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The University of Pittsburgh, where Douglas starred on both the football and track teams before later serving in various roles for his alma mater, said Douglas died Saturday.

Father Tucker’s role in the movie star’s romance with Prince Rainier of Monaco was unconfirmed, but “he was a legend in his own time.”

It’s been 53 years since the first Earth Day. People in the Philadelphia area share their memories of the event, and what it means to them decades later.

Philadelphia's first water commissioner transformed the city's drinking water system but "was no saint.”

Neil King spent almost a month walking from Washington, D.C. to New York City, detouring through historic Southeastern Pennsylvania.

Gia Carangi's life — and tragic death — was the subject of a 1993 book by journalist Stephen Fried and a movie starring Angelina Jolie.

"He was the most famous, the most wealthy, the most well-known African American man in the world," experts say.

Sound artist and Lenape descendant Nathan Young has installed noise and avant-garde music at William Penn’s historic estate.

During World War I, NY Ship employed upwards of 30,000 people across the river from Philadelphia.

Ron Rabena recalls the vibe of two Sixers seasons that couldn’t have been more different.

Some of Philly’s greatest football moments happened in this lighter, brighter color, which is finally making a return.

Video gamers are now able to venture into a storyline mode involving eight Negro League legends through MLB The Show 23, which released Tuesday.

A descendant of the New Century Guild is still active in philanthropic grantmaking today.

At 10 p.m., workers began driving the gas station very slowly to its new home a few miles away.

In a rare collaboration, PAFA and AAMP ask artists to consider the state of U.S. democracy.