Philadelphia PA

Near this city's new green spaces, a dramatic reduction in crime. Linda Lloyd has lived in West Philadelphia her whole life. The 67-year-old, a retired municipal employee, has always taken pride in her community and tried to keep her neighborhood in good shape. But it hasn’t always been an easy task.

PHILADELPHIA (KYW) – A Georgia man was arrested for allegedly stealing a truck and crashing it into a school playground in southwest Philadelphia. Authorities said Robert Littlepage Jr. attempted to carjack a utility vehicle that was left running. Surveillance video shows Littlepage going through a red light, striking a...

An Illinois homeowner returned on a recent afternoon to find an unexpected package waiting for him in his bushes. Inside a UPS envelope was a subpoena requiring him to appear in a Philadelphia court the following morning to testify in a child custody case. The homeowner, who had been away for a few days, was […]

A Friday night shooting left a woman in critical condition after she was shot in the chest near Levick Street and Roosevelt Boulevard in the Oxford Circle section of Northeast Philadelphia just before 9:30 p.m., police said. She was rushed to a hospital, where she was listed in critical condition. Officers also found a man nearby who had suffered a graze wound.

This Saturday, May 9, 2026, the Northern Liberties Business Improvement District (NLBID) will debut the inaugural Northern Liberties Spring Festival. Presented by Sprouts Farmers Market, this all-day, all-ages "blockbuster" event will transform the corridor at 3rd and Poplar and the entire Liberty Lands Park into a massive community block party.

A Proposed Expansion of Mobile Crisis Teams Aims to Deliver Mental Health Treatment Where It’s Needed Most—on the Streets Across the city of Philadelphia, the needs of unsheltered homeless people continue to go unmet. Experts in the field say that … Continue reading →

PHILADELPHIA, PA — Overnight drivers near Penn’s Landing and Center City Philadelphia should prepare for major detours next week as PennDOT shuts down part of Columbus Boulevard for construction tied to the massive I-95 CAP project. At a Glance. Roads Affected: Columbus Boulevard (between Spruce Street and Callowhill...

PHILADELPHIA, PA — The Philadelphia Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a missing juvenile. Cordae Watson, 14, of Philadelphia, was last seen at 8:45 p.m. Monday on the 7100 block of Marsden Street. Police said Watson is 5 feet 8 inches tall, weighs 140 pounds...

Philadelphia, PA on June 14th, SEPTA Route 52 is undergoing the first major change to the system ahead of the New Bus Network that is to debut starting Fall 2026. As part of this change, the routing through Overbrook on northbound trips is being discontinued, and all trips that originally terminated at 54th Street and City Avenue, is to be extended, and will now...

PHILADELPHIA - Shocking video shows a gunman firing blindly behind him while running down a South Philadelphia street. Surveillance video of the April 1 shooting shows the suspects walking along the 900 block of Oregon Avenue just after midnight. Moments after turning onto the 2600 block of 9th Street, police...