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In a year a federal corruption investigation of him heated up, former state Senate Democratic Leader Robert J. Mellow's chief campaign committee spent almost $740,000 on lawyers for unspecific reasons, despite a state law that says campaign money must be spent on influencing the outcome of elections.

Ivan Pravilov, the former coach of the Ukrainian national hockey team who was accused of sexually assaulting underage boys in Mount Airy, was found dead early Friday in a federal jail cell in Philadelphia.

A suburban Philadelphia man who authorities say scammed investors out of millions of dollars using a Ponzi scheme will serve more than eight years in prison.

PHILADELPHIA - A Ukrainian hockey coach who was facing child molestation charges has been found dead in his cell at the Federal Detention Center in Philadelphia.

In this July 15, 2003 file photo, Cardinal Anthony J. Bevilacqua listens to a reporter's question as St.

Philadelphia police investigate a homicide on the 3500 block of Arthur in Northeast Philadelphia on Friday morning February 10, 2012.

PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Historical Commission today put off a controversial vote on whether to designate Overbrook Farms - described as "Philadelphia's first suburb" - as an historic district.

PHILADELPHIA - A Philadelphia jury today convicted a 20-year-old Germantown man of murdering his 68-year-old neighbor just over two years ago, when she came home while he was burglarizing her house.

Monica Reyes dropped out of Kensington High School for Creative and Performing Arts in Philadelphia at 17.

Philadelphia Police were asking for the public's help to identify three robbery suspects wanted in more than one incident.

Documents from the National Archives are going on view to explore the life of Benjamin Franklin as a scientist, diplomat, philanthropist and founding father.

A county coroner says he examined the body of late Philadelphia Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua at the request of prosecutors because of the odd timing of his death a day after he was found competent to testify at a high-profile church sex abuse trial.

PHILADELPHIA - A sticky-fingered Philadelphia police officer today pleaded guilty to stealing money from a woman he thought was a panhandler.A She was actually an undercover officer, and he was caught in a sting.

PHILADELPHIA - Lawyers representing the estate of a man who was shot and killed one year ago today by police in North Philadelphia have announced the filing of a lawsuit against the Philadelphia Police Department.

If you read any one story this weekend, check out Daniel Denvir's stunningly well-researched piece in the City Paper on how the poor and the struggling in Philadelphia have been devastated in the Tom Corbett era -- and that is before the governor's new round of harsh proposed cuts.

Philadelphia police say a 6-year old girl was sexually assaulted in the Kensington section of the city on Thursday afternoon.

The Soup Movement in America is based on a simple recipe: Bring a bunch of people together to eat soup.

It looks like this year's state legislative elections are going to look a whole lot like 2010 - at least in terms of the districts, after a federal court judge rejected an appeal from Republican legislative leaders, who argued using the old districts violated voters rights under the U.S. Constitution.

The teens were charged with Attempted Murder, Assault, Recklessly Endangering Another Person, Terroristic Threats, and Conspiracy.

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