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Bucks County Man Sentenced to 30 to 64 Years for Killing His 82-Year-Old Mother

William Michael Ingram, 51, was sentenced on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026, to 30 to 64 years in state prison for the June 2024 killing of his 82-year-old mother, Dolores...

95% of Philly School Speed Cushions Fail Safety Standards

A newly released report from the Philadelphia City Controller’s Office details extensive noncompliance in speed cushions installed outside city schools, finding that nearly all reviewed locations failed to meet...

Comcast Cleans up in Kensington

After years of neglect, Kensington’s McPherson Square is a changed place.The park, which houses one of the city’s remaining public libraries funded by the late...

Welcome to the ‘search church’

In Northern Liberties, there’s a church at 1028 N. 3rd St. that is unlike any other.It was built in 1850, and sunlight still shines through...

Riverward upcoming events for April 18

Flea market at Konrad SquareThe Friends of Konrad Square will host a flea market on Saturday, April 28, at Konrad Square Park, Tulip and Dauhins...

“It looked like the sky was on fire”

Last week, on the morning of Monday, April 9, a fire tore through the long-vacant Thomas W. Buck Hosiery building at York and Jasper...

A knot-ty way to fight autism

A pretzel from the Philly Soft Pretzel Factory is always a treat.During April, however, if you swing by the Philly Soft Pretzel Factory at 3377...

iPhone your councilperson

Newly elected City Councilman Bobby Henon (D-6th cist.) might just be the most technologically savvy politician in the city.It’s a role the councilman found himself...
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