Stories tagged: "Philadelphia"


FILE - Lizzo performs at the BottleRock Napa Valley Music Festival on May 27, 2023, in Napa, Calif. Lizzo has been sued by three former dancers who accuse the Grammy winner of sexual harassment and allege the singer and her production company created a hostile work environment. The civil lawsuit filed Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023, in Los Angeles County Superior Court claims Lizzo pressured one of the dancers to engage with nude performers at a club in Amsterdam and shamed another dancer for her weight gain before firing her. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP, File)
Philadelphia’s Made in America Festival Canceled Over ‘Severe Circumstances’

The annual festival had been scheduled for Sept. 2-3 with Lizzo and SZA as the headliners.

FILE - This is a home in Mount Lebanon, Pa., under contract, Oct. 17, 2022. Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes fell in September for the eighth month in a row, though the decline was the most modest yet since the housing market began to cool amid sharply higher mortgage rates. The National Association of Realtors said Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022 that existing home sales fell 1.5% last month from August to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.71 million. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, file)
Home Prices on the Rise: Pennsylvania’s Median Sales Price Surges in June

The median sales price of a home in the commonwealth in June was 4% higher than in May, and 5.5% higher than last year.

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Happy Pennsylvania Day! Here’s Why the Keystone State Is Worth Celebrating.

It’s National Pennsylvania Day, the perfect time to highlight some of the things that make the commonwealth such a great place to call home.

Taylor Swift is Headed to Pittsburgh: Here’s What You Need to Know
The Taylor Swift Effect: How the PA Native’s ‘Eras’ Tour Is Powering Local Economies Across the US

In Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and other cities across the country, fans flocking to see Berks County native Taylor Swift are providing a jolt to local economies.

District Attorney Larry Krasner and other officials are walk through the neighborhood after last night's mass shooting in Philadelphia, on Tuesday, July 4, 2023. Police say a gunman in a bulletproof vest has opened fire on the streets of Philadelphia Monday night, killing several people and wounding two boys before he surrendered to responding officers. (Tyger Williams/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)
Suspect Left a Will and Was Acting Agitated Days Before Philadelphia Shootings, Prosecutors Say

Officials said at least one of the seven roommates who lived with Kimbrady Carriker told investigators he was wearing a tactical vest in the days before the shooting and had guns in the house.

This booking photo provided by Philadelphia Police Department shows Kimbrady Carriker.  Carriker was arraigned Wednesday, July 5, 2023 on five counts of murder as well as charges of attempted murder, aggravated assault and weapons counts of possession without a license and carrying firearms in public, prosecutors said. (Philadelphia Police Department via AP)
Suspect Arraigned on Murder Charges in Philadelphia Mass Shooting

Kimbrady Carriker, 40, was arraigned Wednesday on five counts of murder as well as charges of attempted murder, aggravated assault, and weapons counts. Police believe Carriker was firing randomly at victims.

Police investigate the scene of a shooting Monday, July 3, 2023 in Philadelphia. Police say a gunman in a bulletproof vest has opened fire on the streets of Philadelphia, killing several people and wounding two boys before he surrendered to responding officers. (Steven M. Falk/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)
5 Dead in Philadelphia Shooting That’s Nation’s Worst Violence Around July 4

Police said the suspect is believed to have acted alone and had no connection to the victims before Monday’s shooting.