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The veteran pilot whose helicopter plunged into a Los Angeles-area hillside, killing Kobe Bryant and eight others, had tried to avoid fog so heavy that it had grounded police

The pair were lifelong rivals who regarded each other with utmost respect.

Residents can report dangerous construction and take steps to prevent accidents. Here are five straightforward tips for keeping your home and neighborhood safe.

Kobe Bean Bryant’s story is a Philadelphia basketball story — in more ways than most casual observers might know.

A new development project in North Philly is taking a unique approach to employ more people of color — and it seems to be working.

Kobe Bryant defied stereotypes and pursued greatness. That’s why Philadelphia loved to claim him as their own.

The region’s bishop says she just wants the 100k-person congregation to stay together.

This week: remembering Kobe Bryant, a new promising gene therapy treatment for muscular dystrophy, and teaching kids how to avoid domestic abuse.

As of this month, Philadelphians can choose a cleaner option for heating their homes and cooking: natural gas produced in landfills, known as biogas.

Bryant died at 41 when his helicopter crashed in California on Sunday.

NBA star Kobe Bryant died Sunday morning in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, Calif., as first reported by TMZ.

How a formerly incarcerated tough guy used writing to find his way.

With the debt burden lifted, the West Philadelphia Cultural Alliance is one step closer to adding programming to attract younger people to the house and museum.

Former Harrisburg Mayor Stephen Reed, who served for almost three decades but was later sentenced to probation for accumulating products he bought with public money, has died.

When Ryan Kellermeyer looks out on the junkyard spanning five blocks in Hunting Park, he doesn’t just see a pile of old cars and scrap metal.