Philadelphia PA

A grim discovery on a usually workaday stretch of Port Richmond has police searching for answers after a person was found dead inside a large bin Friday afternoon on the 2700 block of Wheatsheaf Lane in Philadelphia. A medic unit pronounced the individual dead at about 2:02 p.m., and investigators have not yet released the person’s identity. The Medical Examiner’s Office is set...

PENNSYLVANIA — A review of available 2025-26 Pennsylvania public school calendars shows most districts across the Commonwealth are scheduled to finish classes in June 2026, but several districts currently plan to conclude the school year during May. Among the districts with May ending dates is North Hills School District, which announced the 2025-26 school year […] The post Multiple schools in Pennsylvania to close...

This year, the Delaware Valley is packed with businesses offering free perks, complimentary drinks, and waived admission fees specifically for moms. Whether the mom in your life is looking for a quiet morning coffee, a family day out, or wants to skip the fancy brunch for a casual, authentically Philly lunch, there are plenty of ways to maximize the holiday budget.

PHILADELPHIA, PA — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized more than $44,000 in unreported currency from a traveler preparing to board a flight to Cancun, Mexico, at Philadelphia International Airport on April 30, according to federal authorities. Customs and Border Protection said officers conducting outbound enforcement operations were...

A union representing more than 1,500 PECO workers has set a date for a strike authorization vote.

City, state and federal law enforcement agencies are preparing for what officials say will be one of the largest security operations in Philadelphia's history.

Pennsylvania State Police’s VICE unit spent months investigating and working with the Philadelphia District Attorney to locate two homes in the Somerton neighborhood: 412 Tomlinson Road and 1814 Gregg Street.

On the May 18th agenda (view) for Plymouth Township’s zoning hearing board is a proposal an entity associated with BET Investments to redevelop a portion of the Conshohocken Ridge Corporate Center at 625 West Ridge Pike in Conshohocken (Plymouth Township) into a convenience store with gas pumps. The hearing is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. at the township building.

LINKS Magazine recently ranked the best golf courses in Pennsylvania and three Montgomery County courses made the Top 10 list. , which is considered “the finest inland links in the country,” is on the list. The course was designed by Hugh Wilson and made famous by golfers Bobby Jones and Ben Hogan.

Love Philly? So do we. Let’s be friends. Sign up for the Billy Penn newsletter today. Philadelphia has the nation’s fourth-largest Cambodian community, with at least 11,000 and perhaps as many as 20,000 residents. Many of them live and work in South Philly’s Whitman section, where the unofficial Cambodia Town neighborhood centers on Seventh Street between Morris and Ritner.