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Unions urge Amtrak to put 2nd crew member in locomotives

PHILADELPHIA — The union for Amtrak's locomotive engineers urged the railroad on Tuesday to put a second crew member at the controls of

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Feds trying to determine if Amtrak engineer was using phone

PHILADELPHIA — Investigators are combing through phone records, locomotive data, radio transmissions and surveillance video to determine

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Decker Named to Academic All-Area Women's Lacrosse Team

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – Senior Megan Decker was one of 12 student-athletes named to the 2015 Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Women's

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Mother accused of sex with teen gets 5 years' probation

NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) - A suburban Philadelphia mother accused of having sex with a 17-year-old soccer player has been placed on five years'

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Phila., poor districts winners in new Pa. school plan

School districts that serve Philadelphia and some of the region's poorer communities, such as Pottstown, Norristown, and Chester, would see

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Man gets 22 to 44 years in 2013 shooting at strip club

NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) - A suburban Philadelphia man has been sentenced to 22 to 44 years in prison in a shooting that injured two managers

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Phila. man charged in Montco killing

A 19-year-old Philadelphia man has been charged with the shooting death of a man in Norristown in April. Chad Jonathan Beringer is charged

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Wanted woman seen as symbol for US-Cuban differences

PHILADELPHIA — It was a murder on the New Jersey Turnpike — stunning violence near the New Brunswick exit.Now, decades after Black

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Volleyball tournament Pottstown's best-kept secret

Volleyball is often associated with sand and surf. So why is one of the sport's biggest annual tournaments held in a Philadelphia exurb,

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Obama calls for shorter sentences for nonviolent convicts

PHILADELPHIA — Calling it an issue America can't afford to ignore, President Barack Obama laid out an expansive vision Tuesday for

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Equipment operator pleads in building collapse, 6 deaths

PHILADELPHIA — A heavy equipment operator charged in a building collapse that killed six people and injured 12 during a demolition

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Montco bike team raised more than $70K for charity

NORRISTOWN A team of county law-enforcement recently biked 65 miles from Philadelphia to Atlantic City and boasted that it raised more

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Boy who lost hands to infection gets double-hand transplant

PHILADELPHIA — An 8-year-old boy who lost his hands and feet to a serious infection has become the youngest patient to receive a

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A guide to seeing the pope in Philadelphia

Pope Francis will spend two days in Philadelphia next month, but visitors hoping to catch a glimpse of the pontiff will have to make every

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Cabrini Board Elects VP of The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

RADNOR, Pa. (Aug. 5, 2015)— Cabrini College announced that Amy Lambert, senior vice president at The Children’s Hospital of

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'Top Chef' winner sued over failed Philadelphia restaurant

PHILADELPHIA — A winner of TV's "Top Chef" is being sued over a failed restaurant in Philadelphia.A Lancaster contractor says chef Kevin

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Women's Soccer Feeds Philadelphia Homeless

Philadelphia, Pa. – The Cabrini women's soccer team stepped away from its preparations for the upcoming season to help serve meals to

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Cavaliers Reschedule Home Events Slated for Papal Visit

RADNOR, Pa. – Due to Pope Francis' historic visit to Philadelphia, the Cavaliers have rescheduled its home events during the weekend of

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Women's Tennis Falls to University of the Sciences

RADNOR, Pa. – The Cabrini women's tennis team fell to 1-2 on the season today, after dropping a 6-3 result to NCAA Division II

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Men's Tennis Stumbles at Philadelphia University

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. - The Cabrini men's tennis team opened its 2015-16 season today at Philadelphia University. The Cavaliers were short two

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