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Philadelphia police are investigating an apparent murder-suicide involving a 39 year-old officer with the department and his estranged wife.

In the first “Dear Akeem” video from the Broke in Philly collaboration, Akeem Dixon outlines summer activities and job opportunities for young people in the city.

The new additions to the list were announced in Baku, Azerbaijan at UNESCO's annual conference.

This week: an update on Philadelphia's pools and parks, a shortage of child abuse investigators in Delaware, and the risk of stormwater surges in the region.

Julie Ertz and Carli Lloyd are now part of the city’s streetscape.

For its 100th birthday, the foundation wants the public to better understand the nonprofit sector’s impact. So it’s asking folks to take part in the process.

About 200 people gathered at Haddon Heights Junior-Senior High School to celebrate the life of Curtis Jenkins III, who was kidnapped and murdered last week.

In the decade since the Major League Soccer team first played there, how has this city and the community been affected?

The U.S. government isn't paying to keep up the place where it was born — and the city of Philadelphia isn't helping much either.

A former WHYY reporter reflects on her experience growing up as a black queer person in Flemington, New Jersey.

The U.S. Women's National Team defeated the Netherlands 2-0 to win a record fourth Women's World Cup title.

For two soccer-crazed nations, just one question remains: Will the U.S. continue its march of greatness undaunted, or can the Dutch pull off an upset for the ages?

Lewis “Black Magic” Lloyd, one of Philadelphia’s most celebrated basketball players, died on Friday. He was 60.

Twenty people were injured after a vacant pizza restaurant exploded in a South Florida shopping plaza Saturday, according to police.

Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Odúbel Herrera has accepted a suspension for the rest of the season under Major League Baseball's domestic violence policy.