Nancy Phillips

Nine women were sexually assaulted or touched inappropriately during massages at a Massage Envy franchise in West Goshen township, Chester County in episodes that their lawyer says are part of a pattern of attacks at Massage Envy centers across the country.

Antifa, black-clad and often violent, is strong in Philly

"Wordsworth was presenting some sort of illusion of safety," said lawyer Jonathon M. Cohen. In reality, he said, "it's like some sort of nightmare prison movie."

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Three women and a man say they were molested as children by Bill Conlin, a Hall of Fame baseball writer and Philadelphia Daily News columnist.

Willie Cooper, convicted of strangling his brother's girlfriend to death in a Germantown apartment, was awaiting a jury's decision on whether he should be sentenced to death, when his lawyer rose to speak on his behalf.

Willie Cooper, convicted of strangling his brother’s girlfriend to death in a Germantown apartment, was awaiting a jury’s decision on whether he should be sentenced to death, when his lawyer rose to speak on his behalf.

Minister Louis Farrakhan of the Nation of Islam came to the birthplace of America on Sunday and, to thunderous applause, urged thousands of his followers to work with him “to build a new nation.”

The settlement that averted the firing of a popular Philadelphia teacher allowed both sides to claim a measure of victory and put an end to a controversy that had literally turned into a federal case.

Earnest, determined, and brimming with delight, scores of children trolled the aisles of a store in Camden on Sunday, gathering holiday gifts.

Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams now says that his office made mistakes in the mass dismissal of criminal charges against 19,400 fugitives who skipped bail years ago and that he would reopen some “genuinely serious” cases.

Judge William Maruszczak's courtroom is hardly the stuff of Law & Order. Often, there isn't even a prosecutor. Police officers put on criminal cases, outlining only the barest details to persuade the judge to hold a defendant for trial. Victims seldom take the stand. Defense lawyers ask few questions. No stenographer keeps a record.

Just one day after they were charged in the starvation death of their 14-year-old daughter, the parents of Danieal Kelly sued the city for failing to step in and save her.

The brick rowhouse on Erie Avenue has yellowed four-year-old newspapers on the windows instead of curtains. Its steps are crumbling, its fence is rusted, and its yard is choked with weeds and garbage.

A Philadelphia police officer forced two women to put on a sex show in a jail cell, ordering them to expose their breasts, kiss and touch each other until they broke down in tears, an internal investigation has found.