Sep 12 Armed escaped inmate still at large after fleeing homeowner's gunfire By Marc Levy, Sarah Brumfield, Associated Press Police found footprints and tracked them to the prison shoes identical to those Cavalcante had been wearing. A pair of work boots was reported stolen from a porch nearby. Continue reading
Sep 04 WATCH: Biden touts unions, job creation in Philadelphia Labor Day remarks President Joe Biden, who often says he's the most pro-union president in history, is heading to Philadelphia on Monday for the annual Tri-State Labor Day Parade. Continue reading
Jul 20 WATCH: Biden talks economy and unions in Philadelphia as possible strikes loom By Josh Boak, Darlene Superville, Associated Press Tensions are rising between unions and companies about a rapidly evolving economy in which AI, clean energy and e-commerce are rewriting some of the basic rules of work. Biden is trying to allay those concerns by saying unions should be… Continue reading
Jul 17 Massive search underway for missing children swept away in Philadelphia flash flood By Maryclaire Dale, Associated Press Crews in suburban Philadelphia on Monday intensified the search for a missing 9-month-old boy and his 2-year-old sister, swept away after weekend rains swelled the banks of a creek while they were driving to a barbecue with their family. Continue reading
Jul 10 Officials say one victim was killed prior to Fourth of July mass shooting in Philadelphia By Associated Press The Philadelphia district attorney says one of five people believed to have been killed in the city July 3 appears to have been fatally shot almost two full days before the mass shooting reported last week. Continue reading
Jul 05 Watch 6:11 Philadelphia district attorney discusses what needs to be done to curb gun violence By Amna Nawaz, Courtney Norris, Ryan Connelly Holmes A mass shooting on the eve of the Fourth of July left five people dead in Philadelphia. It was just one of several U.S. cities that saw violence on the holiday. The suspect, 40-year-old Kimbrady Carriker, was arraigned Wednesday on… Continue watching
Jul 04 Watch 2:16 Fourth of July celebrations marred by mass shootings in several U.S. cities By Amna Nawaz, Jonah Anderson This Fourth of July has brought all of the annual festivities and fireworks. But it's all happening in the shadow of more mass shootings, including two Monday night in Philadelphia and Fort Worth, Texas. President Biden branded the attacks "tragic… Continue watching
Jul 04 Gunman kills five in attack across Philadelphia's streets before arrested, police say By Tassanee Vejpongsa, Associated Press Police say a gunman in a bulletproof vest has opened fire on the streets of Philadelphia, killing five people and wounding two boys before he surrendered to responding officers. Continue reading
Jun 23 Watch 5:11 Stretch of I-95 in Philadelphia reopens 12 days after overpass collapse By Geoff Bennett, Sam Weber Traffic is moving again on a stretch of I-95 that collapsed less than two weeks ago in Philadelphia. The overpass has been built on an accelerated timeline that few thought was possible and may be a reminder of how infrastructure… Continue watching
Jun 21 Watch 13:08 School boards become battlegrounds for nation's divisions on race, gender and more By Judy Woodruff, Frank Carlson, Sam Weber School boards have traditionally been the domain of nonpartisan civic service, but in the last few years, they have increasingly become reflections of the nation's divisions. Judy Woodruff reports on a district in Pennsylvania where policies around books, gender, sports… Continue watching