PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- A man who fled to South Korea 10 years ago to escape facing murder charges in Philadelphia was returned to the city Tuesday.

PHILADELPHIA, May 27 (UPI) -- Philadelphia prosecutors have announced charges against two police officers accused of beating a man they caught painting graffiti.

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- Philadelphia District Attorney Lynne Abraham said Tuesday that she can prove that a man who shot a police officer in 1964 is responsible for his recent death.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- Twenty-five years after a Philadelphia police officer was gunned down, the case continues to haunt the city.

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 21 (UPI) -- A Philadelphia grand jury, which accused 63 Roman Catholic priests of sexual abuse and church officials of a cover-up, called for changes in state law.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 20 (UPI) -- The boyfriend of a pregnant Philadelphia woman who disappeared a month ago has been charged with killing her.

PHILADELPHIA, April 27 (UPI) -- Philadelphia police have arrested four young people in the "evil and barbaric" killing of a 15-year-old girl.

, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- U.S. cities are taking aim at celebratory gunfire this New Year's Eve, threatening armed revelers they will party in jail if they discharge weapons.

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