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PHILADELPHIA, PA — Hundreds of Philadelphia families learned this week that their children will receive critical tuition support after Children’s Scholarship Fund Philadelphia awarded K-8 scholarships for the 2026–2027 school year, expanding access to private and parochial education across the city. CSFP,...

St. Hedwig Church in Chester will no longer be considered a Roman Catholic Church by the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. The Philadelphia Archdiocese has declared that St. Hedwig Church in Chester will no longer be used as a Catholic church, writes Cory Sharber for WHYY. Philadelphia Archbishop Nelson J. Perez approved...

Officers arrived to a home on Wartman Street near Matthias Street around 9:45 a.m., where they found a 57-year-old man suffering from stab wounds to his ribs. The man was taken to a nearby hospital and was pronounced dead about 30 minutes later.

Mayor Cherelle Parker, as she nears the end of her second year in office, is directing her administration to do more for people living on Philadelphia's streets. In a directive issued Friday, she ordered the city’s Office of Homeless Services and other municipal departments to facilitate and support the opening of...

Tomasz Andrzej Czarnuszewicz, 34, died on Saturday, Dec. 13, in Hopewell, New Jersey, according to J. Allen Hooper Funeral Chapel and Cremation Services. Born in Trenton, New Jersey, Czarnuszewicz spent his life committed to protecting others, building a career in public safety that spanned multiple agencies. He...

A toy store setup has appeared at St. Christopher's Hospital for Children to support local families this holiday.

Sylvester Stallone has decided to let Philadelphia keep the original Rocky statue, ending weeks of speculation over its future. The bronze figure, created for the 1982 movie and a fixture at the Philadelphia Art Museum steps since 2006, had been slated to return to Stallone, who commissioned it, while a replica would...

Officers assigned to the 17th District responded to a hospital-related radio call involving a child not breathing at a residence on the 2100 block of Titan Street in South Philadelphia on Sunday, Dec. 21, at approximately 4:49 a.m., according to police. Philadelphia Fire Department medics arrived on scene and...

Eight newborn puppies are in emergency care after being found abandoned in freezing temperatures Friday night in a South Philadelphia parking lot.

Sean Hernandez. Child Key'Monnie BeanSean Hernandez, 21, faces multiple charges, including murder, endangering the welfare of a child, possession of an instrument of crime, recklessly endangering another person, and obstruction of justice, the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office announced. Two others who were...