3-year-old Pennsylvania boy contracts rare illness from tick bite

A Pennsylvania mom shares her son's medical journey to help others recognize the signs of a potentially perilous illness

'Lucky to be alive': Arthur the corgi survives after being shot in the head, Pennsylvania SPCA says

Arthur the corgi is one lucky pup, indeed. The Pennsylvania SPCA says the dog was shot in the head and left for dead, but managed to crawl to a family farm in Lancaster County before being sent to a center for treatment.

Pennsylvania man dies after he was strangled by pet snake that was later shot by police

A man has died days after he was found with a snake wrapped around his neck inside his home in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. An officer who responded to the scene shot and killed the snake, authorities say.

'We won't accept that': Family seen in viral Sesame Place video accuses park of discrimination

A family accusing Sesame Place of discrimination spoke publicly at a press conference in New York and called for the firing of the employee seen in the viral video with the two girls. 

Officials: DNA from coffee cup at Philadelphia Airport helps make arrest in 1975 cold-case murder

Authorities have announced an arrest in the stabbing death of a 19-year-old woman in Pennsylvania almost a half-century ago, crediting advances in DNA technology and genetic genealogical research.

Sesame Place facing discrimination complaints as more videos are shared

After a video showing two children being seemingly ignored by a character at Sesame Place went viral, more videos are surfacing, sparking discrimination allegations against the Pennsylvania theme park. 

Sesame Place facing backlash after woman posts video of 2 girls being ignored by theme park character

A mother is speaking out on social media after she says a theme park character at Sesame Place ignored her children and greeted others. Sesame Place has since released a statement, but the mother alleges the park is just trying to save their appearance.

Girl, 14, charged with murder, conspiracy in traffic cone beating death of 73-year-old, police say

According to police, 14-year-old Gamara Mosley has been charged with murder and conspiracy for the traffic cone beating death of James Lambert Jr. Authorities say she was caught on camera hitting Lambert with the traffic cone.

911 dispatcher who didn't send ambulance charged in woman's death

A Pennsylvania 911 operator faces a rare charge of involuntary manslaughter for failing to send an ambulance to the home of a woman who died of internal bleeding a day later, despite a plea from the woman's daughter that without medical help “she's going to die.”

2 rescued from chocolate tank at M&M Mars facility in Pennsylvania: report

WHTM reports that authorities were called to help cut a hole in the tank so the two people could escape, though it’s unclear if there was chocolate in the tank at the time.

Philadelphia shooting: 3 killed, 11 others shot on South Street

A shooting on Philadelphia's South Street late Saturday night left at least three people dead and 11 others injured after police say multiple gunmen opened fire on a crowd.

'No place for a horse': Animal control rescues horse found abandoned on streets of Philadelphia

Darien, a horse found wandering the streets of Hunting Park on Monday, is now in need of a new home after concerned residents called authorities and animal control took the horse off the streets.