Philadelphia/ Community & Society
Published on September 19, 2019
Top Philadelphia news: Peregrine falcon found dead; museum's iconic north entrance reopens; morePhoto: Jason Murphy/Flickr

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Manayunk steeple's peregrine falcon found dead. Did a drone do it?

The birds of prey had been all but eradicated in the Philadelphia area for decades, but were making a comeback in the early 2010s.

Read the full story on Philadelphia Inquirer.

Museum of Art reopens iconic north entrance 

Architect Frank Gehry and Mayor Jim Kenney were among the luminaries were on hand for the gala reopening. 

Read the full story on Philadelphia Inquirer.

Suspect confesses to killing after human remains found in storage facility, D.A. says

A man who was taken into custody after a human remains were found inside a Northeast Philadelphia storage facility has confessed to a missing woman's killing, the district attorney's office said.

Read the full story on 6abc Action News.

1 dead in apartment fire 

One person has died after an apartment fire in the Frankford section of Philadelphia on Wednesday night.

Read the full story on 6abc Action News.

Man sentenced in thrift store fire

A man has been sentenced to eight to 16 years for his role in a four-alarm fire in the Port Richmond section of Philadelphia that destroyed a business.

Read the full story on ABC Philadelphia, WPVI.


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