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PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. — Pennsylvania’s most famous groundhog foresees no early end to winter. Punxsutawney Phil’s handlers announced Friday the weather prognosticator saw his shadow. Legend has it if the furry rodent casts a shadow on Feb. 2, Groundhog Day, expect six more weeks of winter-like weather. Phil’s prediction is decided ahead of time by the…

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NEW YORK (AP) — Oscar Gamble, an outfielder who hit 200 home runs over 17 major league seasons and was famous during his playing days for an Afro that spilled out of his helmet, died Wednesday of a rare tumor of the jaw. He was 68. His second wife, Lovell Woods Gamble, said he was…

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Photo: Shutterstock TMZ Ex-NBA player Rasual Butler and his wife Leah Labelle — a singer who appeared on “American Idol” — were both killed in a single car crash in Studio City, CA early Wednesday morning. 38-year-old Butler — who was drafted by the Miami Heat in 2002 — lost control of his Range Rover around…

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By Mark Levy AP–U.S. Rep. Bob Brady of Philadelphia, a plainspoken former carpenter and cheerleader for the city, will not seek another term in Congress, giving up the seat he’s held for two decades, his office said Wednesday. Brady revealed the news to reporters and Democratic Party ward leaders in Philadelphia, his hometown and the…

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Above photo: Chris Christie/ Shutterstock TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Chris Christie does not think President Donald Trump should sit down face to face with special prosecutor Robert Mueller. The former Republican governor of New Jersey spoke Tuesday during his first appearance as a political contributor for ABC News. Christie was characterized on “Good Morning America”…

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Photo:  Shutterstock PHILADELPHIA — Police have arrested a suspect believed to have intentionally started a fire that hospitalized six people at a group home in Philadelphia. The fire was reported in the city’s Tioga section Sunday. Officials say one person jumped from a second-story window to escape the flames, suffering injuries to his face. Four…

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Photo: Shutterstock/Kristina Kokhanova  A shooter driven by jealousy opened fire and killed four people at a car wash early Sunday morning in Pennsylvania, while a woman hiding in the back of a pickup truck suffered only minor injuries, according to state police and family of the victims. Police said Timothy Smith, 28, was on life…

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bill Cosby’s lawyers have accused prosecutors of withholding and destroying evidence that they say could have helped the 80-year-old entertainer defend himself against charges he drugged and molested a woman at his suburban Philadelphia home in 2004. Cosby’s lawyers said in court papers Thursday that prosecutors waited until last week to tell…

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Phlcouncil.com PHILADELPHIA – Councilwoman Cherelle L. Parker (9th District) today introduced a resolution authorizing Council’s Special Committee on Student Loan Debt to hold a hearing to explore the impact of student loan debt on older borrowers in the City of Philadelphia. The number of people age 60 and older with student loan debt has quadrupled…

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ABOVE PHOTOS: State Rep. Vanessa Lowery Brown, State Rep. Morgan Cephas, and State Rep. Joanna McClinton State Rep. Joanna McClinton, (D-Phila./Del. County) and State Reps. Vanessa Lowery Brown and Morgan Cephas, (both D-Phila.), announced that they are hosting a joint town hall meeting to address the unique issues facing residents of West Philadelphia. The town hall meeting will…

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