President Joe Biden makes surprise visit to Philly’s Stonewall Awards celebrating LGBTQ icons
Biden accompanied State Rep. Malcom Kenyatta, who introduced the former president.
A Penn State student was shot to death in South Philadelphia, police said
The victim lived just steps away from where he was killed.
Philly’s 2026 Pride took over the Benjamin Franklin Parkway
The LGBTQ+ event also was the first in several years to include an admission fee. Pride attendees said they were happy to see the event move to the parkway.
Catholicism is growing in Philly and New Jersey. Who’s filling the pews?
Local diocese officials are confirming what’s becoming a global trend: more people are converting or coming back to Catholicism.
$500K worth of bourbon stolen from North Philadelphia warehouse, reports say
The boozy heist happened between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Friday at a warehouse in the 2400 block of North American Street, according to news reports.
‘Big Rube’ Harley made throwback jerseys popular. He says Mitchell & Ness didn’t pay him his share.
Reuben "Big Rube" Harley's lawsuit says Mitchell & Ness failed to pay him for his promotional activities that made vintage jerseys popular among rappers and athletes in the early 2000s.
The massive slide at FDR Park didn’t meet safety standards, keeping the playground closed for months
The playground could reopen in a few weeks, But meanwhile, Towey Recreation Center in North Philly will be closed indefinitely.
Crews search Delaware River for missing swimmer as efforts end for Philly teen who disappeared at Jersey Shore
Friends identified the man as a Philadephia barber, who went out on the Delaware River with friends early Friday morning.
Philly City Council reluctantly agrees to borrow $200 million to buy the police headquarters building
Officials warned that if the city did not exercise its option to buy the building this year, the annual rent price would have nearly doubled. Still, Council balked at the…
Mayor Parker’s administration opposed giving death benefits to families of first responders who die by suicide. Council called it ‘cruel’ and ‘outrageous.’
City Council members erupted Wednesday after a Parker administration official testified the mayor opposes legislation to extend death benefits to the families of first responders who die by suicide.