Drier air brings lower humidity and sunny skies through Sunday in Philadelphia, with highs in the low‑80s and a moderate rip‑current risk at area beaches.

A youth was arrested after state police say American flags were set ablaze at two Perkiomen Township homes; he faces arson and criminal-mischief charges.

A Lancaster County man is charged after his sister was found stabbed to death and their brother wounded following a dispute about barking dogs in East Hempfield Township.

A sinkhole on the 2000 block of South 23rd Street has been covered by a temporary plate since early June, costing parking and cancelling a block party. Neighbors say the city has not given a repair timeline.

DraftKings asked a federal judge to block Philadelphia from enforcing a local consumer‑protection ordinance and to quash a subpoena tied to a city probe. The company says state law preempts local oversight.

A Penn State analysis of the Habitual Diet and Avocado Trial found that eating one avocado daily reduced harmful LDL particle counts in adults with abdominal obesity, roughly equating to a modest 4% lower heart disease risk.

An innocent bystander was wounded by gunfire near 55th and Baltimore Avenue after a shooter targeted someone else. Police say the victim was taken to the hospital with a leg wound.

A woman was stabbed Sunday in Nicetown and taken to hospital. Police say no arrests have been made and are asking the public for tips.

The Lancaster Avenue Jazz & Arts Festival was postponed to Sunday after severe weather. The free West Philly event features Camille Thurman and a Coltrane tribute.

A 28-year-old man died after colliding with a broken-down vehicle on South Chester Pike in Glenolden Friday night; police say an investigation is underway.

A Camden father was killed after his box truck overturned on Chestnut Street in Upper Milford; an autopsy ruled the death accidental. Investigators are continuing the probe.

A man was charged after police say his nonverbal autistic child was left alone in a parked car outside the Fresh Grocer; the child was rescued and unharmed. A preliminary hearing is set for July 27.

Crews freed a man who became trapped beneath a manhole on the 8500 block of Bustleton Avenue; authorities say the reason he went underground is unclear.