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A would-be mother was killed in a shooting Friday night in North Philadelphia that also left a man very seriously wounded, police said. Medical workers performed an emergency cesarean delivery on Ishan Charmidah Rahman, who was six months pregnant, but the baby did not survive, police said. The shooting occurred just before 6 p.m. near North Ninth and West York…

Incoming Philadelphia Councilwoman Jamie Gauthier says the Mummers have been given chance after chance to self-police their annual New Year’s Day parade. But after at least two Mummers with a wench brigade called Froggy Carr wore racist blackface while marching Jan. 1, 2020, Gauthier believes the entire event should be overhauled. She wants to stop giving the Mummers a permit…

Correction: This story has been updated to correct Kinkel’s name. A Mummers group was thrown out of Philadelphia’s annual New Year’s Day parade because at least one member marched down South Broad Street in blackface. Froggy Carr, a wench brigade that dressed in orange-and-black colored costumes in what was apparently a motif honoring the Flyers mascot Gritty, got booted...

Brian Phillips takes us through a 1,100 Square foot, 6 floor home in Philadelphia. The design experiment is called ‘Tiny Tower’ and explores ways to live luxuriously in dense cities. It even has it’s own rooftop space!

Kate McClure, one of three people accused in an elaborate GoFundMe scam, says she’s also a victim. Her attorney says this audio clip she recorded without her boyfriend’s knowledge shows that. Hear it for yourself. WARNING: The audio contains explicit language. Viewer discretion advised.

A North Philadelphia restaurateur, who gained local fame last year for spending $25,000 on her son’s prom that included camels, has been charged with allegedly defrauding the Social Security Administration.

In a tech-savvy world where personal interaction seems on the decline, Rob Lawless has undertaken the ambitious task of meeting 10,000 people and spending one hour with each of them.

Vice President Joe Biden will accept an award in Philadelphia Wednesday night honoring his work in coordinating the federal government’s cancer research initiative.

Pope Francis dominated social media throughout the duration of his whirlwind United States tour. As Francis made stops in Washington, D.C., New York and Philadelphia, he met with the homeless and world leaders, shared with seminarians and bishops that “God weeps” for victims of sexual abuse, visited prisoners and spoke from a lectern used by President Abraham Lincoln at Independence...

Two zebras escaped from a circus in West Philadelphia on Sunday, leading police on a wild chase for miles in the city.

Pope Francis blessed many babies during his U.S. tour but on the last day of his trip he blessed a baby dressed as the pope himself in Philadelphia. When he saw the dressed up baby, Francis seemed to laugh heartily. (Video credit: Dana Madden)

Philadelphia has a new brother in Pope Francis, as he ventured into the City of Brotherly Love on Saturday to preach his message of religious joy, kindness and acceptance of others. Though he had a busy schedule, he let his sunny personality shine like the sundogs above (for more on that, see below), while blessing children everywhere he went. Besides...

Amtrak has suspended service after one of its trains derailed in the Port Richmond section of Philadelphia Tuesday night. Eight people were killed and hundreds injured. NJ Transit is honoring tickets for Amtrak customers between Trenton and New York City due to the suspended service Wednesday.

A Washington man is set to travel to Philly after he accidentally received an invite to a stranger’s bachelor party.

President Barack Obama ijoined members of the House Democratic caucus in the City of Brotherly Love Thursday.