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Police say the man, who is believed to be about 21 years old, was shot in the chest.

Philadelphia police are investigating a deadly crash that also critically injured two people.

Philadelphia officials on Sunday warned residents "out of an abundance of caution" to drink bottled water after a latex product spilled into a nearby tributary.

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- As soon as the city of Philadelphia alerted residents to not drink tap water after a chemical spill in Bucks County, the rush was on to buy water.Sunday afternoons at Walmart are usually pretty busy, but customers described the store as a madhouse. All afternoon customers have been dropping by Walmart to pick up some water.  The shelves for bottled water at Walmart in South Philly are bare after a public safety alert saying to not drink tap water in Philly popped up on phones."Everybody's scared," said Bernard, who declined to give his last name. "Everybody's scared. They had...

Both cruisers had their lights and sirens on when they crashed into each other.

- A cheesesteak is a classic American sandwich made up of steak sliced thin and cooked on a flat-top grill. Authentic Philadelphia cheesesteaks include a combination of meat, cheese, and bread that may or may not be topped with fried onions. Listed below, we've rounded up 8 of the best that made the cut for The March Cheesesteak Madness 2023 Elite 8 in the Philadelphia Region by Popular Vote.

A woman was shot a killed while answering her door in West Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA - A man is dead, and a teen is in critical condition, after a two-car crash in Southwest Philadelphia early Sunday morning. Police say a teenage driver was speeding when he lost control, swerved into oncoming traffic and slammed into a van on Cobbs Creek Parkway around 1 a.m.

Philadelphia Police are investigating after 4 people were shot in North Philadelphia.

A 10-year-old boy shot his 12-year-old brother after a gun was left unattended inside a Strawberry Mansion home, Philadelphia police say.

PHILADELPHIA - A homicide investigation is underway after police say a woman became the victim of a deadly shooting Saturday night. The 22-year-old woman was found unresponsive in the living room of an apartment in West Philadelphia around 10 p.m. She was pronounced dead at the scene. MORE HEADLINES:. Police...

Two people have been charged after police found a six-year-old boy locked in a cage inside of a Philadelphia home on Friday. Police were called to a home on Glenview Street on Friday after a neighbor alerted them to two young girls who were standing outside of the home in the rain.

DEPTFORD — A former battalion chief for the Deptford Fire Department has died this weekend following a response to a fire. Former Battalion Chief Jeff Pfeiffer suffered a cardiac arrest at the Almonesson Lake Firehouse on Thursday night, according to the Gloucester County Office of Emergency Management. Pfeiffer served the township as a firefighter for over 50 years. The Deptford Fire Department first announced his passing on Saturday.

DOYLESTOWN, Pa. (AP) — A former suburban Philadelphia police officer has been sentenced to decades in prison on convictions of sexual abuse of five teenage boys decades ago. Bucks County Judge Wallace Bateman Jr. on Tuesday sentenced 54-year-old James Carey to 24 1/2 to 55 years in state prison on 20 counts of statutory rape, […]

The Philadelphia Police Department has launched an investigation into the conduct of an officer who allegedly used a racial slur while conducting a traffic stop. The incident was caught on camera by a bystander, who shared the video on social media. In the video, a group of officers are shown...

Twelve people were hurt after a floor collapsed at an off-campus apartment building near the Indiana University of Pennsylvania. The cause of the collapse has not been released.March 26, 2023.

An estimated 8,100 gallons of latex finishing material, a water-soluble acrylic polymer solution, was released.

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – The woman involved in the hazmat situation in Northeast Philadelphia on Friday has now been identified and charged. The Philadelphia District Attorney's Office announced Saturday that Perla Santiago-Diaz has been charged "for her role in an alleged drug conspiracy involving a large quantity of heroin and fentanyl."A man died and Santiago-Diaz, as well as a baby, were taken to a hospital after the incident inside a Northeast Philadelphia rowhome. The DA's office said they were treated for heroin and fentanyl exposure.Two police officers were decontaminated at the scene for exposure to the substance.Police confiscated "two kilos of heroin and fentanyl, along with cash, IDs, and cell phones," the DA's office said.Santiago-Diaz is charged with causing catastrophe, endangering the welfare of children, recklessly endangering another person, conspiracy, possession with intent to deliver, and related offenses. The DA's office says it will request bail to be set at $2 million.

A new study from the Pew Charitable Trusts shows low-income Philadelphia homeowners have the lightest tax burden among city residents, while low-income renters have the heaviest.

A Camden man has been sentenced to 63 years in state prison in connection to a fatal shooting at a Camden gas station in 2020. 35-year-old Cornell Tarte was previously found guilty at trial of first-degree murder in the shooting death of 45-year-old Michael Milton of Woodlynne. Tarte was also...