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A fire caused an overpass on one of America's busiest highways to collapse early Sunday in Philadelphia, authorities said, as reports attributed the cause to a truck that burst into flames under the bridge. City authorities issued a series of alerts on Twitter about a tanker truck fire on the highway, which local media reported caught fire underneath the bridge, apparently causing the collapse.

A section of Interstate Highway 95 in Philadelphia collapsed Sunday morning in an incident that was eerily reminiscent of the fire and collapse of I-85 in Atlanta in 2017.

Ameen Hurst, an inmate who escaped the Philadelphia Industrial Correctional Center, was recaptured after a 10-day manhunt.

The Health Department made the announcement last week, which will go a long way in bringing more health access to an area of the city with the least.

Ameen Hurst, an inmate who escaped the Philadelphia Industrial Correctional Center, was recaptured after a 10-day manhunt.

A federal marshals fugitive task force has recaptured the second of two inmates who escaped from a Philadelphia prison earlier this month, a man who had been held on charges in four slayings, authorities said.

The second of two inmates who escaped from a Pennsylvania prison earlier this month was captured Wednesday. The head of a federal marshals fugitive task force says 18-year-old Ameen Hurst was arrested Wednesday morning in west Philadelphia.

Philadelphia is making health care more accessible with the addition of two new health centers in the lower Northeast section of the city. One health center will be located at the Frankford Transportation Center, the other location will be announced later.

Philly’s newly elected mayor will need to address the gun violence crisis. Can strategies piloted in other cities serve as a guide?

The city, IBID Associates, and Councilmember Jamie Gauthier have reached a settlement agreement on the lawsuit at the heart of the controversy over the affordable housing complex in University City.