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Shoppers stampeded out of Christiana Mall after reports of gunshots inside. Police said they found no evidence that shots were fired and no injuries were reported.

Pope Francis is urging predator priests to turn themselves in "to human justice, and prepare for divine justice," devoting part of his Christmas message to the abuse scandals

Philadelphians, some formerly and currently homeless, attend a Homeless Memorial Day Service at Arch Street United Methodist Church Thursday evening.

Shell won state approval Thursday on a pair of permits for the pipeline that will feed ethane to its $6 billion chemical plant in Beaver County.

The groups look deeper at problems in male culture that contribute to sexual harassment and violence.

Since 2014, the Holocaust Museum and scholars from Dartmouth have mapped the conditions that precede a genocide.

Material dredged from Barnegat Bay channels to make navigation safer will be used to rebuild an island suffering from erosion. The ...

One house was destroyed and three others were damaged in a fire that sparked in coastal Ocean County around midnight Thursday, authoritie ...

Guest author Irene Levy Baker shares her holiday picks with us this week.

Pennsylvania, along with eight states and Washington, D.C., announced plans Tuesday to create a new regional cap for carbon emissions from vehicles to combat climate change.

Investigators at the Pa. Public Utility Commission said they didn’t confirm that the 12-inch pipeline of Mariner East 2 was safe, despite a statement by Sunoco.

A New Jersey coastal county has unveiled a tool that will aid residents, business owners, and government decision-makers in preparing for tidal flooding.

The new coffee shop would be smaller than the Dilworth Park Cafe-branded Starbucks that operates on the City Hall plaza’s northern end, and won’t include seating.

Despite progress on some fronts, city officials admit other goals to deal with the opioid crisis in Kensington are taking longer to reach than planned.

Philly is one of the poorest cities in the country, but it’s street homeless population is one of the smallest. What’s driving this counterintuitive dynamic?