A recent graduate from West Catholic Preparatory High School in Philadelphia is among the fatal victims of Sunday's massacre in Orlando. 18-year-old Akyra Murray of West Philadelphia had travelled to Florida with her family following graduation last week. She went to Pulse Nightclub with her cousin and a friend on Saturday night. Murray was one of the 49 killed by Omar Mateen when he...

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A vigil is scheduled for tonight in Evesham Township for singer Christina Grimmie, the 22 year old South Jersey native gunned down Friday night after a concert in Orlando. Grimmie, who gained national recognition after her third-place finish on NBC's The Voice in 2014, grew up in the Marlton section of the township. Investigators are trying to determine a motive. Grimmie was shot while signing...

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Closing arguments are set for Monday in the racketeering conspiracy trial of Philadelphia Congressman Chaka Fattah. When the political corruption trial of Philadelphia Congressman Chaka Fattah began in mid-May, it was thought the case would last at least eight weeks. Despite its complexities – there were 900,000 pages of documents to sift through – it's wrapping up in its fourth...

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50 people have been killed and 53 wounded in a mass shooting inside a gay nightclub in Florida early Sunday morning. It happened at 2 a.m. at Pulse Nightclub in Orlando. The gunman was carrying an assault rifle and a handgun. He has been identified as 29-year-old U.S.-born citizen Omar Mateen who was living in St Lucie County, FL. Mateen took hostages inside the club. At around 5 a.m., SWAT...

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A South Jersey singer who rose to fame on NBC's "The Voice" was shot and killed on Friday night after giving a concert in Orlando, FL. 22-year-old Christina Grimmie from Evesham Township, NJ, was signing autographs during a meet-and-greet at the merchandise table inside The Plaza Live venue after a show with the band Before You Exit. Around 100 were in attendance. The attacker, identified as...

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A Philadelphia television reporter was attacked live on air as she was delivering a report outside of City Hall on Wednesday night. Iris Delgado was finishing up her live report near the top of the 11 o'clock news on Telemundo 62 when an African American woman approached her and tried to get her attention. The woman said, "Excuse me, excuse me," before grabbing the back of Delgado's head...

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The Phillies used their #1 pick in the draft last night to select California high school senior Mickey Moniak. The 18 year old center fielder is an outstanding hitter with great speed, but will first head to college at UCLA and won't get into Phillies camp until 2020.

Philadelphia's soda tax cleared a City Council committee Wednesday night and is poised for a final vote next week....

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Police say a woman was stabbed once in the forehead Thursday on the Schuylkill River Trail in Center City. This happened just after 3 p.m. near Walnut Street. Police say the 24-year-old victim was taken to Presbyterian Hospital in stable condition. Authorities say she was treated for a 3-inch laceration on her forehead. No arrests have been made. Police say the victim was walking on the trail...

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Philadelphia Police have one man in custody in connection with a road rage shooting on I-95 earlier this week. State police picked up 33-year-old Anthony Thomas Gilbert of Upper Chichester around noon Thursday in South Philadelphia. The incident happened around 6:30 a.m. on Tuesday in the northbound lanes of I-95 just before the Girard Point Bridge. The victim, a 38-year-old man, says that...

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Join the Haverford Township Free Library for the Sounds of Summer - an evening of music and fun in the library parking lot.

Sounds of Summer occurs every fourth Friday in June, July and August at 7:30 pm.

Friday, June 24 -- After the Bar
Come enjoy contemporary music, as well as pretty much anything from within the past century. Founded in 2009, the group...

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