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Crime & Justice

Teen critically wounded in shooting on SEPTA bus in North Philly

The shooting occurred on Allegheny Avenue near Third Street, police said. Some gunshots hit the engine area and disabled the bus.

Robert Moran and Earl Hopkins

Gov. Josh Shapiro turns to supporters during a rally for Vice President Kamala Harris with Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (not shown) at Wissahickon High School in July.

Josh Shapiro, Phil Murphy, and other Democratic governors will rally for Kamala Harris in North Philly on Sunday

Katie Bernard and Robert Moran

Police at Eighth and Market Streets near the scene of a shooting in Center City on Oct. 4 2024.

Crime & Justice

Man shot in legs near Fashion District in Center City

Juliette Osborne and her daughter Emmani Osborne-Morrison at their home in Lumberton, N.J. on Tuesday. Emmani had pertussis (whooping cough) this summer.

Whooping cough cases are skyrocketing in Pennsylvania, which has more than any other state

An off-duty Philadelphia homicide detective shot and killed a man Thursday evening in Northeast Philadelphia, according to police.

Crime & Justice

An off-duty homicide detective shot and killed a man in Northeast Philadelphia

Ellie Rushing and Rodrigo Torrejón

2024 Election 🗳️

Your candidate guide to the November election, from president to Pa. House and Senate races

The general election in Pennsylvania is Nov. 5. Here's your guide to candidates on the ballot before you vote.

Aliya Schneider, Katie Bernard, Fallon Roth, Gillian McGoldrick, and Layla A. Jones

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How to vote in Pennsylvania this election with president, Senate, and more on the ballot
How to spot misinformation online and avoid falling for false claims in this presidential election

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A voter signs a 50-foot wide “VOTE” banner displayed on the north apron of City Hall Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024.

Several lawsuits could change how votes are counted in Pennsylvania in November. Here’s what you need to know

Katie Bernard and Jeremy Roebuck

Former president Donald Trump waits as a medical emergency happens near the stage from one of his supporters during his rally in Butler, Pa., Saturday, October. 5, 2024.

Trump returns to Butler for rally at site of assassination attempt

Former President Donald Trump gives a thumbs up while addressing the crowd at a campaign event at the Butler Farm Show grounds Saturday.

Donald Trump returns to Butler after July shooting: ‘We all took a bullet for America.’

Aliya Schneider, Layla A. Jones, and Fallon Roth

Elon Musk jumps on the stage behind Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump during a campaign rally at the Butler Farm Show on Saturday.

Elon Musk stumps for Trump in Butler, Pa., with one request for the audience: ‘Register to vote’

A voter signs a 50-foot wide “VOTE” banner displayed on the north apron of City Hall Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024.

Several lawsuits could change how votes are counted in Pennsylvania in November. Here’s what you need to know

Katie Bernard and Jeremy Roebuck

Former president Donald Trump waits as a medical emergency happens near the stage from one of his supporters during his rally in Butler, Pa., Saturday, October. 5, 2024.

Trump returns to Butler for rally at site of assassination attempt

Former President Donald Trump gives a thumbs up while addressing the crowd at a campaign event at the Butler Farm Show grounds Saturday.

Donald Trump returns to Butler after July shooting: ‘We all took a bullet for America.’

Aliya Schneider, Layla A. Jones, and Fallon Roth

Elon Musk jumps on the stage behind Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump during a campaign rally at the Butler Farm Show on Saturday.

Elon Musk stumps for Trump in Butler, Pa., with one request for the audience: ‘Register to vote’

Mango Diaczynshy - with Zuzu her goose leading the way - march with Polish Living History from Bucks County.

Pictures of the Polish Parade on the Parkway

The 91st Annual Pulaski Day Parade on Logan Circle and the Ben Franklin Parkway, Sunday Oct. 6, 2024 celebrated the history, culture and pride of the Polish American community in Philadelphia.

Tom Gralishan hour ago

Rabbi Linda Holtzman (left) looks on as Joni Sidharta-Leibovic (middle) and a person named “Joe” blow the shofar while people gathered on the banks of the Schuylkill to perform the ritual of tashlich, casting stones into the water, while demanding that the U.S. government cast off support for Israel’s expanding war in the Middle East by enacting an immediate arms embargo.

Prayers and calls for arms embargo mark Philadelphia gatherings to mourn lives lost one year after the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel

Michelle Myers and Mike Newall

A group protesting the Israel-Palestine war on Mothers Day gathers in Rittenhouse Square in Philadelphia on Sunday, May 12, 2024.

Pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian groups will mark a somber anniversary with vigils and rallies

Chocolate chunk cookies at the Insomnia Cookies flagship bakery at 1 S. Broad St. in Philadelphia.

Don’t sleep on Insomnia: Popular cookie brand just opened its 300th store, with another set for Fishtown

Ariana Perez-Castells

Gov. Josh Shapiro turns to supporters during a rally for Vice President Kamala Harris with Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (not shown) at Wissahickon High School in July.

