Philadelphia fire: 12 dead, including 8 children, after Fairmount rowhome fire

Authorities say 12 people, including eight children, have died as a result of Wednesday morning's fire in Philadelphia's Fairmount neighborhood. The property was owned, operated, and inspected by the Philadelphia Housing Authority.

Philadelphia fire: Family shares photos of children killed in devastating rowhome fire

Gut-wrenching photos show a group of children who family members say died in Wednesday's devastating rowhome fire in Fairmount that claimed the lives of a dozen people and was the city's deadliest single fire in more than a century.

Lyft driver shoots two suspects attempting to carjack vehicle in Philadelphia, police say

Two suspects in an armed carjacking were shot on Monday afternoon when they encountered a Lyft driver who was legally armed with a weapon of his own, Philadelphia police say. One of the suspects is in critical condition.

Pennsylvania parents charged after son, 13, fatally shoots 5-year-old brother

Sara Gerwig and Thomas Wolfe are each charged with endangering the welfare of a child following the death of Connor Wolfe in Penn Hills on Nov. 22.

Woman dies, 3 children hospitalized after possible carbon monoxide poisoning in Pittsburg

A mother is dead and her three children, and their father, were hospitalized after Pittsburg police say they all may have been exposed to high levels of carbon monoxide.

Western Pa. boy, 13, charged with homicide in shooting death of 5-year-old boy

Police said detectives determined that four children ranging in age from 3 to 13 were left unsupervised while “a loaded and unsecured handgun" was left within reach.

Pennsylvania Supreme Court throws out mask mandate for schools

Pennsylvania schoolchildren may soon be attending classes unmasked under a state Supreme Court ruling Friday that threw out the Wolf administration's statewide mandate that face coverings be worn inside K-12 school buildings.

How detectives tracked down man suspected of killing, dismembering Pennsylvania woman

Records show several witnesses saw Robert Kessler throwing black garbage bags and a red-pink tote into McKay Bay. Surveillance video from the Port of Tampa also shows the suspect throwing an object in the water, according to new documents.

Man accused of raping woman on crowded train was released from immigration detention, never deported

The man who allegedly raped a woman in front of passengers on a Philadelphia area-train already has a criminal record and had overstayed his student visa – but was protected from deportation by the immigration system, according to Fox News.

Bystanders held up phones as woman was raped on SEPTA train, police say

Authorities say other riders who witnessed an alleged sexual assault on a SEPTA train last week "should have intervened." Fiston Ngoy, 35, has been charged with rape, aggravated indecent assault and related counts in the incident.

Woman pulls gun on Philadelphia Chipotle employee when told store is closing, police say

Philadelphia police are searching for a woman who allegedly threatened a Chipotle employee with a handgun when the short-staffed restaurant told customers to order online.

Homeless man faces 7 years in jail for allegedly underpaying for Mountain Dew by 43 cents

A Pennsylvania man was jailed and charged with a felony after allegedly underpaying for a bottle of Mountain Dew soda by 43 cents, a penalty due largely in part to the state’s three-strikes law.

Biden signs executive order to declassify some 9/11 documents

President Joe Biden has signed an executive order directing the FBI to declassify documents related to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

‘Our Idiot Brother’ actor Matthew Mindler dead at 19

Actor Matthew Mindler, who starred in "Our Idiot Brother," was found dead on Saturday morning at just 19 years old.

Human head found in Pennsylvania man's freezer, authorities say

A Lancaster, Pennsylvania man is facing charges after police say a human head was found in a freezer at his family's home, and a dismembered body was found in a bed.