Young Fairmount fire survivor finds bright future in football

Zykee Scott, 14, received a football scholarship from Penn State a year and a half after surviving a deadly fire in Fairmount.

Rider sought for allegedly firing at SEPTA bus following fare argument: police

No one was hurt when police say a passenger shot at a SEPTA bus following an argument over a fare charge early Friday morning in North Philadelphia. 

Mississippi man accused of making antisemitic calls to Pennsylvania businesses and synagogues

A Mississippi man was arrested on felony charges accusing him of targeting Pennsylvanian synagogues and Jewish-owned businesses by calling them — some as many as 15 times — and making antisemitic threats.

Man out on bail for 2021 beating charged for rape of 13-year-old girl

A Philadelphia man is back behind bars after authorities say he raped a teenage girl while he was out on bail for allegedly beating a man two years ago in Queen Village.