The 1,052-foot-long ship, which has been housed at the U.S. Navy’s Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility since 2008, is making its final voyage on the way to the scrap heap.

A historic ship that's called Philadelphia home for decades is finally leaving town for good. The USS John F Kennedy will leave the Navy Yard in South Philly on Thursday. The retired aircraft carrier is going to Texas where it will be taken apart.

The ex-USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67) aircraft carrier moored at the Philadelphia Navy Yard will commence its final journey Thursday morning to Brownsville, Texas, where it will be scrapped.

Two suspects charged with murdering Philadelphia Police Sgt. James O'Connor have pleaded guilty in federal court.

Two Philadelphia men pleaded guilty Wednesday to murder and racketeering charges in the March 2020 shooting death of a city police officer

Two suspects plead guilty to the 2020 death of Philadelphia Police Sgt. James O'Connor on Wednesday, the Eastern District of Pennsylvania U.S. Attorney's Office announced. Hassan Elliott and Khalif Sears shot and killed O'Connor while he was serving a warrant in Frankford in connection with a drug trafficking investigation.

Quron Banks, who was allegedly involved in an illegal car meetup, was charged for striking a Philadelphia police officer. He was also shot by a Philly police officer after the incident.

A driver was involved in an illegal car meetup at a Philadelphia Target, fled police on I-76, struck a responding officer, was shot by another officer and then led police on another chase on I-95, investigators said.

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