‘Power to the Pupil’: Black educators gather in Philly to discuss the future of...
From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know!. More than 1,000 Black educators met in Philadelphia this past weekend for the eighth annual Black Men in Education Convening. The event, hosted by the Center for Black...
Trucker chases off 10+ masked thieves with a bat during attempted meat heist
A truck driver chased off a group of masked thieves with a bat during an attempted meat heist in Philadelphia on Monday morning. The incident happened on November 24th at about 2:10 a.m. on Red Lion and Norcom roads in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. According to 6 ABC, truck driver Kurt Landry was asleep in his cab...
Member of large gun trafficking organization operating in Montgomery County and beyond sentenced 15-30...
Robert Otis Cooper III, 26, of Philadelphia, was sentenced to 15 to 30 years in prison for his participation in a gun trafficking network which illegally obtained and circulated nearly 100 guns on the streets of Montgomery County and beyond between 2022 and 2023, The Reporter said. Cooper’s charges include...
Asad’s Hot Chicken Turns Up the Heat with Two New Locations
A popular hot chicken joint is turning up the heat with two new locations. Asad’s Hot Chicken, founded by Asad Khan in 2022, will open at 1519 Spring Garden St. in Philadelphia and 102 Marrows Road in Newark, Del., according to an Instagram post. The shop delivers bold flavors...
Philly police commissioner talks stopping drug gangs after major Kensington bust
A massive federal takedown of 33 alleged members of the Weymouth Street Drug Trafficking Organization in October was one of the biggest in years. With the dozens arrested and this violent drug market shut down, where does the drug trade go next?. Philadelphia Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel sat down with...
Penn Medicine liable for $12.25 million in cancer misdiagnosis suit, Philadelphia jury says
A Philadelphia jury reached a $35 million verdict against Penn Medicine and Main Line Health after a cancer misdiagnosis led the plaintiff to undergo a medically unnecessary full hysterectomy. Penn and physician Janos Tanyi were found liable for 35% — or $12.25 million — of the total verdict. The decision...
WATCH: Legendary Philadelphia Anchor Signs Off This Afternoon for the Final Time in Emotional...
NBC 10 Philadelphia's Tracy Davidson will broadcast her final show at the station on Tuesday evening (November 25) at 4 p.m. Here's how you can watch the emotional show:
Terrifying Home-Invasion Plot Unravels as Philly Man Gets More Than 22 Years
PHILADELPHIA, PA — A Philadelphia man who helped orchestrate a string of violent, targeted home-invasion robberies—terrorizing business owners and their families over several weeks—was sentenced Thursday to 272 months in federal prison, U.S. Attorney David Metcalf announced. Shaquan Brown, 31, was convicted at trial...
Philadelphia police deliver holiday meals to families in need as part of ‘Operation Thanksgiving’
The boxes include turkey, sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce, cake mix, green beans, canned goods, stuffing sauce, cake mix, cornbread and gravy.
Deadly Plot Exposed: Philly Man Convicted in Bold Robbery Spree and Gas Station Murder
PHILADELPHIA, PA — United States Attorney David Metcalf announced that a Philadelphia man was convicted Friday in federal court of orchestrating two violent commercial robberies, including a deadly gas station holdup that left an attendant fatally shot on the floor of his workplace. A federal jury found 40-year-old...

















