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• Philadelphia woman hears knock, shows she's armed, police confiscate gun

  After her son was killed in 2008, Sherderian Sutton got a Philadelphia license to carry a concealed weapon and a small Ruger pistol to protect herself and her surviving children.

• Police ID Suspect In Violent Center City Rape

  Share + Sep 3, 2010 1:20 pm US/Eastern Police have identified a suspect in connection to a violent rape at a Center City bus stop just steps from Philadelphia Police headquarters.

• PhillyInc: Philadelphia near the bottom in Allstate's rankings of safe-driver cities

  Here's why Philadelphia, and not Fort Collins, Colo., is the setting for not one, but two cable-television series that revolve around driving in the city: Accidents do happen here.

• Public Gives Name to Philadelphia Zooa s Newest Addition

  The Philadelphia Zoo is announcing the name of its new baby giraffe, which was born on July 17th.

• Shootout Riddles Daycare, Cars, Home With Bullets

  It's a miracle that a shootout between three men on a busy street corner ended with no injuries.

• Bellator 33: Lyman Good vs Ben Askren confirmed for October 21 in Philadelphia

  Undefeated prospects Lyman "Cyborg" Good and Ben "Funky" Askren will finally meet at Bellator 33 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on October 21.

• Search for NE Phila. armed bank robber

  Anyone with information is asked to call the FBI at 215-418-4000 or the Philadelphia Police Department.

• Man run over by car he was pushing up the Manayunk Wall

  A 20-year-old man is in extremely critical condition after he was run over by a car he was trying to push up the hilly street known as the Manayunk Wall early today in Northwest Philadelphia, police said.

• Driver faces trial in fatal crash

  Manuel Albandoz, accused of fatally hitting a young woman with his car in July and fleeing the scene, yesterday waived his right to have a preliminary hearing.

• Mastery Charter Schools' big test in Philadelphia

  Mastery Charter Schools CEO Scott Gordon is on hand on the first day of school at Harrity Elementary to help check in students, including kindergartner Martin Bell Jr., who was accompanied by his father.