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A wildfire that ignited next to a large piece of art and came dangerously close to nearby homes in Burlington County earlier this week is now considered to be suspicious.

With their push to end smoking in Atlantic City’s casinos going nowhere fast in either the courts or the state Legislature, casino workers have demonstrated outside a hotel where New Jersey’s governor was due to speak.

Authorities are asking for the public’s help in locating a man wanted for attempted murder after he allegedly beat another man with a brick in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania earlier this month.

The Federal Justice Department claims the Trenton Police Department and the City of Trenton engage in conduct that constitute civil rights violations, including use of excessive force in absence of danger.

What started as a “minor auto accident” led to a fight and deadly shooting inside a North Philadelphia pizza shop in what police said was possibly a case of road rage.

SEPTA’s board is set to meet on Thursday afternoon where the body will vote on a proposal to increase base fares to $2.50 in December. Discussions on a more drastic fare increase for 2025 will be held next month.

The Philadelphia Museum of Art has announced a new initiative to provide free busing and guided tours for local schools to see the museum’s newest exhibition, “The Time is Always Now: Artists Reframing the Black Figure.”

Michelle Stanton, 29, of Villas, NJ, has been sentenced to prison after being convicted of manslaughter after she fell asleep while drunk with her infant son and allowed him to suffocate when he fell against a wall.

A crane toppled over and onto a house in New Jersey, with crews working for hours to get the massive arm off the home.

A Philadelphia home that once belonged to boxing legend Muhammad Ali is now up for sale for $600,000.

Police officials say a vehicle crashed into a SEPTA bus near the intersection of Broad and West Rockland streets in Philly’s Logan section early Thursday after it was reportedly being chased and shot at.

McBride, the first out transgender person elected to Congress, will serve in the House starting next year, and Mace doesn’t want her using women’s bathrooms at the Capitol.

Philadelphia Zoo’s spectacular winter light show LumiNature has returned for the holiday season.

Folks can pick up free Thanksgiving meals, with all the fixings. Find out where and how. Plus, SEPTA bus, trolleys and trains keep rolling in the city and suburbs after the transit agency reached contract agreements with two separate unions. Also, Neil Fischer gets a preview of the holiday light show called LumiNature at the Philadelphia Zoo. And, ...