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Another Jersey Shore town has banned intentional balloon releases as the state considers a prohibition on the act. 

A police officer can be seen in videos putting a girl in a chokehold and shoving another young girl in the stomach. Norristown’s police chief is investigating the incident.

Psychologist Darcy Lockman says there's been progress since the 1950s, but equal partnerships are a long way off. Her book explores the uneven distribution of childcare.

A random act of kindness at a Cape May coffee shop in memory of a fallen New York City firefighter and U.S. Marine sparked a pay it forward campaign. 

A good Samaritan alerted the U.S. Coast Guard to the sailboat that appeared to be in distress off Monmouth County late Sunday morning.

Mental health specialists working in the area of the deadly Camp Fire are seeing a second wave of trauma from survivors. But counseling services are in short supply.

On May 12, 2015, Amtrak Train 188 rounded a corner at 106 miles per hour — more than double the posted speed limit — and derailed in Philadelphia.

Tens of thousands of poor children — all of them American citizens or legal residents — could lose their housing under a new rule proposed Friday by the Trump administration.

Morning commuters on the Atlantic City line will five trains to choose from, but riders will lose a late-night option.

Kensington residents vocally oppose Safehouse’s planned site in the neighborhood. Some supporters aim to help with messaging, to get more people on board.

Philadelphia’s cycling creatives compete in a community parade for best costumes and best breakdown through the neighborhood.

Thirty-two black women will graduate from the U.S. Academy at West Point later this month — the largest class of Black women in the school’s history.

The register has been recovered. According to Vetri on Instagram, it was found by Dennis Boyce Karlie and Brian Lawlor at an antique shop.

State Rep. Brian Sims self-recorded two videos as he harassed anti-abortion demonstrators outside a Planned Parenthood facility in Center City. Backlash has been swift.

The shooting happened around 3:30 p.m. on the Chestnut Hill West line in West Mount Airy, SEPTA confirmed.