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A 63‑year‑old man died after being stabbed Sunday on the Broad Street Line platform at Broad & Girard. Police say the suspect fled and are asking the public to call 215‑686‑TIPS.
An early-morning blast damaged New York Bagels in Overbrook just as the shop planned a Mother's Day reopening. The owner says no one was hurt and he will work to reopen quickly.
An overnight apartment fire in Collingdale forced residents out of their homes and drew Red Cross support as crews worked into the morning.
A 22-year-old ATV rider died after colliding with an Uber at Thompson and 15th in North Philadelphia; four minor passengers were taken to CHOP and police are investigating.
A blaze on the 7200 block of North 15th Street in West Oak Lane forced crews to fight from outside after extreme hoarding blocked interior access. Everyone was evacuated safely.
Prosecutors say a 22-year-old Erie woman left her children to make a drug transaction; a March 29 fire killed three youngsters and she now faces murder and child‑endangerment charges.
An unidentified man was pulled from beneath a subway train at the Market–Frankford Line 2nd & Market westbound platform; police are reviewing station video.
Three shootings overnight across Philadelphia left multiple people injured and prompted police to search for a suspect.
A Philadelphia mother’s instinct overturned a 1997 tragedy; now Delimar Vera speaks publicly in a new documentary that revisits the kidnapping and lingering questions.
A person was found dead inside a bin on the 2700 block of Wheatsheaf Lane in Port Richmond. The Medical Examiner will determine cause and manner of death.
Two men were shot minutes apart in North Philadelphia late Friday; police say both incidents are under investigation.
Border Patrol at the Port of Philadelphia seized bottles of GBL — "Blue Nitro" — after a shipment from Spain was flagged as suspicious. Investigators are tracing the consignee.
A car drove onto Radnor Senior High's track and into a nearby creek on Friday. Police arrested one man; athletes in the area were unhurt.
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