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Rare Open Races for Senate, Governor Mean Another Tense Year for Pa. Voters
Control of Congress is at stake next year, and ever-bellwether Pennsylvania has an open U.S. Senate seat on ballots that could decide it. Meanwhile, the fight to replace outgoing Gov. Tom Wolf looms large over issues like abortion rights and gas drilling in the state.
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Fairmount Park Rapist: What's Known in Long-Unsolved Case
With Philadelphia police set to provide an update on the case afternoon, here is what’s known about the man dubbed the Fairmount Park rapist.
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SEPTA Replaced Benches With ‘Leaners.' Some Riders Won't Stand for It
A new pilot program replaces benches with “leaners” at two SEPTA transportation hubs. But some riders are unhappy with the change, including the elderly, disabled and those with kids too short to reach the rails.
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Boy, 12, Hanging Out With Friends Shoots Self, Police Say
Philadelphia police were investigating the shooting of a 12-year-old boy as he was hanging out with friends at a home in the Strawberry Mansion neighborhood.
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VIDEO: Gunmen Injure 3-Year-Old, Kill His Father and 2nd Man in Middle of Day
Police released surveillance video of gunmen shooting and killing two men and injuring the 3-year-old son of one of the victims in a daytime triple shooting in West Philadelphia over the weekend.
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Philly Among 15 Cities to Join National Violence Intervention Strategy
Philadelphia will be among the 15 cities using federal dollars to join a national initiative that would see participating municipalities collaborate on violence intervention strategies.
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1 Dead, 1 Critically Wounded in North Philadelphia Shooting
A 24-year-old man died and a 21-year-old man was wounded in North Philadelphia as gun violence continued into Sunday morning.
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Middle-Finger-Flipping Teens Arrested in Delaware Crime Spree
A pair of 17-year-olds and a 16-year-old have been charged with hundreds of crimes after being accused of orchestrating a monthslong crime spree in Delaware.
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Bloodied Teen Brothers From NJ Accused of Killing Man in Bucks County
Investigators and at least one police officer with a long gun shut down a road in rural Bucks County as they roamed the surrounding area, after a body was found in a wooded area near a quarry Thursday morning.
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Boy, 15, Found Shot While Visiting Friends' Home in Philadelphia
A 15-year-old boy was hospitalized after being shot inside home while visiting friends in West Philadelphia late Wednesday, police said.
