Public transit riders in Philadelphia and its suburbs will be paying more to travel starting this summer. The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority approved across-the-board fare hikes on Thursday. The base cash fare for buses, subways and trolleys will rise from $2 to $2.25 on J Full story
Two Philadelphia faith-healing churches have a long history of the youngest members of their congregation dying because parents refused medical care. Full story
Authorities in suburban Philadelphia say they've broken up a multi million-dollar drug ring that trafficked in high-grade marijuana. Montgomery County District Attorney Risa Vetri Ferman announced charges against eight suspects on Thursday. Full story
Hatfield Township police are looking for a man who they said dragged a security guard alongside his vehicle as he fled the ShopRite store on Forty Foot Road on Monday night. Full story
A new airline has filled in a gap left in airport service between Philadelphia and another northeast metropolis and it could mean big savings for travelers. Full story
Philadelphia Police Officer Richard DeCoatsworth was a hero cop -- lauded for helping to chase down the man who shot him in the face. Full story
A former Philadelphia police officer who gained national attention for an act of bravery several years ago is now under arrest. NBC’s Lester Holt reports.
Barbara Allen had worked in some of the finest museums, but was a stay-at-home mom for 20 years. Then she and her son Roger were inspired by dwindling art programs in Philadelphia to start a nonprofit, Fresh Artists, to get kids making masterpieces. NBC’s Jane Pauley reports.
Caught on camera, a mom makes a dramatic rescue after her baby stroller rolled onto train tracks in Philadelphia. As the mother jumped onto the tracks, a bystander used an emergency phone to tell the approaching train to stop.
Jury finds Philadelphia abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell guilty of three counts of first-degree murder for the death of three babies that prosecutors said were delivered alive and subsequently killed. NBC News' Chris Clackum reports.
Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter joins The Daily Rundown guest host Peter Alexander to discuss how his city has been handling security since the Boston bombings.
Philadelphia District Attorney R. Seth Williams
Defense attorney Jack McMahon, who represented Philadelphia abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell, makes remarks after Gosnell was sentenced at the criminal justice facility in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, May 15, 2013. REUTERS/Tim Shaffer
