Philly will end 2025 with lowest homicide total in decades, officials say
The total number of homicides in Philadelphia in 2025 would be the the lowest since 1967, data from Pew Research Center shows.
Replica Liberty Bell is helping Philadelphia ring in the New Year
Philadelphia is ringing in the New Year with several celebrations throughout the city, including one on the Delaware River with the younger sibling of the Liberty Bell.
Police officer shoots knife-wielding man in North Philly home, officials say
Philadelphia police are investigating a shooting on a residential block in North Philly on Wednesday morning.
Man pleads ‘no contest’ for crash that left 8-year-old paralyzed in Chester, Pa.
A Philadelphia man accused of hitting an 8-year-old boy with his car and leaving the scene has pleaded no contest.
Urgent Search for Missing 14-Year-Old Boy in Camden’s Morgan Village
The Camden County Police Department has issued an urgent appeal to the public in hopes of locating a missing 14-year-old boy from Morgan Village. The youth, identified as Camryn Jervas-Diaz, was reported missing from his residence on the unit block of Willow Walk. According to the police department's social media...
Man hospitalized after being shot by police in North Philly, officials say
A man was hospitalized Wednesday morning after being shot by officers with the Philadelphia Police Department following an incident that happened in North Philly, officials said. Investigators were at the scene, Wednesday morning after, officials confirmed, a man was shot by police in an incident that happened along...
First batch of children’s book ‘Philly ABCs: Jawns from A to Z’ sells out
Two Philadelphia parents have turned their hometown pride into a children’s book that teaches kids essential Philly vocab words like “underdogs” and “cheesesteak.” The duo has already sold out of their first print run.
Six illegal ketamine shipments seized in Philadelphia by U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Six illegal shipments of ketamine — an anesthetic used by recreational drug users as a hallucinogen, have been intercepted by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Philadelphia since late September, law enforcement officers said. The drugs were concealed in various objects, including a punching bag base,...
A 91-year-old Black woman in Philadelphia faces eviction in rare tax lien case
At 91 years old, Gloria Gaynor spends her days in a hospital bed inside the home she’s lived in for years. Now, her family says she may soon be forced out of it. The Delaware County woman— just outside Philadelphia—is facing eviction after her home was sold through a tax lien sale, a process her family says was...
Saving a home that witnessed revolution, Moorestown, N.J., looks ahead to America’s 250th
From Camden and Cherry Hill to Trenton and the Jersey Shore, what about life in New Jersey do you want WHYY News to cover? Let us know. A nonprofit in Moorestown, New Jersey, has acquired the historic Thomas Cowperthwaite House, built in 1742. Developer Bruce Goodman donated the colonial-era brick...
