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Philadelphia Democratic Party officials rescinded their endorsement of Jewell Williams, the Philadelphia sheriff running for re-election, two days after their support was announced.

Jewell Williams, the Philadelphia sheriff running for re-election, received an endorsement by the Philadelphia Democrats’ top officials Monday night despite ongoing questions about sexual harassment settlements against him.

Gun violence is the priority for newly-elected State Representative-Elect Movita Johnson-Harrell. In the first three months of 2019, the numbers of homicides, most by gun, have soared to 63, which surpasses even that of Chicago.

Democrat Movita Johnson-Harrell is the apparent winner of a special election in Philadelphia. Johnson-Harrell will represent the 190th Legislative District in the Pennsylvania House. She says she is the first Muslim woman to be elected as state representative in the Keystone State.

Movita Johnson-Harrell is claiming to have made history as the apparent winner of a special election to serve out the rest of the state representative term for a Pennsylvania district that covers parts of West Philadelphia and North Philadelphia.

A special election in West Philadelphia and a sliver of North Philadelphia will determine who will serve out the term of a state representative who stepped aside after being convicted of taking bribes.

Philadelphia city councilman Bobby Henon is speaking out for the first time since he pleaded not guilty to bribery and fraud charges. Henon is accused of doing the bidding of powerful union leader John “Johnny Doc” Dougherty. He spoke to NBC10 while attending the Lunar New Year celebration in Mayfair.

Presidential candidate U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard is responding to criticism about her past work advocating against gay rights by recording a new YouTube video. The nearly four-minute-long video released Thursday shows Gabbard standing outdoors in the snow apologizing for statements she made that were hurtful to LGBTQ people.

Malika Rahman has spent 10 years in law enforcement, most recently as a detective at the Philadelphia Sheriff’s Office, and now she’s eyeing the department’ top job. With the race shaping up to be one of the most historic in the city, Rahman discusses running on behalf of the people and being one of two women of color vying...

An identical “Nottingham Lane” address has led to confusion and frustration for Hatboro and Horsham residents.

A long-lost Purple Heart awarded to a Pennsylvania soldier during World War I is being returned to his family.

A baby girl who was critically hurt in a crash that killed a 6-year-old boy and 20-year-old man and also injured six others last Sunday passed away Friday night.

A 6-year-old boy and a 20-year-old man died while three other children and four adults were severely hurt in a crash along a wet road in the Wissahickon section of Philadelphia late Sunday afternoon.

Two friends were killed in two related shootings a short distance away and just hours apart — one of which was witnessed by a Pennsylvania House candidate who spoke with the victim only moments before his death Sunday.

North Philadelphia voters can take to the polls this week for a special election to fill the seat of a state representative who resigned after a corruption investigation earlier this year.

A state lawmaker faced sentencing Thursday after he admitted to making false statements and ethics violations stemming from a probe into his district office.

The 53 contestants in last year’s Miss America pageant will carry out public service projects next month as part of a nationwide day of service.