A 23-year-old man was shot six times at 23rd and Dickinson in Point Breeze; police recovered 39 shell casings and are asking the public for tips.

An early-morning blast flattened a Curwensville-area house and sent two people to the hospital.

A car service driver was shot in the chest during an attempted robbery in East Germantown; the victim is stable and police are searching for a teen suspect.

A man died after an apparent altercation on the 400 block of Ripka Street in Roxborough. Police say the Homicide Unit is investigating and one man was questioned.

A gas leak closed northbound lanes on Route 413 in Middletown Wednesday; southbound lanes were reopened while crews worked.

Bensalem police say 47‑year‑old Adner Pagan‑Fred, a lifetime registered sex offender, was arrested after allegedly messaging someone he believed to be 13. The arrest followed a warrant obtained in early July.

A sinkhole closed the Municipal Park playground in Bristol Township; crews have cordoned off the area while repairs are underway.

A fight on the 700 block of South 60th Street in Cobbs Creek turned fatal Wednesday when a man who had been stabbed shot and killed his attacker, police say.

The White House promoted the first "Freedom Fuel" station in the Philadelphia suburbs, showing pumps at $3.47 a gallon. Local reporters and analysts say key details about ownership and subsidies remain unclear.

Police say a 31-year-old Reading man was arrested after child-welfare referrals alleged he sexually abused a 7-year-old boy. He faces multiple felony counts and is jailed pending court.

A house in Harleysville's Towamencin Township was heavily damaged by a Wednesday morning fire on Stratton Drive. Officials report no injuries and investigators are on scene.

A Lansdowne man accused in an Upper Darby beer-bottle assault was taken into ICE custody at a Delaware County court hearing and remains in federal custody.

After a 14‑strikeout gem in Cincinnati, Zack Wheeler blasted MLB's All‑Star decision as 'BS' while replacements were named for pitchers who became unavailable.