Prosecutors: Father used 11-month-old son as human shield during Hunting Park shooting

Prosecutors say they charged the father of an 11-month-old boy with recklessly endangering the welfare of a child following a shooting last month in the city's Hunting Park section.

‘Dads are the best’: Fathers dance ballet with daughters at Philly studio

A Philadelphia dance studio is offering fathers and father figures a unique way to bond with their little ones — while stepping out of their comfort zones.

WWII Veteran Albert Booth celebrates 100th birthday

Albert Booth turned 100 back on Oct. 30, and he and his family recently celebrated at the Veterans of Foreign Wars hall in Warminster.

Bears, Trubisky struggle in fourth straight loss

The Bears' stat sheet for most of the first half read like Chicago's winter forecast.   

Sinkhole opens, swallows part of city bus during rush hour

The front of a city bus is up in the air after a sinkhole opened under it during rush hour in downtown Pittsburgh.

Woman accused of kidnapping child now charged with homicide

A woman accused of having kidnapped a toddler near Pittsburgh has now been charged with criminal homicide in the child's death last month.

2-year-old girl found safe, Amber Alert canceled

Pennsylvania State Police say a statewide Amber Alert for a 2-year-old girl from Crawford County has been canceled after she was found safe.

Police: Man shot 15 times walks into emergency room

Philadelphia police say a man who was shot 15 times walked into a hospital emergency room and is expected to survive.

Shooting leaves 2-year-old girl dead, comes hours after 11-month-old baby shot 4 times

A 2-year-old girl was fatally shot in Philadelphia on Sunday in a particularly disturbing act of violence — mere hours after an 11-month-old boy in the city was shot four times, police said.

11-month-old shot 4 times while sitting in car, police say

An 11-month-old baby was in critical condition after he was shot four times while in a car in Pennsylvania, officials said.

School district to eliminate locker rooms, replace them with gender-neutral facilities

The Eastern Lancaster County School District voted Monday to initiate an ambitious renovation plan to create non-gender specific facilities at its high school in place of traditional gender-specific locker rooms.