Ralph McInerny | Father Dowling author, 80

He was friends with conductors Riccardo Muti and JoAnn Falletta, and he interviewed, among hundreds of others, singer Luciano Pavarotti, musician Yo-Yo Ma, and composer David DiChiera.

On impulse, she tested to be a Philadelphia police officer. To her surprise, she said later, she passed the exam and joined the Police Department in 1965.

Born with cerebral palsy, he said in interviews that his struggles made him a better actor.

As Mayor Frank Rizzo’s city solicitor in 1972 and ‘73, he negotiated labor contracts, litigated tax disputes, reduced the number of city consultants, and juggled other thorny political issues.

She was an engaging speaker and melodious mezzo-soprano, congregants everywhere said, and an expert on youth engagement, social justice, and interfaith community outreach.

Flowers, a Black man whose six trials in the same Mississippi murder case became a national symbol of racial bias in jury selection, saw the Supreme Court reverse his capital conviction in 2019

The groundbreaking computer scientist started working in the field when software engineering was in its infancy.

He was an associate professor and director of community services for Temple University’s Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences from 2000 until his retirement in 2024.

He earned a degree in dental surgery at the Temple University School of Dentistry in 1968 and a medical degree from the old Medical College of Pennsylvania, now part of Drexel University, in 1972.

He was an expert on marriage, children, violence, anxiety, despair, stress, anger, sports psychology, and psychotherapy.

Termac, the dishwashing company Mr. O’Reilly cofounded in 1963, services thousands of restaurants and other commercial kitchens throughout the region.

He became the longest-serving Republican speaker of the House before falling from grace in a sex abuse scandal that came to light after he left government.

She arrived in Philadelphia in 1971 to work for Luster Products and became proficient at developing, testing, selling, and demonstrating personal care products at events around the world.

“He was the most feared reporter in my eight years in Harrisburg,” former Gov. Ed Rendell said. “He did his work. He did his digging. He really cared about the issues.”

She hosted "Frank Talk With Frank Rizzo" on WCAU radio in 1988 and ‘89, and told The Inquirer in 1989 that working with the onetime mayor was like flying a “careening aircraft for three hours.”

He turned his lifelong interest in sports, affable collegiality, and writing, reporting, and editing skills into an award-winning career as a TV and print journalist that spanned four decades.

She wrote two books on French poetry and earned a grant from the American Philosophical Society in 1981 to transcribe manuscripts at the National Library in Paris.

Once described as “Philadelphia’s resident combination of P.T. Barnum and Walt Disney,” Mr. Giles got creative trying to attract fans. The biggest draw was the mascot he green lit in 1978.

“I never refer to myself as wheelchair-bound — that sounds like I’m in chains," she said. "I’d rather describe myself as a dancer who sits down a lot.”

Less than a week before the Sixers open the regular season, Xfinity hosted a fan celebration with a special appearance from Tyrese Maxey.

Philly is 0-6-3 and have scored just 11 goals this season, tying them with the Los Angeles Kings for the fewest in the NHL.

The William Penn School District says it will appoint an outside investigator to "objectively evaluate the information.”

Bend police spokesperson Sheila Miller earlier confirmed the suspect is dead. It wasn’t clear if the suspect was included among the five.

Aaron Michael McComsey, of Perkasie, was arrested on Thursday. A source familiar with the investigation confirmed that the member of Congress is Brian Fitzpatrick.

Most of the employees, who include agents, analysts, and operations staff members, had significant experience in counterintelligence work related to Iran.