No charges for Metro PCS store worker who fatally shot would-be robber in Southwest Philly
A man with a gun entered the Metro PCS and was shot dead by an employee behind the counter.

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Predicting the Eagles’ 53-man roster
The Eagles roster must be trimmed down by Saturday at 4 p.m.

Hurricane Dorian gains fury but might skirt Florida coast

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Will Trump sell out Afghan women and U.S. security?
Withdrawing all U.S. troops as election ploy before 2020 would open the door to Taliban takeover and a surge of ISIS in Afghanistan.

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Get to the beach before summer ends, but check our beach closings map first

Before you go down the Shore or to the Delaware coast, check what beaches are open and closed — and traffic and weather.

In 1990s, Philly’s now-interim top cop wore T-shirt: ‘L.A.P.D. We Treat You Like a King’

Acting Police Commissioner Christine M. Coulter said she never considered the shirt a reference to the infamous police beating of Rodney King. “I never even thought of it as anything other than an L.A.P.D. shirt," she said in an interview Friday.

Saquon Barkley and other former Penn State players defending James Franklin amid lawsuit aren’t involved in case, attorney says

The attorney, Steven Marino of Philadelphia, represents Scott A. Lynch, who filed suit Aug. 23 against Penn State head coach James Franklin and other parties.

A Philly Starbucks wrote ‘ISIS’ on a Muslim man’s cup

“Was this an innocent mistake, or a sick joke associating Mr. Aziz and his friends... with the extremist group responsible for tens of thousands of deaths in Iraq and Syria," asked Jacob Bender, executive director of CAIR-Philadelphia, the local chapter of the Council of American-Islamic Relations.

The Lidls are coming: German grocer aggressively expands in Philadelphia region with 3 new markets

The discount grocer is opening two new stores in Montgomery County and another Down the Shore.

Two-headed timber rattlesnake found in New Jersey pine barrens

A two-headed timber rattlesnake was found by biologists in New Jersey's pine barrens.

Jill Ellis salutes Philly fans in last visit as USWNT coach: 'Holy cow, that was awesome'

As Ellis' tenure comes to an end, she's allowing herself to take in the moments and scenes. "It’s a privilege, really, to be in that position to be out there and celebrate with the fans," she said.
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