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Pennsylvania man accused of beheading father and posting video of his severed head to stand trial
A Pennsylvania man accused of killing his father and posting video of his severed head online — and calling for others to help him try to overthrow the U.S. government — is set to stand trial Monday in the Philadelphia suburbs.
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3 dead, 10 injured in South Philadelphia shooting and a person is in custody, police say
The three people who died were adults, and two of the wounded were juveniles, Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel told reporters. The shooting happened shortly before 1 a.m. along a residential street in Grays Ferry, he said.
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Philadelphia’s schools accused of failing to properly inspect asbestos in buildings
The district is charged with eight counts of violating the federal Toxic Substances Control Act for allegedly failing to perform inspections in a timely manner during a recent five-year period.
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Democrats are trying to figure out what to do about John Fetterman. One of them is stepping up
Democrats figure prominently in their national effort to push back on President Donald Trump, but also in their struggle to figure out what to do about U.S. Sen. John Fetterman, who is under fire from rank-and-file Democrats for being willing to cooperate with Trump.
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States can cut off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood, the Supreme Court rules
A divided Supreme Court allowed states to cut off Medicaid money to Planned Parenthood in a ruling handed down Thursday amid a wider Republican-backed push to defund the country’s biggest abortion provider.
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Gov. Shapiro champions Pa. sports scene at Pocono, will work with NFL teams on stadium needs
Speaking before Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series, Gov. Shapiro said he would continue talking with Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie and the Rooney family in Pittsburgh about what—if anything—the NFL teams need when it comes to the state of their stadiums.
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How to stay cool in the heat wave hitting Pennsylvania — even without air conditioning
The heat index in Pittsburgh reached 105 F Sunday, and forecasts in Philadelphia and south central Pa. called for a heat index of 108 F on Monday, prompting agencies to issues heat emergencies. The first big heat wave of 2025 has arrived, coinciding with the official start of summer. More than 40 million people in…
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Could you eat this much ice cream after walking 1,100 miles? Some Appalachian Trail hikers try
The ice cream challenge is thought to have begun more than four decades ago at the Pine Grove Furnace General Store in Gardners, a few miles north of the current true halfway point of the 2,197-mile Appalachian Trail.
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Talks in Pennsylvania are at crunch time over a budget, legalizing marijuana and taxing skill games
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and state lawmakers are getting down to crunch time, with big questions still outstanding about how to balance the Democrat’s spending request.
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Full-time dentist, part-time amateur Matt Vogt’s US Open homecoming ends with a kick in the teeth
Matt Vogt’s dream-like week heading up to his somewhat unlikely journey to the U.S. Open at a course he once caddied at ended with what felt, perhaps fittingly, like a trip to the dentist’s office.
