PHILADELPHIA — Democratic U.S. Senate candidate John Fetterman’s campaign on Wednesday launched an effort to attack his Republican opponent Mehmet Oz for promoting dubious medical treatments during his years as a celebrity physician on daytime televisi…
He returned to Philadelphia to bury his friend. That night, he was shot and killed
PHILADELPHIA — Diniar “Melo” Camp was only supposed to be in Philadelphia for five days. The 26-year-old, who was born and raised in South Philly, had moved to Nevada in April to pursue his music career and to feel safer, living away from Philadelphia’…
One Jersey Shore town tries to ban shark fishing after beach catches go viral
The sand tiger shark, a fish that could use a makeover or a name change, has been a social media star in recent months. These big, beady-eyed and snaggle-toothed sharks have also appeared on television and in newspapers recently as fishermen up and dow…
Mehmet Oz scored a $50,000 annual tax break on his $3.1 million Montgomery County manor
PHILADELPHIA — When Mehmet Oz bought a bucolic farmhouse in Montgomery County last year, he not only acquired property in the state where he’s running for Senate, he also scored a $50,000-a-year tax break. While the purchase seemed designed to put to r…
Rep. Scott Perry of Pennsylvania says the FBI has seized his cellphone
PHILADELPHIA — U.S. Rep. Scott Perry said Tuesday that FBI agents had seized his cellphone, making the Pennsylvania Republican the latest ally of former President Donald Trump to find himself drawn into a widening Justice Department probe. Perry said h…
Phillies hit sweet 60 milestone against the Nationals with 13-1 win
PHILADELPHIA — The Phillies won their 60th game of the season on Sunday, and their fifth game in a row, and they did it with ease. In a 13-1 win over the Washington Nationals, to complete a four-game sweep, the Phillies allowed only seven hits. The Phi…
Kyle Gibson flirts with perfect game and the Phillies hit five homers in 7-2 win over Nationals
PHILADELPHIA — Kyle Gibson stepped on the mound Friday night at Citizens Bank Park, nine days since his last outing, one day after coming off the bereavement list, and delivered one of the best starts of his 10-year career in the Phillies’ 7-2 wiin ove…
John Fetterman will hold his first public event in the Pennsylvania Senate race since having a stroke
PHILADELPHIA — Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, the Democratic nominee for Pennsylvania’s open U.S. Senate seat, next week will hold his first public campaign event since having a stroke that nearly killed him four days before the May primary. Fetterman will h…
What the Kansas abortion vote means for a constitutional amendment effort in Pennsylvania
PHILADELPHIA — Pennsylvania Democrats are pointing to this week’s victory for abortion rights in Kansas as a harbinger for the Keystone State, where a similar ballot question could be considered by voters as early as next year. The proposed constitutio…
Phillies release veteran shortstop Didi Gregorius
PHILADELPHIA — Didi Gregorius’ days with the Phillies are over. In another move to make the roster younger and more dynamic while also maximizing the odds of ending a decadelong playoff drought, the Phillies released Gregorius on Thursday. They are res…