Dylan Purcell

The preliminary report leaves open several unanswered questions about the condition of the medical transport jet that killed all six people aboard and one person on the ground

The crash happened shortly after 6 p.m. and resulted in a massive fireball.

The 10 killings in September were the fewest in a month since April 2015, police statistics show.

Kensington's drug crisis has taken root in properties left vacant and unsecured by speculators. Residents say the city's law-and-order response is lacking without a plan to fix the blight.

Gun violence has declined across the city so far this year, and the drop has been significant in some neighborhoods.

Fake paper tags have been used in other high-profile crimes, including a shooting outside of a Roxborough High School football scrimmage where 14-year-old Nicolas Elizalde was killed.

In Philly, 50 rowhouses a year were rendered unsafe during neighboring construction. Of those, 81% were in formerly redlined areas, impacting residents who stuck through decades of disinvestment.

“It’s pretty strange,” a Learjet pilot said. “They were talking normal to the tower when they switched to takeoff … then nothing.”

Amtrak’s X account says two of four tracks on the corridor have returned to service but trains are moving at reduced speeds with delays expected.

Parx Casino ranks as one of the world's wealthiest casinos, but some claim its turf horse racing track was dangerously unmaintained.

Philadelphia records auto-related fatalities at more than double the rate of Boston, and triple the rate of New York City.

The students were involved with a pro-Palestinian encampment and were on mandatory leaves of absence.

The identity of the 30-year-old driver from Montgomery County has not been released

About 300 rowhouses since 2018 have been deemed unsafe during neighboring construction. Their owners typically have lower incomes and often can't afford to do anything about it.

While nearly 43 years old, the Learjet that crashed in a fiery, rush-hour explosion Friday night in Northeast Philadelphia is one of the workhorses in Jet Rescue’s medical transport fleet.

"We’re not pointing the fingers at anyone," said Deputy Police Commissioner Pedro Rosario. "It’s a complicated issue that requires a complicated solution."

State police said the driver of the vehicle who struck a man had been shot and fatally wounded.

After three straight years of record-setting violence, shootings have plunged to a level not seen since the beginning of 2015 — and remained that way, week after week.

In Pennsylvania and New Jersey, state safety regulations are supposed to protect patients, but regulatory gaps allow hospitals to avoid scrutiny when they leave surgical items in patients.

It may not be the only big Thanksgiving parade on the East Coast, but it is the oldest and remains a happy yearly tradition for many families.