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Rich Tornetta, a Norristown native, plans to add a tribute to Minerva, the Volkswagen RV cherished by the late WMMR-FM host Pierre Robert. Rich Tornetta, a Norristown native, plans to add a final tribute to Minerva, the iconic Volkswagen RV cherished by the late WMMR-FM host Pierre Robert, writes Alex Coffey for The...

PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia police are investigating a string of three separate shootings that left three people injured across the city between Saturday night and Sunday morning. Sunday, Nov. 9 — 4:09 a.m. (35th District) Officers found a 32-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the left bicep in a...

William “Pierre” Robert, the popular 93.3 WMMR disc jockey and on-air personality whose career spanned more than four decades, paid a visit to Bettie Jack Studio & Gallery in Glenside on Friday, October 24, and Saturday, October 25. He passed away on October 29 at 70 years old.

Gilbert is a 1-year-old, 10-ish-pound mixed breed who is a happy-go-lucky sweetheart with a big personality packed into a small frame. Gilbert was formerly at ACCT Philly and has been fully vetted, chipped and neutered. Despite some orthopedic challenges, he’s thriving and full of love. Gilbert loves dogs of...

From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know!. Hundreds of people marched through the streets of West Philadelphia on Saturday, taking part in the 25th annual Peoplehood Parade & Pageant. Participants from at least 42 groups...

Five active-duty and four former officers accused of receiving improper payments from city-funded Guns Down Gloves Up program. Nine Philadelphia police officers are facing criminal charges after allegedly receiving improper payments from a city-funded youth boxing program while collecting their regular salaries,...

The Philadelphia City Council Committee on Public Health and Human Services held a hearing “to examine the impacts of the current crisis threatening the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education (SNAP-Ed) on food and nutrition security in Philadelphia,...

PHILADELPHIA, PA – Police responded Thursday morning to a home on the 20xx block of Martha Street after a report of a found device inside the residence. The Philadelphia Police…

CAMDEN, NJ — Police are searching for a missing 23-year-old man last seen in the downtown area. Marvin Ambridge of Camden was reported missing from his home on the 200 block of Cooper Street, according to the Camden County Police Department. He is described as a Black male, 5...

Officers applied a tourniquet to his left bicep and took him to Einstein Medical Center.