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The incident began on the 900 block of North Watts Street, Philadelphia, at 7:14 a.m., when the Philadelphia Sheriff’s Office attempted to serve a domestic assault warrant on Joseph Cini, 35, police said. Cini fled the scene in a Nissan Maxima, traveling eastbound on Girard Avenue from Watts Street,...

The shooting happened just after 3 p.m. inside the entrance of the ShopRite on the 2300 block of Oregon Avenue in the city’s 1st District, according to police. An adult male was struck once in the arm and transported by officers to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, where he was listed in stable condition, authorities...

Philadelphia families continue to flee the city's public schools, new data shows. Why it matters: The declining student population will likely influence a long-awaited district plan to close some schools and merge and repurpose others. 📉 By the numbers: The district's enrollment dipped this year by nearly 800...

As Philadelphia grapples with a lack of affordable housing and an ongoing opioid crisis, homelessness is worsening. Why it matters: This comes as Mayor Cherelle Parker's administration is clearing encampments and preparing to set up a new temporary homeless shelter in Center City ahead of major events citywide in 2026.

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NORRISTOWN — A Philadelphia man was jailed on drug trafficking charges after an investigation of open-air drug sales near a Norristown transit hub and the county courthouse. Sean “Shizz” White, 38, of the 500 block of West 52nd Street, was sentenced in Montgomery County Court to 6 to 23 months in the county jail...

Philadelphia police were called to the unit block of North 61st Street just before 2 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 16, after a friend went to check on a man he had not heard from in weeks, officials confirmed. Inside the home, officers found the body of a 41-year-old man lying face...

The bell at Our Lady of Lourdes in Philadelphia has been around since 1898, but hasn't worked since 2004. That will soon change.

A former NYPD officer who paralyzed a young businessman after shooting him with his police-issued weapon in a horrific fit of drunken road rage was sentenced to 10 years in prison in New Jersey this week. At his Monday sentencing in Superior Court, Camden, N.J., Hieu Tran received an agreed-upon...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS Philadelphia) — A story that's touched hearts across the country came full circle Monday as classmates, teachers and neighbors helped welcome home Philadelphia plane-crash survivor 10-year-old Ramesses Vazquez-Viana. After nearly a year of surgeries and rehabilitation, the Philadelphia community...