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Pennsylvania man charged with beheading father says he was trying to perform a citizen’s arrest
The Pennsylvania man charged with fatally shooting then beheading his father and posting it on YouTube said on the stand Wednesday that the killing was “Plan B” after trying to arrest his father for what he called false statements and treason.
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Allegheny County joins immigrant sanctuary lawsuit seeking to block Trump funding cuts
If the new cities and counties are accepted into the lawsuit, there would be a total of 50 localities in 14 states, including Pennsylvania.
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We asked, you answered: What should be the name of Philadelphia’s new WNBA team?
At long last, Philadelphia is getting a WNBA team. The team will need a name, so we asked our newsletter readers to give us their ideas on a name for Philly’s new women’s basketball franchise.
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PA Task Force 1 heads to Texas to assist with rescue and recovery efforts
A group of specially trained Pennsylvanians is being deployed to Texas in the wake of the deadly flooding that has claimed the lives of at least 100 people.
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This organization launched a massive anti-tariff campaign. Here’s why
Pennsylvania business owners call for US Rep. Scott Perry and congress to stand up to President Donald Trump’s tariff policy.
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UPenn updates swimming records set by Lia Thomas, settling with feds on transgender athletes case
The University of Pennsylvania modified a trio of school records set by transgender swimmer Lia Thomas and said it would apologize to female athletes “disadvantaged” by her participation on the women’s swimming team, part of a resolution of a federal civil rights case.
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WNBA expanding to Cleveland, Detroit and Philadelphia over next five years
The WNBA is expanding to 18 teams over the next five years, with Cleveland, Detroit and Philadelphia all set to join the league by 2030.
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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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Brian Fitzpatrick is only Pa. Republican to oppose Trump’s budget bill
The collar county congressman objected to Medicaid cuts added by the U.S. Senate.
