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During his State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress on Tuesday, President Donald Trump announced that Janiyah Davis, a fourth-grade student in Philadelphia, PA, would be awarded a scholarship to attend a school of her choice.

The prestigious University of Pennsylvania may lose $1.2 million in public subsidies from Philadelphia over its refusal to pay the city’s mandated $15.00 minimum wage to entry-level security staffers.

Four individuals were shot and killed and a fifth person was stabbed to death in Philadelphia during a 12-hour time period which ended around 1 a.m. Sunday morning.

A man carried his mother down ten flights of stairs at a Philadelphia senior living facility after a fire broke out in the middle of the night, forcing residents to evacuate.

An illegal alien living in Pennsylvania is accused of killing a Vietnam War Veteran the day before Veterans Day, according to law enforcement officials.

Nafes Monroe allegedly used his 11-month-old son to shield himself during the Hunting Park shooting on October 19.

Philadelphia Eagles’ star Fletcher Cox used a shotgun to fend off an alleged intruder seeking entry in the defense tackle’s home last week.

A Philadelphia man hailed for helping save the lives of several children caught in an apartment fire, slammed Philadelphia Eagles receiver Nelson Agholor as he told his story on the local news.

Philadelphia Archbishop Charles Chaput has warned Catholics of a “pattern of ambiguity” in the teachings of Jesuit Father James Martin on LGBT issues.

Former Vice President Joe Biden made another gaffe on Tuesday, promising to put more women back to work than there are citizens in the entire United States. 

Firefighters on Tuesday are battling a major fire at a massive West Philadelphia church, local law enforcement confirmed.  

A MetroPCS store clerk shot and killed an alleged armed robber Monday afternoon in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

It really takes uncommon depravity for someone to use a tragedy such as a shooting to score political points. It is a level of disregard for human life that the vast majority of decent people in America cannot comprehend.

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney (D) responded to a felon’s attack on police officers Wednesday by calling for more gun control. 

The man accused of opening fire on several Philadelphia police officers, wounding six and causing a nearly eight-hour standoff into the evening, has an “extensive” criminal history, according to Philadelphia Police Commissioner Richard Ross.

Even as the Philadelphia police were dealing with a live shooter on Wednesday, bystanders gathered and began abusing the officers.

A gunman opened fire on Philadelphia police officers around 4:30 pm Wednesday, with early reports indicating four to six seek medical treatment for non-life-threatening injuries.

At least four Philadelphia police officers were shot while confronting a gunman in the city’s Nicetown-Tioga section.

A Philadelphia woman accused of attacking her 3-year-old daughter with a machete on Sunday night has been arrested.

A 35-year-old man with extensive experience in roofing and construction used his skills to scale a 19-story building to rescue his mother trapped in a building during a fire.

Authorities said that an unnamed car thief was beaten to death by the father of the children who were still in the car when he stole it.

A group of teenagers allegedly looted a Walgreens in downtown Philadelphia Thursday evening, according to video footage of the incident.

A mob of teenagers severely damaged at least four police cars late Sunday night at a gathering in Philadelphia.

The City of Philadelphia has taken 72 police officers off the streets over “offensive” social media posts they supposedly made.

Federal authorities have confiscated an incredible 16.5 tons of cocaine from a ship at a port in South Philadelphia.

A black bear remains on the loose early Wednesday morning in Philadelphia, roaming around the train tracks near a rail line and weaving in and out of the woods.

Democrat presidential candidate Joe Biden named his number one climate proposal goal at his Saturday 2020 kickoff: “Defeat Donald Trump.”

Pennsylvania Democrat Rep. Brian Sims posted a video to Facebook in which he is seen attempting to get the names and addresses of pro-life teens peacefully protesting at a Planned Parenthood facility.

Sanctuary cities across the United States are responding to President Donald Trump’s threat to bus border crossers and illegal aliens to their jurisdictions, saying they plan to welcome all illegal immigration with “open arms” despite soaring homelessness problems.

Philadelphia has reportedly become the first city in the United States to ban cashless stores and restaurants in an attempt to be more “inclusive” to Americans without bank accounts.

Several Taco Bell employees in Philadelphia were fired after video seemed to show them physically assaulting a pair of customers.

A previously deported illegal alien convicted of raping a child has been sentenced to less than two years in prison for re-entering the United States after the sanctuary city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania protected him from being deported. 

A man’s clothes caught fire shortly after he was tasered outside a Philadelphia restaurant Friday evening, according to a video posted to Twitter on Saturday.

A Philadelphia man died after taking a punch to his face in a Saturday dispute with another dog walker at a dog park, police said.

Philadelphia’s first homicide of 2019 took place just 12 minutes after the clock struck midnight on New Year’s Day when a bullet fatally struck a man in the head.

Marines Alejandro Godinez and Luis Torres testified in uniform about allegedly being assaulted by Antifa in the Old City district of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on November 17th.