Krasner asks City Council for more funding to keep his DA staff from becoming...
From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know!. Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner appeared at a City Council hearing Monday, calling for increased funding to investigate crimes more thoroughly and arrest “big-time criminals,” while also...
Missing Juvenile Chloe Combs from the 35th District
The Philadelphia Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating missing juvenile Chloe Combs. Chloe, who is 14 years old, was last seen on November 28, 2025, at approximately 9:00 p.m., leaving her grandmother’s residence on the 5700 block of North 7th Street. She is 5’2” tall,...
3 men injured in targeted shooting in Kensington, police say
Philadelphia police are investigating a double shooting in Kensington on Sunday night. The victims were targeted by a masked gunman who got away, authorities said.
One man killed, another hospitalized in separate Philly shootings overnight
A pair of separate shootings across Philadelphia early Monday left one man dead and another in critical condition, officials said. In the deadly incident, officials said, a man -- who police did not immediately provide further identifying information on -- was shot in the chest and torso in an incident that happened...
Hamid Boyd, 19, Killed In Norristown Shooting: DA
The shooting happened around 6:15 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 30, in the 1000 block of Powell Street, according to District Attorney Kevin R. Steele and Police Chief Michael Trail. The victim, identified as 19-year-old Hamid Boyd of Norristown, was found suffering from multiple gunshot wounds after ShotSpotter detected...
Automated systems decide which homeless Philadelphians get housing and who stays on the street
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. Seeing a person huddled under a makeshift roof of tarps or curled up on a warm grate can evoke powerful emotions and questions. How did they get here? Why doesn’t someone help them? What...
Man killed after being shot 6 times in Philadelphia’s Olney neighborhood
Police are investigating a deadly shooting in the city's Olney neighborhood.
South Philadelphia Flight Attendant Dies After Burglary; Police Seek Persons of Interest
Philadelphia police are continuing their investigation into the death of 50-year-old Amadou Thiam, who was discovered with life-threatening injuries after officers responded to a reported burglary on the 2400 block of Federal Street. The call came in just before 7 p.m. on Monday, November 10, prompting officers to...
Driver dies after losing control on Lincoln Drive, flipping car into creek
A man was killed in a car crash after he lost control of his vehicle on Lincoln Drive and flipped into a creek in Chestnut Hill. Police said he struck a downed guardrail.
Man dies after car flips into creek in Philadelphia
Investigators say a 65-year-old man died when the vehicle he was driving struck a downed guard rail and flipped into a small creek Sunday night in Philadelphia.
