The state's attorney general was convicted Monday of all nine counts in a perjury and obstruction case related to a grand jury leak. Attorney General Kathleen Kane showed little emotion as jurors announced their verdict late Monday. The jurors agreed the first-term Democrat leaked information about a 2009 grand jury probe to embarrass a rival prosecutor. Earlier, a lawyer for Kane in closing...

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Pennsylvania's top law enforcement officer has been convicted on all nine counts in her perjury and obstruction case. Kathleen Kane was accused of leaking secret grand jury information to the press out of revenge and lying about it in front of another grand jury. She was found guilty of felony perjury and several misdemeanors including conspiracy, official oppression and false swearing.

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PHL Live Center Stage is back for its third season. The past two years, hundreds of talented Philadelphia area artist/musicians/bands submitted applications, five finalists in ten genres performed at showcases around the city in front of judges, and winners were announced at an award show at the Trocadero. It has been a success by any definition. Our city is teeming with talent and rich in...

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Berks County authorities said today that the father was responsible for the murder-suicide that also left his wife and three children dead. 40-year-old Mark Short Sr. wrote a suicide note and also admitted to buying the gun and shooting his wife, 33-year-old Megan, and children, 8-year-old Lianna, 5-year-old Mark Jr. and 2-year-old Willow. He also shot the family dog. According to the...

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Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton will campaign at a Pennsylvania Democratic Party event at West Philadelphia High School tomorrow. She's expected to join supporters and volunteers who will launch voter registration efforts in Philadelphia. But first, Vice President Joe Biden will declare Donald Trump the most uninformed presidential nominee in history when he campaigns with Hillary...

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Police evacuated Terminal 8 at JFK airport in New York after Port Authority Police received a call of shots fired in the departures area last night. There were no injuries, no arrests and no confirmation of shots fired. A ground stop had been issued at the airport due to "security" until 11:30 p.m. ET, according to the FAA command system website.

Closing arguments will be made this...

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The defense rested on Friday without calling any witnesses in the obstruction and perjury case against Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane. Montgomery County judge Wendy Demchick Alloy asked Kane if she was going to take the stand. Kane said, “I don’t believe it’s necessary for me to testify on my own behalf.” The jury was sent home for the weekend....

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At least three people, including a 6 year old boy Mahaj Brown (pictured), were wounded in a shooting last night in East Germantown. A gun battle apparently broke out and some people, including the child who was in a car, were caught in the cross fire. The child is the second 6-year-old wounded by gunfire in Philadelphia this week. On Tuesday night, a 6-year-old girl was critically wounded when...

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City pools are closing soon throughout Philadelphia. In fact, some of them are closing for the season on Friday. If you still plan to take a dip, you may want to check out the cities full schedule for pool closures. Closings begin on Friday and last until August 26th.

The first round of closings for August 12 include:
• Lackman (1101 Bartlett St., 19115)

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Each August as the Earth's annual orbit takes it through the remains of the comet Swift-Tuttle/109P, we are treated to a dramatic show of meteors streaking through the sky called the Perseids. Named because they seem to radiate from the constellation Perseus, this meteor shower will peak tonight Thursday August 11th through Friday August 12th. It is not uncommon to see up to 100 meteors an hour...

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