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Satellite election offices are now open across Philadelphia, offering mail-in voting and registration services ahead of the May 19 primary.
A group of men broke into a Chinatown building early Saturday morning and raped multiple people during a robbery, police said.
Two men were killed and others injured in separate shootings across Philadelphia, including two fatal incidents in Juniata.
Philadelphia’s school board delayed a vote on a plan that could close 17 schools, as City Council pushes for more review.
Philadelphia City Council approved ICE Out measures and tenant protections, expanding immigration safeguards and renters’ rights.
Philadelphia officials continue to clash over a plan to close 17 schools, as a push by City Council to delay a vote was rebuffed by President Reginald Streater.
Philadelphia City Council opposes a rideshare tax proposed by Cherelle Parker as a plan to close 17 schools moves forward.
Temple University police released images of suspects after a student was attacked inside a dorm early Sunday.
Philadelphia’s school board will vote on a revised plan to close 17 schools and invest $3 billion in upgrades across the district.
Two people were killed and three others wounded in separate shootings across Philadelphia, police said. Investigations remain ongoing.
MV Realty will pay nearly $650,000 and cancel more than 1,300 agreements in a Pennsylvania settlement over deceptive homeowner contracts.
Police released surveillance video of a fatal shooting in University City as they search for a suspect in the killing of Savion J. Pollard.
PECO withdraws proposed rate hikes that would have raised bills by about $20 a month after intervention from Gov. Josh Shapiro.
Mayor Cherelle Parker says a proposed $1 rideshare tax could prevent school staff cuts in Philadelphia as City Council weighs the plan.
A 29-year-old man was killed and another critically injured after a shooting in Philadelphia’s Fairhill neighborhood, where police recovered dozens of shell casings.
Archbishop Nelson Perez said Philadelphia’s Catholic church “stands by” Pope Leo XIV, as the global religious leader continues to face attacks from President Donald Trump over the war in Iran.
Philadelphia City Council advances “ICE Out” bills limiting cooperation with ICE, despite legal concerns from Mayor Cherelle Parker’s administration.
Crews worked over the weekend to demolish the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia parking garage that collapsed while under construction Wednesday in Grays Ferry.
On a recent weekday afternoon, families approached the Tomb of the Unknown Revolutionary War Soldier in Washington Square, posing for photographs and reading the inscriptions. They did not seem …
Philadelphia tourism leaders say the city is ready for major 2026 events like the World Cup, despite declines in international travel and economic uncertainty impacting visitor growth.
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