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A woman was robbed at gunpoint in the parking garage of Live! Casino overnight, according to the Philadelphia Police Department.
Authorities said the suspect left in a white Honda Accord.
Country Music Hall of Fame member John Anderson has passed away, his family announced. He was 71 years old.
An obituary indicated Anderson died in his sleep on Wednesday.
Tom Skerritt, the Emmy-winning actor who embodied a solid, wry authority figure, whether as a flight instructor in “Top Gun,” a tough-but-fair sheriff on TV’s “Picket Fences,” or the doomed captain of “Alien,” has died. He was 93.
Cellphones could be banned in Pennsylvania classrooms, public and non-public, starting next school year thanks to a recently passed bill. 📱
The state Senate overwhelmingly approved the measure 47-3 on Wednesday, following the House’s vote earlier this week to pass it.
The Pennsylvania health department issued a warning to doctors Monday about an increase in measles cases during pregnancy, along with rising concern about congenital measles, a disease rarely seen in the U.S.
The department’s alert said congenital measles— meaning measles infec
UnitedHealthcare and Humana are canceling Medicare Advantage plans, a move that will affect nearly one million people.
The companies are the two largest private health insurance companies for older adults in the U.S. and are ending plans in specific areas where they are making l
An Arizona woman is sharing the story of how her toddler son was pronounced dead at the hospital early this year only to be found, hours later, stirring beneath a sheet in the morgue.
Police were called to the Walmart parking lot in the Glenside Section of Cheltenham around 11:30 p.m.
Officials said Latosha Ann Cooper, 45, had just finished her shift and was near her car when a suspect wearing a mask shot her.
Possible lead contamination has prompted the recall of thousands of cans of Walmart’s Great Value-branded fruit cocktail.
Pennsylvania, Washington, and Wyoming. The recall was initiated on Oct. 1, meaning the impacted cans are likely no longer on store shelves.
End of an era. The Philadelphia Portal, which connected the city to people around the world, is expected to leave City Hall at the end of October due to funding challenges.
Several organizations expressed interest in hosting the Portal at other sites around the city. However, th
