beating Up Daughter's Bully

A Philadelphia mother is charged with assaulting an 11-year-old girl inside an elementary school.

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6 hrs ago | Philly.com

'Kai the hitchhiker' arraigned in Philly

"Kai the hatchet-wielding hitchhiker," propelled to infamy in a bizarre YouTube interview clip and arrested yesterday for murder, had one last on-screen hurrah at a closed-circuit TV arraignment in Philadelphia tonight.

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10 hrs ago | Philly.com

Secret life of a hit man for the mob

Ray Liotta plays cold-blooded crime boss Roy DeMeo, who turns Richard Kuklinski into a hit man in "The Iceman." It's the couple's first date, a diner in North Jersey, small talk.

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14 hrs ago | NBC Philadelphia

New Priests to Help Heal Scandal-Weary Catholics

John Stokely is among the first seminarians to be ordained in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia since the conviction of Monsignor William Lynn last summer.

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18 hrs ago | Philly.com

Changing Skyline: Finding common ground for skateboarders and picnickers

Skateboarders from the Nocturnal Skate Shop team get a chance to try out the new multi-purpose Paine Park by the Art Museum May 14, 2013 prior to its official opening Wednesday, May 22, 2013.

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21 hrs ago | Philly.com

The oldest Philadelphian

FOR MORE THAN 70 years, Anna Henderson witnessed the transitions on her Powelton block, a few of many changes she has seen in her 113 years.

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Yesterday | Philly.com

Le Bec Fin to 'retire'

In its place will be a new restaurant - still unnamed - serving progressive American cuisine.

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Thu May 16, 2013

NBC Washington

Abortion Doctor Lived in "Squalor": Investigators

A gag order in the case of former abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell was lifted Wednesday.

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NBC Philadelphia

Off-Duty Officer's Gun Goes Off

A man was breaking into this Lawncrest shed when two off-duty police officers gave chase on May 16, 2013.

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Serious Eats

Where to Drink Beer in Philadelphia: The Best Beer Bars

Philadelphia possesses one of the richest and most dynamic beer-drinking cultures in America.

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Philly.com

Inmates sue, claim cleaners poisoned them

AS AN INMATE laborer at the Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility, Chal D. Kennedy Sr.

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CBS Local

Car Accident Takes Life Of Philadelphia Woman Teaching In Dominican Republic

Authorities in the Dominican Republic say an American woman who taught at a Christian school in the country has been killed in a car accident that also injured a fellow teacher and a student.

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PlanPhilly

YouthBuild Philadelphia begins green renovation of two Nicetown homes

Just months after overhauling a dilapidated Germantown house and turning it into a LEED Platinum home, YouthBuild Philadelphia Charter School students broke ground on two homes just across the tracks at Wayne Junction Station in Nicetown.

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Wed May 15, 2013

Booker Rising

Gosnell Guilty Verdict: Bookerista Response

Kermit Gosnell was convicted on three counts of first-degree murder for three fetuses aborted in his abortion clinic in Philadelphia .

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NBC Philadelphia

Woman Attacked by Pit Bull, Dog Shot Dead

Police say the woman was on the 4200 block of Ogden Street in West Philadelphia shortly before 5:30 p.m. when she was attacked and bitten by the animal.

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NBC Philadelphia

Police Make Arrest in Murder of Philly DJ: Sources

A teenager is under arrest, accused of shooting and killing a local DJ inside an ice cream shop that the victim lived above, multiple police sources told NBC10 Philadelphia.

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EMS1

Pa. ambulance operator gets 92 months for Medicare scam

The Northeast Philadelphia man had little training when he launched an ambulance service and went to dialysis centers to recruit passengers, sometimes right in the waiting rooms.

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Philadelphia mother convicted in baby's starvation death

A mother of six whose infant son starved to death at a homeless shelter was convicted of involuntary manslaughter on Tuesday.

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Patch.com

Colonoscopies Cost More in Delaware County

It costs, on average, $2,110 more to get a CT scan in Chester County than in Philadelphia of Montgomery County.

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MyFoxPhilly

South Jersey Officer Shot, Suspect Wounded During Violent Struggle

Investigators say it was around 4 a.m. when Delanco Police Officer Francisco Ambrifi responded to a disorderly person radio call on the 400 block of Delaware Avenue in this riverfront community.

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