Man Used Fake School Shooting As Diversion To Rob Bank, FBI Says
According to the FBI, William Francis Minore used a phony school shooting and other similar emergencies as a distraction while he held up banks in Empire and Lake Ann at gunpoint.
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According to the FBI, William Francis Minore used a phony school shooting and other similar emergencies as a distraction while he held up banks in Empire and Lake Ann at gunpoint.
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Seven members of the Blue Knights program got to talk to agents in the Philadelphia office and take a tour of the place.
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Officials across the Philadelphia area are urging you not to drive on the roads during the upcoming blizzard warning.
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Officials across the Philadelphia area are urging you not to drive on the roads during the upcoming blizzard warning.
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Saturday is dry and mild but Sunday's snow will likely really pick up during the afternoon and evening.
At least five students and an adult were arrested after an alleged confrontation Friday during an anti-ICE protest in Quakertown.
Superintendent Tony Watlington received mixed reactions to the district's plan that would close 20 schools.
Superintendent Tony Watlington received mixed reactions to the district's plan that would close 20 schools.
With so much attention lately on the site, CBS News Philadelphia went deep into our archives to see how the exhibit came to be.
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Officials across the Philadelphia area are urging you not to drive on the roads during the upcoming blizzard warning.
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Ukee Washington reports.
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Natasha Brown reports.
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The City of Philadelphia honored Sixers legend Julius "Dr. J" Erving ahead of his 76th birthday.
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