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April 12, 2023

Dem mayoral candidate slammed for debate answer about neighboring city: ‘The trash has to go somewhere’

A Democratic candidate running to be the next mayor of Philadelphia outraged his opponents during Tuesday night’s debate over a comment about trash removal.

April 12, 2023

German company to invest $300M in Pennsylvania chipmaking plant

Merck KGaA's electronics subsidiary has pledged $300 million toward expansion project

April 12, 2023

Liberal United Methodist body sues PA church over exit from denomination, asks for control of cash, property

The Susquehanna Conference of the United Methodist Church is taking Cortez United Methodist Church to court after the small congregation allegedly disaffiliated in an improper way.

April 12, 2023

Temple names former law school dean JoAnne Epps as acting president of the university

JoAanne Epps has been named acting president of Temple University. Epps is the former law school dean at the university. She vowed to focus on safety and enrollment.

April 11, 2023

Ex-firefighter gets 52 months for throwing fire extinguisher at Capitol police

Former Pennsylvania firefighter Robert Sanford was sentenced to over four years in prison for striking two Capitol police officers with a fire extinguisher during the Jan. 6, 2021 riot.

April 11, 2023

Suit alleges gas leak at Pennsylvania chocolate factory went ignored before explosion

A suit filed by relatives of a woman killed in an explosion at Pennsylvania's R.M. Palmer Co. chocolate factory alleges the company ignored a natural gas leak just before the disaster.

April 11, 2023

Pennsylvania man killed wheelchair-bound mother, hid her body in shed as brother searched for her: police

Sean Rivera, 28, allegedly diluted his mother's iced tea with fentanyl and fatally shot in her a storage shed, where he allegedly left her while his brother searched for her.

April 11, 2023

Pennsylvania woman found dead in car after shooting at Dunkin' Donuts

A Philadelphia-area woman was shot and killed in her vehicle at a Dunkin' Donuts drive-thru with her 1-year-old son in the backseat.

April 11, 2023

Philadelphia concealed gun holder acted in self-defense, fatally shooting attacker at cemetery: DA

The Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, district attorney determined a man acted in self-defense when he fatally shot a suspect during a shootout at a cemetery.

April 11, 2023

Pennsylvania business owner says he had good experiences with hiring older workers

Pennsylvania business owner Kip Conforti on reports that companies are looking for older workers as he had good experiences with hiring older employees