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PHILADELPHIA — While much of the reaction to Tuesday night’s Senate debate has centered on Lt. Gov. John Fetterman’s performance and lingering speech problems after his stroke, Democrats think Republican Mehmet Oz made the most serious fumble of the night with an an answer on abortion.

PHILADELPHIA — Democrat John Fetterman verbally stumbled at times Tuesday night in what was some voters’ first and only chance to see him taking live questions ahead of Pennsylvania’s crucial U.S. Senate election Nov. 8. Recovering from a stroke, he argued he understands the struggles of everyday voters.

PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia saw its highest-ever number of fatal overdoses in 2021 with 1,276 people dying within city limits from drug use, city health officials said on Wednesday.

Q&A with Philadelphia's district attorney, who is facing an impeachment threat because of rising crime.

Here are five matchups to watch on defense when the Philadelphia Eagles host the Pittsburgh Steelers at Lincoln Financial Field in Week 8

The street will be closed for two weeks while filming takes place on the Starz show

PHILADELPHIA — When Jeri Lynne Johnson made it to the finals of an orchestra tryout in California and didn’t get the job, she didn’t think much of it.

PHILADELPHIA — In "Our Gen," Diane McKinney-Whetstone’s latest novel, a group of friends have casual sex, keep secrets, and smoke a lot of weed. But they aren’t millennials, they live in an active 55+ community in townhomes with smart appliances. They laugh a lot and always have time for a…

City Controller Rebecca Rhynhart’s audit of the Philadelphia Police Department offers a disturbing window into the inner workings of the police force as it confronts record murders, daily shootings, and rising crime. The report’s 85 pages paint a damning picture of a department that is inefficient, disorganized, backward and wasting…