A Delaware Tech childcare teacher faces a felony child‑abuse charge after police say she picked up a 3‑year‑old by the neck at the Stanton campus center.

Lawmakers left Harrisburg without a spending plan, pushing the state past its June 30 deadline and raising the risk of delayed payments to schools and social-service providers.

An officer fired a weapon outside St. Christopher's Hospital in North Philadelphia; two people were shot and a gun was recovered as investigators probe the scene.

A Blackwood family mourns 3‑year‑old Elijah Stephen after a backyard pool drowning. His father attempted CPR and the family has launched a GoFundMe; organ donation is planned.

An Extreme Heat Warning runs July 1–4 in Philadelphia. Highs may top 100°F; cooling centers are open and water shutoffs are suspended during the emergency.

A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging three men in connection with a 2024 armed robbery of cash boxes from “skill games” at Chambersburg’s Southgate Shopping Center.

Union Pacific’s Big Boy No. 4014 will be on public display at the Philadelphia Navy Yard on July 4–5. Expect big crowds, limited parking and heat advisories.

A 20-year-old Temple student was killed in a Kelly Drive hit-and-run; police and the family are asking for help identifying a white SUV.

At an Invest America event in East Falls, parents got step-by-step help signing up for federal "Trump Accounts," which are set to begin accepting contributions on July 4.

A passenger was stabbed on a westbound L1 OWL bus near 15th and Market just before 3 a.m.; police are searching for the assailant.

A fast-moving fire damaged two homes in Pottstown early Sunday. Montgomery County lists the call at Beech & Penn streets and crews remained on scene.

The Pennsylvania attorney general sued a Philadelphia wedding photographer, alleging she took retainers and repeatedly failed to deliver promised photos — leaving couples without their galleries.

A Secane man waived a preliminary hearing on two counts of possessing child sexual‑abuse material, moving the case toward a July 15 arraignment in Media.