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Comparing a recent Gallup poll to crime statistics shows perception is not reality.

Gauff is the first American teenager to win the country’s major tennis tournament since Serena Williams in 1999.

Morocco’s Interior Ministry said Saturday afternoon that at least 1,305 people had died, and another 1,832 people were injured.

The city of Philadelphia is working to restore the connection between the Manayunk Canal and the Schuylkill River.

Nearly three out of four people who ever struggle with drug or alcohol use survive and go on to recovery, national estimates show.

The new designation prioritizes the areas for federal funding related to climate change resilience.

The state’s dominant utility is passing on cuts in costs for natural gas. Officials are negotiating on the amount of an electric rate hike that took effect in July.

Flamingos have been found as far north as Ohio after Hurricane Idalia struck Florida last week. But the birds were likely blown in all the way from the Yucatan Peninsula.

Police said three streets employees were arriving to do work on the area. One worker left the car to go into a corner store and ended up in an altercation inside the store.

From Pakistan to Brooklyn to Northeast Philly, the Rashid family sticks together and tries to give back to their community.

Even with COVID once again on the rise, the push for more in-person work has taken on a more urgent tone.

The public has voted and the spotless superstar born at a family-owned zoo in Tennessee has been named Kipekee.

As the ‘language of the city’ receives wider acclaim, people in Philly want the local roots to remain clear.

Jason Hoover sought to unite his enclave around the stunning creature. “Now we have this huge group of people that meet and geek out about butterflies.”

A 21-year veteran of the PPD, he served in Internal Affairs, as a public information officer, and as commander of a West Philly police district.