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Sophomores Alex Sagen and Reagan Gates dominated their respective District 3 cross country races, with both setting personal bests and advancing to the PIAA Championships.
It appears the product on the field isn't the only issue.
Philadelphians were out trick or treating today, with lots of fun events taking place in the city.
The governor, who leads his opponent in polling and fundraising, is spending his final days touring the state to campaign for U.S. House candidates.
Community leaders are calling for the closure of Capo's, a bar in Pittsburgh's South Side neighborhood, following a recent stabbing.
Darnell Washington was fined nearly $15,000 for his touchdown celebration against the Saints.
The Pittsburgh Steelers have made a few roster moves the day before their game against the Cleveland Browns.
Open enrollment for the 2027 Affordable Care Act marketplace will go live on Sunday, Nov. 1, with health insurance rates up by double digits for the entire Philadelphia region.
This 70-foot homemade pirate ship is the newest Halloween display created by Chris Clark and his family in Broomall, Pennsylvania.
Owen Ryan's hat trick ignited top-seeded Central Dauphin boys soccer in a win over No. 8 Exeter in the District 3 Class 4A quarterfinals.
The Pittsburgh Steelers have found out the trade cost for Colts wide receiver Josh Downs,
The 22-year-old was shot in the face three times after being dropped off by an Uber along South Salford Street late Friday.
Follow along for live updates of the Sixers’ matchup with the Hornets in Charlotte.
The Patriots set a new program standard Saturday with a shutout of Garden Spot, and passing was the pulse of the historical win.
An analysis found that more than 4 in 10 names flagged as possible noncitizen voters in California by the DOJ are not on the state's voter rolls.
She posted the video Friday, weeks after the incident.
Laura Caron, who was a teacher at Middle Township Elementary School, pleaded guilty to having a sexual relationship with a student who lived with her, officials said.
Shootings on Friday night in California and Michigan at Halloween Spirit stores, a retailer selling costumes and decor, killed two people, authorities said.
The Eagles are going into Sunday night's game with just three RBs. One of them is a banged-up Saquon Barkley. What could go wrong?
VOORHEES, N.J. — Last season, the Flyers lost 12 of 15 games prior to the Olympic break in February .
From business owners and academics to spiritual practitioners, more people are embracing Samhain, an ancient Celtic festival that gave birth to many Halloween traditions.
A “large disorderly group” formed at the scene of a deadly car crash in Allentown early Saturday morning, police said.
Millions of Americans gain an hour of sleep this weekend when the time change commonly known as daylight savings ends for 2026, meaning clocks "fall back."
Arrod Berjis is seeking answers from the DMV and Carvana after his 2019 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG he found on Autotrader disappeared.
Eagles players Darius Cooper and Riq Woolen will sign autographs and take photos with fans at Oxford Valley Mall in Langhorne on Nov. 28, 2026. See ticket prices.
The Sixers were down two stars Saturday night for the final game of their their back-to-back.
Will the Sixers be severely undermanned in the second leg of their latest back-to-back?
A man is listed in critical condition after he was found on a West Philly roadway, near a bullet-riddled SUV, after he had been shot multiple times in the face, police said.
Meet NASCAR champion Martin Truex Jr. at the Bass Pro Shops grand opening in Sayreville, NJ, on Nov. 11, with PAW Patrol, celebrity autographs and an aquarium.
HBCUs Delaware State and Norfolk State play football on Saturday at the Linc, pitting two former Eagles' teams against one another: DeSean Jackson's DSU and Michael Vick's Norfolk State. Chilekasi Adele reports.
A man wanted for exposing himself in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, has been arrested and charged with indecent exposure, open lewdness and other offenses.
The Cooper Norcross Run the Bridge 10K event is closing the Benjamin Franklin Bridge on Sunday morning.
Officials are warning about an amoeba in Louisiana and the risks of using tap water to rinse nasal passages and clean contact lenses after Acanthamoeba keratitis cases.