Josh Shapiro, Phil Murphy, and other Democratic governors will rally for Kamala Harris in North Philly on Sunday

Katie Bernard and Robert Moran

Bobbie Muse (center) speaks about the residents' concerns with the roadwork being done along Church Road in Wyncote, Pa., on Friday, Sept. 27, 2024. With her are neighbors Emily Steinberg (left) and Linda Wright Moore.

PennDot has a $10M plan to improve Church Road intersections, but some Cheltenham residents say it will make life worse

Dave Stelts leans on a 1791 pound pumpkin as he talks about raising giant pumpkins at the farm he and his wife, Carol, own in Enon Valley, Pa. Sept. 26, 2024.

Inside the wild world of competitive giant pumpkin growing

Bobbie Muse (center) speaks about the residents' concerns with the roadwork being done along Church Road in Wyncote, Pa., on Friday, Sept. 27, 2024. With her are neighbors Emily Steinberg (left) and Linda Wright Moore.

PennDot has a $10M plan to improve Church Road intersections, but some Cheltenham residents say it will make life worse

Dave Stelts leans on a 1791 pound pumpkin as he talks about raising giant pumpkins at the farm he and his wife, Carol, own in Enon Valley, Pa. Sept. 26, 2024.

Inside the wild world of competitive giant pumpkin growing

The owners of these tiny Shore homes are still hanging on despite increased property values and massive new-construction homes springing up all around them. (Clockwise from top left: The Brigantine home of Joanne Petrosina, the Wildwood Crest home of Mike Clark, and the Stone Harbor home of Scott and Mary Peiffer.)

Can’t get enough of tiny Shore homes? Here are more beach bungalows from Brigantine to Wildwood.

Erin McCarthy and Ariana Perez-Castells

The Atlantic City Aquarium has been closed since the COVID-19 pandemic. Officials hope to reopen in December.

Atlantic City Aquarium will reopen in coming months with expanded touch tanks, officials said

Amy S. Rosenberg

The owners of these tiny Shore homes are still hanging on despite increased property values and massive new-construction homes springing up all around them. (Clockwise from top left: The Brigantine home of Joanne Petrosina, the Wildwood Crest home of Mike Clark, and the Stone Harbor home of Scott and Mary Peiffer.)

Can’t get enough of tiny Shore homes? Here are more beach bungalows from Brigantine to Wildwood.

Erin McCarthy and Ariana Perez-Castells

The Atlantic City Aquarium has been closed since the COVID-19 pandemic. Officials hope to reopen in December.

Atlantic City Aquarium will reopen in coming months with expanded touch tanks, officials said

Amy S. Rosenberg

Israel intensifies bombardment of Gaza and southern Lebanon ahead of Oct. 7 anniversary

A new round of airstrikes has hit Beirut suburbs.

Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy, Associated Press2 hours ago

Flames and smoke rise from an Israeli airstrike in Dahiyeh, Beirut, Lebanon on Monday, Oct. 7, 2024.

Flames and smoke rise from an Israeli airstrike in Dahiyeh, Beirut, Lebanon on Monday, Oct. 7, 2024.

Israel intensifies bombardment of Gaza and southern Lebanon ahead of Oct. 7 anniversary

A new round of airstrikes has hit Beirut suburbs.

Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy, Associated Press2 hours ago

Filing in Trump case details remarkable schism with Pence over rejecting 2020 election loss

LISA MASCARO, Associated Press

In this image from video, a security video shows Vice President Mike Pence being evacuated from near the Senate chamber as rioters breach the Capitol, on Jan. 6, 2021.

Dockworkers’ union to suspend strike until Jan. 15 to allow time to negotiate new contract

Tom Krisher, Associated Press

Dockworkers from Port Miami display signs at a picket line in Miami.

Former Colorado county clerk Tina Peters sentenced to 9 years for voting data scheme

Mead Gruver, Associated Press

FILE - Candidate Tina Peters speaks during a debate for the state leadership position in 2023, in Hudson, Colo.

Condoms aren’t a fact of life for young Americans. They’re an afterthought.

Devna Bose, Associated Press

Condoms and other sexual wellness items are made available to students at the University of Mississippi campus in Oxford, Miss., on Aug. 28, 2024.

The Finneran Pavilion on the Villanova University campus

Villanova launches $1.25 billion capital campaign, largest in the Catholic school’s 182-year history

“With this campaign, we will significantly enhance all aspects of the Villanova experience, especially the educational opportunities for future generations of Villanovans,” the president said.

Julia Oseka, 23, is in St Peter's Square in Rome to participate in the second General Assembly of Bishops. She is the youngest female voting delegate to the General Assembly of Bishops in the history of the church

Local Catholic college students head to Rome to participate in an effort to make church decision-making more inclusive

Rear Admiral Hill served as superintendent at the Naval Academy from 1988 to 1991 and president at Valley Forge Military Academy and College from 1993 to 2000.

Virgil L. Hill Jr., former superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy and past president of Valley Forge Military Academy and College, has died at 86

Daniel Greenstein, outgoing chancellor of PASSHE.

As the Pa. state school system chancellor prepares to leave, PASSHE records the smallest enrollment decline in more than a decade

Students eat lunch in the cafeteria at William H. Ziegler Elementary School in 2021.

How students can get free school meals from the School District of Philadelphia, plus finding menus and grocery help

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