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The family shelter in Brookhaven is facing imminent closure after a local church sold the building it operates in to the borough.

A 6abc data team found there were 10 homicides in the city in September. That's the lowest number of homicides in one month since April 2015, when there were six.

“This massacre touched every corner of the Jewish world, shaking our hearts [and] confronting us in every space,” said one speaker.

Police say the three women were taken to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center in stable condition. No arrests have been made.

On the anniversary of Oct. 7, a Philadelphia event focused on raising funds for the Israeli Defense Forces and campus Hillel groups drew 450 guests.

The federal agency claims Philadelphia Energy Solutions failed to properly monitor a burst pipe that started the fire. The bankrupt former operator hasn’t admitted fault.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is using data from vital statistics and local emergency rooms to report gun violence incidents in those neighborhoods.

Pennsylvania’s governor reiterated a message of unity at a Weitzman Museum pop-up exhibit, which honors victims of last year’s attack at the Nova music festival in Israel.

Nick Castellanos ripped a winning two-out single off Tylor Megill that scored Trea Turner and sent the Philadelphia Phillies to a dizzying 7-6 win over the New York Mets.

When Hamas launched its attack on Oct. 7, 2023, it called on the Arab world to join it in a concerted campaign against Israel.

Tributes to victims of Oct. 7 attacks took place in Berlin, Paris and London, while people took to the streets from Pakistan to Morocco in pro-Palestinian demonstrations.

“I don't think we'd be here without those years of working in communities,” Executive Director Jane Golden said.

Vivian Chang works on a street where Phillies stadium plans crumbled in the 2000s. Debbie Law's family moved its store when rent tripled after the 76ers' plans were announced.

Mural Arts’ “To the Polls” temporary murals have returned to Center City with new messages about voting.

Families for Ceasefire Philly organized the vigil in front of the LOVE statue, where mourners hung a sign with the words “Gaza."