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On a recent Saturday at North Philadelphia, Pa.' s, landmark Episcopal Church of the Advocate, worshipper gathered in a jubilant, crowded service to mark the 40th anniversary of the ordination of women as priests.

The government is underestimating the threat of a chemical attack on America's densely populated cities and has failed to inspect virtually all of the chemical facilities that it considers particularly vulnerable to terrorists, congressional investigators say.

Tyreek McNeil allegedly shared two things with Jahmir Carney: a neighborhood bicycle and the knowledge that he shot and killed a man last year in a failed attempt to steal a backpack.

A community rally brings hundreds to the North Philadelphia corner where a carjacking and hit-and-run crash killed three children.

The two men charged in a North Philadelphia carjacking and crash that left three children dead will remain in jail without bail.

A 22-year-old South Philadelphia man was today ordered held for trial in the attempted robbery and murder of a married father outside his brother's South Philadelphia bakery workplace last September.

Authorities are trying to identify the man who attacked a woman as she was getting off a SEPTA trolley in West Philadelphia earlier this month.

Authorities say a driver fleeing a Philadelphia traffic accident died after his sport utility vehicle plunged into the Delaware River.

Philadelphia Police charged two suspects in the deadly carjacking and hit & run accident that killed three children last week in Tioga.

At 8 a.m. on a Saturday in mid-July, a time many teenagers prefer to be asleep, Mika'al Broadus, a rising senior at Roxborough High School, was already at work at Agatston Urban Nutrition Initiative's University City High School garden, harvesting armfuls of kale.

THE White House Correspondents' Dinner is affectionately called "The Nerd Prom," then San Diego Comic-Con is "The Geek After-Party" - the Bacchanal of Geekdom.

Archbishop Charles Chaput last week fueled speculation that the Pope will visit Philadelphia for the September 2015 World Meeting of Families.

A former state education secretary under Gov. Tom Corbett remains on the state payroll, but a newspaper says there's limited evidence of the work he's performing.

Philadelphia police have recommended criminal charges against two men questioned in connection with a carjacking that killed three young children on Friday, a department spokesman said.

Philadelphia police have recommended criminal charges against two men questioned in connection with a carjacking that killed three young children, a department spokesman said.

A daily look at late-breaking news, coming events and stories that will be talked about in Pennsylvania on Monday: Police say the suspects rammed a stolen SUV into a family, killing three children, on Friday.

As the hot humid days of summer roll in, there are certain things to look forward to: Laying out by the pool, travelling for vacation, spending time outside and of course, crab season! Whether you prefer snow crab legs , dungeness or hard shell crabs, and whether you like them chilled, steamed or covered in seasoning, there is nothing quite like ... (more)

Many people will recognise this King Lear from his role as Geoffrey on 90s TV show The Fresh Prince of Bel Air.

Visiting the blacksmith who shod horses for his family's farm, young Amos Glick was inspired: "You put a piece of metal at the forge, heat it and beat it, and you get a completely different shape."

Police say a Philadelphia man shot and killed his 5-year-old son and critically wounded the boy's mother before trying to kill himself as officers closed in.