Two newborn babies found dead in a trash-strewn North Philadelphia lot Sunday are “medical specimens” that had been preserved in some fashion, a city health department spokesman told NBC10 on Monday. The infants, a baby boy and girl, likely came from a hospital or academic facility of some kind, Health Department spokesman Jeff Moran said. The babies’ bodies had been…

A man and woman who were in Philadelphia for the Made in America Festival are dead after a taxi hit them in Center City Philadelphia early Monday morning, police said. Amanda Digirolomo 25, of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania and Bryan Botti, 25, of Baltimore, Maryland, were crossing Broad Street just north of the crosswalk at Arch about 4:30 a.m. when the cab struck…

An investigation into a flood of social media posts threatening violent attacks on Philadelphia schools by clowns led police to a 13-year-old girl who says she made some of the posts as a prank, authorities said Monday. Philadelphia police announced Monday afternoon that their investigation, along with tips from the public, helped them to identify a 13-year-old girl who they…

Philadelphians and visitors to the city woke up on Friday morning to a world of barricades and tight security measures as authorities prepare for Pope Francis’ weekend arrival. Fencing blocked off areas starting just east of City Hall, requiring people in that area to walk north to Cherry Street, where security checkpoints were set up, if they need to get…

UPDATE: Chester County authorities determined the Kennett Square incident was a hoax. Local authorities are urging parents to carefully check their children’s Halloween candy after what appear to be sewing needles and pins were found in a half-dozen chocolate bars given out to trick-or-treating children in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Police in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania said they were notified...

Two children found themselves caught in the middle of a high-speed theft in South Jersey late Saturday night after police say a man stole a Chevy SUV while they sat in the backseat, and sped five miles before flipping the vehicle. UPDATE: The mother of the children faces neglect charges The incident began at Colombo Liquors on White Horse Pike…