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A SEPTA bus hit her husband, killing him. Kayla Spooner is now suing the agency and bus manufacturer.
The negligence, wrongful death, and products liability suit lays blame on the mirror mounted on the left side of the bus, ...
This Philly 10th grader has had no English teacher all year. Now, the district wants her to take a high-stakes test.
Almost 300 teaching positions are vacant across the School District of Philadelphia. One student went to the school board to ...
Trea Turner jump-starts Phillies’ offense in 7-0 win over the Rays
Turner opened the scoring in the third inning and was a key cog in the Phillies' five-run fourth inning that broke the game ...
Newly flowing Manayunk Canal will soon be home to thousands of mussels — but not for eating
Lance Butler, a senior scientist with the Philadelphia Water Department (PWD), and his team cultivate up to 50,000 freshwater ...
Phillies’ bats get hot late to complete a sweep of the Rays in 7-6 extra-inning victory
Brandon Marsh drove in the go-ahead run with an RBI double in the 10th inning as the Phillies rallied from four runs down in ...
What we know about Robert Prevost, the first U.S. pope and a Villanova graduate
Prevost, 69, is a Chicago native and a Villanova graduate. He said his chosen papal name would be Pope Leo XIV.
Who, besides Rory McIlroy, would continue golf’s resurgence with a win at the Truist Championship?
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In Pope Leo XIV, the world gains an American leader to counterbalance Trump’s cruelty | Editorial
Can the new pontiff help the church regain the moral leadership lost in the priest abuse scandal — and possibly help save the ...
Medical Mystery: A teenager with cough, mouth sores, and red eyes
Finding a single "umbrella" diagnosis for lung, mouth, and eye problems at the same time was going to be a challenge.
A ‘fueled’ Rickie Fowler fires a front-nine 29 to put himself in contention at the Truist Championship
Keith Mitchell shot a course-record 61 to take the lead at the Philadelphia Cricket Club. But Fowler is in the running, in a ...
Council just dramatically limited where mobile addiction services providers can operate in Kensington — and it may go further
Council's moves are the latest examples of the dramatic shift in City Hall’s approach to the open-air drug market in ...
‘It’s like the Wild West over here!’: Philly Sheriff’s Office civilian employee accidentally fires gun in office.
The shooter, who colleagues said works in HR, sustained a graze wound to his leg when his gun went off. Police are ...