Philly building collapse causes suicide

Patirck Walters, Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - An inspector who surveyed a downtown building weeks before it collapsed, killing 6 people, was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound a week after the accident, authorities said Thursday...

Philly women's clinic doctor back in court for drug plea

Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A Philadelphia abortion provider already serving a life term in the deaths of three babies is due in federal court Wednesday to plead guilty to drug charges...

What’s the matter with Philadelphia?

David A. Love

OPINION - There is no question the city is in peril, but is this a Philly problem or part of a larger picture?...

Lawyer: Philly women's clinic no 'house of horrors'

Mary Claire Dale, Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A lawyer for a Philadelphia abortion doctor on trial for murder says the description of his former clinic as a 'house of horrors' is a 'political press fabrication'....

Philly mayor's daughter assaulted

Vince Lattanzio, NBC Philadelphia

NBC PHILADELPHIA - Olivia Nutter, the daughter of Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter, was assaulted during a high school track meet last week...

Artist chosen for Philly statue of boxer Joe Frazier

Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - An artist has been chosen to create a Philadelphia statue in honor of late hometown boxing great Joe Frazier...

Abortion provider won't testify, call witnesses in Philly murder trial

Mary Claire Dale, Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A Philadelphia abortion provider won't testify or call witnesses at his capital murder trial, leaving jurors to weigh five weeks of prosecution evidence...

Defense begins in Philly women's clinic murder trial

Mary Claire Dale, Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Over five weeks of testimony, Philadelphia prosecutors have painted Dr. Kermit Gosnell as an eccentric, detached boss who relied on untrained staff to perform abortions at his outdated, inner-city clinic...

Retired boxer Tony Martin shot, killed in Philly

Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Family members say retired boxer Tony Martin was fatally shot in an altercation with a visitor at one of his rental properties in Philadelphia...

Hate crime, murder alleged in Philly basement case

Kathy Matheson, Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A paroled killer targeted mentally disabled adults in a scheme to steal their Social Security benefits, confining them like 'zoo animals'...

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Philly building collapse causes suicide

Philly women's clinic doctor back in court for drug plea

What’s the matter with Philadelphia?

Lawyer: Philly women's clinic no 'house of horrors'

Philly mayor's daughter assaulted

Artist chosen for Philly statue of boxer Joe Frazier

Abortion provider won't testify, call witnesses in Philly murder trial

Defense begins in Philly women's clinic murder trial

Retired boxer Tony Martin shot, killed in Philly

Hate crime, murder alleged in Philly basement case

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