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Police say they found 13 handguns, two shotguns, and four rifles.

An investigation is underway after someone intentionally set fire to the infant department at a Philadelphia Walmart store, police said. The incident occurred on Sunday, May 3, at the Walmart store on 1675 South Christopher Columbus Boulevard. An assistant manager at the store was alerted around 8:25 p.m. of a fire within the store’s infant department.

PHILADELPHIA – The annual community service project at Risk & Insurance Management Society’s Riskworld conference in Philadelphia this year will support people experiencing homelessness by providing essential hygiene supplies. Pathways to Housing PA has been selected as the 2026 Riskworld Community Service Project beneficiary. The nonprofit works to...

This Bucks County shop has some of the best cheesesteaks outside of Philadelphia. Philadelphia may be known for its cheesesteaks, but you don’t have to leave Bucks County to try some of the best in Pennsylvania, writes Graham Harrington for The Keystone. One local eatery has earned a spot...

From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know!. Dr. Rachana Shah’s patients are children, but some have developed health issues that are usually prevalent in older people: sleep apnea, joint pain or pre-diabetes. As a...

An investigation is ongoing, officials said, after a man was killed in a flurry of gunfire that happened along Kensington Avenue at East Clearfield Street early Monday. The incident happened just before 1 a.m. along Kensington Avenue at East Clearfield Street, when officers were called to the scene where a man had been shot several times.

Overnight gunfire in Philadelphia's Kensington neighborhood left a man in his 30s dead early Monday, after a burst of shots turned a quiet block into a homicide scene just before 1 a.m., police said. What police say. According to homicide detectives, the victim, described as being in his 30s, was...

The School District of Philadelphia’s board of education in a 6-3 vote on Thursday approved a $3 billion facilities plan that includes the closure of 17 schools beginning in the 2026-27 school year. The finalized 10-year facilities plan aims to align the district’s buildings with student enrollment, academic programs...

The family of a University of Pennsylvania student who died at 21 is urging lawmakers to strengthen caffeine‑labeling requirements, saying clearer warnings could prevent future tragedies. Sarah Katz, a Penn student known for what friends described as “incredible energy and joy,” died in 2022 after consuming a highly caffeinated...

LOWER MERION – On Tuesday, April 28, 2026, at 10:51 p.m., an underground fire broke out at a shopping center on East Lancaster Avenue in Ardmore, leading to evacuations due to dangerous levels of carbon monoxide. According to officials, crews from the Merion Fire Company of Ardmore were called...