The polls are now closed in Pennsylvania's primary election and now the counting begins. Most of Wednesday's balloting was by Democrats and Republicans to choose nominees for the Nov. 5 general election. Officials said turnout was around 20 percent. The biggest races include contested mayoral Full story
A cross country trip for nearly a dozen men from the Philadelphia area ended in tragedy on Monday after an accident left five of them dead and several others injured. Full story
The woman accused of posing as a 5-year-old girl’s mother, abducting her from a Philadelphia elementary school and then sexually assaulting her has not had one family member or friend come to visit since she was hauled off to prison months ago. Full story
No prison can contain the fury of a Philadelphia boxer-turned-drug kingpin who killed a dozen people, including two women and four children trapped in a retaliatory house fire, prosecutors told a federal jury Tuesday. Kaboni Savage, 38, was convicted earlier this month of killing witnesses, riv Full story
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has approved charges that non-resort guests must pay to gamble at a soon-to-open casino at a southwestern Pennsylvania resort. Under the plan approved Monday, customers must spend $10 at Nemacolin Woodlands Resort to gain one-time entry into the Lady Luck Cas Full story
BENSALEM Arrests/Citations Amber Holzman, 31, 90 block Juniper Dr., Middletown, 10:20 p.m. Fri, outstanding warrant on 3700 block Hulmeville Rd., released to county sheriff. Shynigh D. Lightner, 21, 800 block E. Woodlawn St., Philadelphia, 12:59 a.m. Sun, outstanding warrant from Williamsport, Pa., 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
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