The Black Doctors Consortium broke ground on an imaging center in North Philadelphia to bring mammography, CT, X‑ray and ultrasound services to underserved neighborhoods. Leaders say the project will shorten the path from screening to care.

A Dauphin County jury found Evelyn Zigerelli‑Henderson guilty after prosecutors say she set her 84‑year‑old husband on fire; she was later sentenced to life without parole. The case has resurfaced in recent true‑crime coverage.

A two-vehicle crash on Route 23 in West Hempfield Township killed one driver and sent another to the hospital; Lancaster County investigators are on the scene.

Cobbs Creek reopened after a multi-year closure with a 68-bay Lincoln Financial driving range, a TGR short course and a new Smilow Woodland TGR Learning Lab for local students.

Prosecutors say a Coatesville balcony confrontation on Saturday left Moises Galarza‑Bermudez dead; Neftali Feliciano‑Perez was arraigned on third‑degree murder and related charges.

An overnight classroom fire forced Boyertown Elementary to close Monday; crews extinguished the blaze and the school shifted to a Flexible Instructional Day.

Former presidents joined entertainers and athletes at the Kimmel Center Saturday as HISTORYTalks kicked off programming tied to Philadelphia’s 250th. The invitation‑only day mixed politics, memory and pop culture.

A Coastal Flood Advisory runs through the high-tide window early Sunday; showers arrive late Saturday night and a cooldown follows.

Three Maryland-based bikers are accused of stealing nearly $200,000 in motorcycles from five eastern Pennsylvania Harley-Davidson dealerships. One alleged robbery sparked a cross-state pursuit into Maryland.

A Pew brief shows roughly a third of Philadelphians 65+ live at or near poverty, and more older residents are working longer for income, health coverage or purpose.

Former Eagles receiver Alshon Jeffery was arrested this week on an insurance-related charge and briefly booked, TMZ reports. Details remain limited.

Surveillance stills show a woman police say smashed a window at a federal building on 6th Street in Center City; tips can be submitted to 215-686-TIPS.

Merzbacher's of Germantown bought Metropolitan's recipes and will keep its breads on local shelves after the Rittenhouse shop closed. The transfer preserves many jobs and the bakery's wholesale network.