Conjoined twin girls, joined at chest, successfully separated by CHOP surgeons

Addy and Lily are finally back home with their family after months of intensive care at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and a complex surgery that separated them after they were born conjoined at the chest.

UPenn voices support for transgender swimmer, new NCAA standards

The University of Pennsylvania says it will work with the NCAA under its newly adopted standards for transgender athletes.

Video: Young lions frolic in their 1st ‘big’ snowfall

Adorable video captured young lions at the Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium frolicking in their first “big” snowfall.

'I had God as my co-pilot': Medical helicopter pilot released from hospital after Drexel Hill crash

Daniel Moore, 52, was released from the hospital Sunday, days after a medical helicopter he was piloting fell from the sky - landing in Drexel Hill. Three others who were on board, including an infant, escaped serious injury.

Medical helicopter crash in Drexel Hill, Pa. leaves 4, including baby, with minor injuries

Four people, including a young child, escaped a medical helicopter crash in Drexel Hill Tuesday afternoon with non-life-threatening injuries, authorities announced shortly after the crash.

Pennsylvania parents charged after son, 13, fatally shoots 5-year-old brother

Sara Gerwig and Thomas Wolfe are each charged with endangering the welfare of a child following the death of Connor Wolfe in Penn Hills on Nov. 22.

Western Pa. boy, 13, charged with homicide in shooting death of 5-year-old boy

Police said detectives determined that four children ranging in age from 3 to 13 were left unsupervised while “a loaded and unsecured handgun" was left within reach.

Man accused of raping woman on crowded train was released from immigration detention, never deported

The man who allegedly raped a woman in front of passengers on a Philadelphia area-train already has a criminal record and had overstayed his student visa – but was protected from deportation by the immigration system, according to Fox News.

Bystanders held up phones as woman was raped on SEPTA train, police say

Authorities say other riders who witnessed an alleged sexual assault on a SEPTA train last week "should have intervened." Fiston Ngoy, 35, has been charged with rape, aggravated indecent assault and related counts in the incident.

‘We reject hatred’: George W. Bush gives remarks at Eradicate Hate Global Summit

The summit is held every year and began after the 2018 Tree of Life massacre in Pittsburgh which resulted in one of the largest losses of life in an anti-Semitic attack in the U.S.

Jefferson Hospital Shooting: Nurse assistant killed, 2 officers injured by suspect

Police say a gunman shot and killed a coworker inside Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and later shot two police officers in West Philadelphia. The suspect is in critical condition after he was shot by police.

Pennsylvania teens planned Columbine-style attack for 2024, authorities say

Four teenagers have been charged with a plot to attack a Pennsylvania high school in 2024, on the 25th anniversary of the massacre at Colorado's Columbine High School, authorities said.

Homeless man faces 7 years in jail for allegedly underpaying for Mountain Dew by 43 cents

A Pennsylvania man was jailed and charged with a felony after allegedly underpaying for a bottle of Mountain Dew soda by 43 cents, a penalty due largely in part to the state’s three-strikes law.

Pat's Steaks brawl: Man beaten to death during large fight outside cheesesteak shop

A 28-year-old man has died and his father was among two others that were injured during a large, violent brawl outside of Pat's Steaks in South Philadelphia early Thursday morning.

Human head found in Pennsylvania man's freezer, authorities say

A Lancaster, Pennsylvania man is facing charges after police say a human head was found in a freezer at his family's home, and a dismembered body was found in a bed.

Pennsylvania city seeing suspicious wave of dog deaths: reports

Authorities in Allentown, Pennsylvania, say they’re investigating what they described as a suspicious wave of dog deaths in the city, according to reports.