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Phillies’ Spencer Turnbull shines on the mound in a Friday night rout of White Sox

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Turnbull tossed 6⅓ innings before allowing a hit in a 7-0 slaughter of the punchless White Sox at Citizens Bank Park.

Highly-touted recruit Kennedy Henry joins a standout Westtown team to cap her senior year

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The guard from Hockessin, Del., played three seasons at Blair Academy in New Jersey. She'll spend the offseason playing alongside her new Westtown teammates on Philly Rise.

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Joe Pellegrino, popular TV sports anchor, has died at 89

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He was a key member of the top-rated Action News team during the 1970s, and later returned to Philadelphia to work as sports anchor at WCAU.

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‘The only proof you have is your recollection:’ Defense lawyers grill project manager who feuded with Johnny Doc’s nephew

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Attorneys for the ex-labor leader and nephew, Greg Fiocca, cross-examined a key witness in the government’s extortion case.

Philly school board showdown: 8 nominees move forward, but the fate of 1 is unclear

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It's not clear whether a full school board of nine members can be seated by May 1, the deadline for swearing in.

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John Tortorella accepts some blame for the Flyers’ collapse, says he’s ‘totally in’ on seeing the rebuild all the way through

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Tortorella, 66, says he's never been more "energized" and that this year was a positive on the whole despite how things ended.

Phillies in motion to welcome hurler Taijuan Walker back ahead of San Diego series

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After throwing a simulated bullpen session on Friday, manager Rob Thomson was pleased with how Walker has continue to recover from shoulder soreness

Bucks County’s The Starting Line thanks Taylor Swift for shout-out in ‘The Tortured Poets Department’

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Pop punk band The Starting Line was name-dropped in Taylor Swift's song "The Black Dog" off her new album, "The Tortured Poets Department."

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‘Swerve,’ a new film about Philly bike culture, is based on a true story

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This short film about Philly bike culture is based on a real relationship between an older man and teenage rider.

Philadelphia will receive a $110M settlement from Walgreens in a lawsuit over the opioid crisis

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The settlement comes a year after Philadelphia officials first announced plans for a massive $200 million payout in another lawsuit over the opioid crisis.

‘The Tortured Poets Department’ has two love songs about Travis Kelce. The rest of the Taylor Swift album isn’t so happy.

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With Swifties surprised with 15 extra songs on at 2 a.m. Friday morning, it's the dawning of a new Era. One where Swift shows us her open wounds.

Six months of hospital inspections at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: August to January

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No problems were identified during on-site inspections at Penn Presbyterian.

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Actor Maulik Pancholy speaks out for first time after Pennsylvania school district cancels his anti-bullying assembly

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Actor and author Maulik Pancholy is speaking out after Cumberland Valley school board members voted to cancel his anti-bullying assembly at a Pennsylvania middle school.

So you have a mail ballot for the primary? Here’s where to drop it off.

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Fret not, dear mail-voter, here’s a list of the 25 dropboxes for your ballot scattered across the city.

Man arrested in connection with South Philadelphia fatal stabbing and hit-and-run

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Yel Win, 20, faces multiple charges in the death of Mang Sang.

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Chester County GOP lawsuit could block some mail ballots from being counted in Tuesday’s primary

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The Republican Committee of Chester County has filed a lawsuit ahead of Tuesday's primary in an effort to potentially block some mail ballots from counting.

Whooping cough cases on the rise in Montgomery County, officials say

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Plymouth Whitemarsh High School has reported five cases among students. The rise in pertussis cases is part of a typical cycle that the area sees from time to time.

Even as underdogs, Penn golf has real momentum heading into the Ivy League championships

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With several solid outings in their last couple of tournaments, the Quakers are feeling good about a strong finish in the conference finale.

Lawyer grills project manager who recorded fight with Johnny Doc's nephew: Didn't 'stop you from getting beat up'

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Prosecutors played a 40-minute recording of Greg Fiocca’s heated altercation with his supervisor during construction of Live! Casino in Philadelphia.

Atlantic City man killed in boardwalk fire that started near a small homeless encampment

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The Atlantic City Prosecutor’s Office later confirmed that Bruce Elder, whose last known address was in the city, died after a small fire lit beneath the boardwalk that quickly raged out of control.

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N.J. Rabbi Fred Neulander, convicted of a murder-for-hire plot to kill his wife, has died in prison

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The former senior rabbi of a Cherry Hill synagogue promised to pay $30,000 for two hitmen to kill his wife so he could pursue an affair.

Congress is moving fast to force TikTok’s sale. Pa.’s Jeff Yass has an estimated $34 billion at stake.

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Jeff Yass could lose significant revenue if Congress speeds forward with legislation to force a sale of the company to allow it to continue to operate in the U.S.

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Former Philly cop who shot and killed 12-year-old T.J. Siderio pleads guilty to third-degree murder

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Edsaul Mendoza was charged with murder two months after the shooting in March 2022.

A Bucks County school bus driver was caught with more than 1,000 child porn images and videos, police say

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Robert Derr, 75, uploaded an image of an underage boy performing a sex act last year, according to police. At the time, he was working as a bus driver for the Neshaminy School District.

Stanley Cup Playoffs predictions: Best bets for each conference, finals winner

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It’s one of the most exciting times of year as the Stanley Cup Playoffs are underway on Saturday with two Eastern Conference matchups.

Philly Jazz trumpeter Lee Morgan’s name didn’t just magically appear on the National Recording Registry — a Black woman did that.

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Faye Anderson, a preservationist and founder of All That Philly Jazz, nominated Lee Morgan for the Library of Congress' National Recording Registry and for a PA historic marker.

Author Rick Van Noy took a canoe trip down the Delaware River into his past

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The Delaware is the longest undammed river east of the Mississippi.

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Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic CEO James Woodward will retire in January

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Woodward has been CEO of Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic since 2018.

Trea Turner wants to play shortstop for as long as he can. And that means the work never ends.

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After a “brutal” defensive season in 2023, Turner has made notable improvement. Is it good enough to keep him at short into his mid-30s?

Route 202 in King of Prussia reopens after repairs

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Repairs to the “significant depression” in the roadway took less than two days, but this is the third time this has happened in the last nine months.