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The children were headed to Decatur School playground at 3500 Academy Road around 4 o'clock in the afternoon.

More than 20,000 members of one of the country's oldest African American fraternity's have converged in Philadelphia this weekend - and their focus is service.

Police probing the death of Glee star Becca Tobin 's boyfriend have found no evidence of drug use or suicide, according to sources.

"In all honesty, it was her looks and that she was five years older than me," Bill said.

With same-sex marriage bans being lifted in many states, including Pennsylvania, why not share some travel tips about our nation's historically political birthplace? Philadelphia's current scene is gay and friendly, without the occasional attitude of its larger neighbor, New York City.

A judge has sent Philadelphia rapper Meek Mill to jail for three to six months for violating his probation on a 2009 drug and gun case.

By Steve Tawa PHILADELPHIA - As Israel's prime minister says he will not cave in to international pressure to stop a military offensive in the Gaza Strip , Israel supporters in Philadelphia were rallying outside the Israeli consulate in center city.

The Attorney General says the eight men were arrested on unrelated charges as part of ongoing efforts to target those who participate in the distribution of child pornography.

William H. Frederick Jr., known as Bill, is 88 now, a little stooped and hard of hearing, a far hike down the road from his 1948 Swarthmore College graduation.

The Pennsylvania legislature finally got what it deserved Thursday: many millions less.

Teens who commit crimes often age out of such conduct by their mid-30s, criminologists say.

Last winter, a caravan of canoeists headed up the Schuylkill, paddling against the current and the chill to discuss plans for Invisible River , an arts event planned for this weekend.

With the help of our buds over at Be Well Philly , we stay pretty well-informed of the fitness scene here in Philly.

A complaint has been filed against 36 United Methodist ministers who blessed a same-sex wedding in defiance of church law.

More than 300 pink slips are going out today and tomorrow in the Philadelphia School District.

A symbol of the Philadelphia Museum of Art is once again looking radiant in bright shiny gold after a yearlong restoration.

Girard , a Fishtown restaurant with a no-tipping business model, has generated a lot of buzz.

Four days after a Southwest Philadelphia blaze killed four children, prompting angry questions about the adequacy of the Fire Department's response, a city safety official had a question for Patrick Sanyeah, father of two of the children who died.

Vice President Joe Biden made his second visit to Philadelphia in as many weeks last night.

While storms forced a delayed start to last night's Phish show at The Mann Center For Performing Arts in Philadelphia, the weather was much more cooperative on the second and final night of the quartet's visit to The City Of Brotherly Love.