Philadelphia PA

Several people are injured after a fire erupted at a twin home in Philadelphia's Somerton neighborhood just 45 minutes into the New Year.

Philadelphia police say a man shot and killed his brother in the parking lot of a shopping center earlier this week. The shooting occurred at the Penrose Plaza Shopping Center on Wednesday evening. Philadelphia Police Inspector DF Pace told the Philadelphia Inquirer that when officers arrived at the scene at...

A baby was found safe and a man accused of taking the child was arrested following what police say stemmed from a domestic violence incident.

Three police officers were injured -- including one who was hospitalized -- officials said, when a driver attempted to flee from a traffic stop in Kensington early Thursday. According to police, the incident began when police attempted to stop a driver they believed has been driving under the influence of alcohol...

A man is in custody after Philly police say he physically assaulted his live-in girlfriend and gave her 11-month-old child to an unknown person before fleeing the Juniata Park area.

DEAR ERIC: My daughter is getting married in October. The immediate family have rooms in the small inn at the venue. For many reasons, both great and small, my husband and I no longer share a bedroom. On a busy wedding weekend, I especially need a good night’s sleep and the occasional quiet that comes with my own room.

Police in Conshohocken apprehended a man in the act of attempting to steal a vehicle and say the arrest is tied to a series of recent incidents in the borough, according to a report. According to police, officers on patrol in the 100 block of West Third Avenue on Sunday,...

As fireworks lit up the Ben Franklin Parkway and people across the country welcomed the New Year, many families were celebrating something even more special — the arrival of their newest baby!

In 2021, as Philadelphia residents averaged nearly 11 homicides per week, residents feared for their lives, some likening the constant gunfire as the Wild Wild West. Now, the city just recorded an average of about four homicides each week, the lowest average since 1966. “That’s 59 years, which is incredible,”...

Officers from the Philadelphia Police Department’s 2nd District responded to reports of a shooting on the 7100 block of Oakland Street just after 11 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 1, according to police. When officers arrived, they found 52-year-old Luis Colon suffering from multiple gunshot wounds to the chest. Colon,...