This streak of dry weather continues for trick-or-treating and voting in the coming days, but NEXT Weather Meteorologist Tammie Souza is tracking late-week rain.
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The rulings marked the third and fourth courtroom losses in less than a week for President Donald Trump’s administration in its 11th-hour legal campaign to assert authority over elections, which under the U.S. Constitution are administered by states.
Pittsburgh Public Safety said a late-night fire in Marshall-Shadeland was intentionally set.
After more than a half century in Bucks County, the Neshaminy Mall will close up shop for good on Saturday.
A fire in Marshall-Shadeland is believed to have been intentionally set, according to investigators.
The Sixers didn’t need their 22-time All-Star to do it all Friday night. Still, they needed him to be what everyone pictures when they hear LeBron James — no caveats about being almost 42 years old, saving his best for bigger games or memories of what he was once.
The teams are in Rome for the U.S. college basketball season opener — an event dubbed the Eternal City Tip-Off and created to honor the U.S.-born pope.
A targeted shooting California inside a Spirit Halloween on the eve of the holiday has left one person dead and six injured, police said.
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The Woodland Hills school board voted to fire Joe Maluchnik in August, and now he's filing an appeal to be reinstated.
Joe Maluchnik has filed an appeal to get his job back after the board voted to terminate his contract earlier this year.
Pittsburgh dry stretch will reach 15 days by the end of the day Saturday, as no measurable rain will fall.
Stay on top of local weather with meteorologist Trey Fulbright’s forecast!
During the college football season each year, as long as you're watching the games, we point out five players each week to keep an eye on who make logical sense for the Philadelphia Eagles in the following year's NFL Draft.
Supporters of the Free Public Library are working to defeat a surprise referendum question approved over the summer.
At a youth engagement listening session in North Philly, Bennett heard about school conditions, civic education and the city’s response to teen takeovers.
From the President’s House controversy to federal arts funding, candidates weighed in on cultural issues shaping the midterms.
Millions of Americans gain an hour of sleep this weekend when the time change commonly known as daylight savings ends for 2026, meaning clocks "fall back."
With nearly 250 races across Pennsylvania that will determine party control of the governor’s office, General Assembly and, potentially, the U.S. House, the state is back in the national spotlight this election season.
Data brokers track patients' whereabouts via their smartphones’ location data, connecting it with other data gathered about them, and then drawing inferences about their health struggles to sell to companies hawking unproven treatments.
What better way to celebrate the release of "Everest: The Other Side" than an epic stunt with Oscar-winner Jimmy Chin and mountaineer Jim Morrison?
The Sixers have beaten the defending champions twice in 11 days to begin the season. Tyrese Maxey and LeBron James powered their second win over the New York Knicks.
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As concerns rise about the potential for federal influence over the results of next week’s midterm elections, many voting experts and advocates remain confident that the nation’s highly localized systems of administering and counting votes will persevere.
The Trump administration cut naturalization sharply over the past year, leading to accusations it’s holding back hundreds of thousands of people who might have voted in the midterms.
Two news organizations scrutinized 13 potential noncitizen voters identified using this method in a large Pennsylvania county and found several individuals who had once been noncitizens but were later naturalized, but zero voters who had registered before gaining citizenship.
Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday urges business owners to hang up warnings near cryptocurrency kiosks to deter potential victims from increasingly common scams.
The Trump administration’s sweeping efforts to combat noncitizen voting and assert authority over elections came under intense scrutiny in courtrooms across the country on Thursday, as Democrats and voting rights groups alleged federal election interference.
As Perry faces what may be his most difficult reelection fight yet, his rally with one of the country’s most powerful Republicans was about setting high stakes.
This story was updated at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 29 to clarify the role of the lieutenant governor in an evenly split Senate. The airwaves, streaming services and your mailbox will be politics-free after voters finish casting their ballots on Nov. 3. With nearly 250 races across Pennsylvania that will determine…