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Mayor Reed Gusciora said the flames destroyed seven homes and sent three people to the hospital, including a firefighter.

Health care workers have invented devices to improve catheter insertion, prevent injuries from falls and support limbs in rehab patients.

The state Department of Education has made resources available to schools on Sikh American History.

The reopening will restore a key connection for commuters and cyclists with West Philadelphia.

Any retailer caught violating the ordinance could be subject to a minimum $500 fine. The township already bans the distribution of single-use plastic bags.

Despite their insistence a few weeks ago that a deal was as near as a few days away, neither chamber convened in the Capitol for a voting session during the week of Sept. 15.

The council tabled a law that would’ve empowered the new commission to mediate discrimination complaints, leaving the body’s scope up in the air.

The Northeast Public Health Collaborative has formed working groups to identify opportunities for states to share emergency public health planning and response resources.

The Philadelphia Eagles are defending their controversial tush push play amid criticism from people around the NFL.

Gubernatorial candidates who accept public funds for themselves and their running mates are required to participate in debates largely sponsored by media outlets.

The proposal would require the city to rethink its waste disposal contracts after they expire next summer.

New research out of Drexel University is raising concerns about affordability and gentrification.

The new play recounts the history of when a man took several CBC employees hostage in an effort to force them to broadcast a Toronto Maple Leafs game.

The actor was sentenced to two years of probation and ordered to pay fines following a criminal sexual contact case stemming from a South Jersey horror film convention.

Matthew James Ruth, 24, opened fire on officers from inside his ex-girlfriend's rural Pennsylvania house. He is accused of stalking her, according to officials.