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On August 22, 2025, the Philadelphia Department of Health conducted an inspection at Monica Restaurant. Inspectors found the establishment out of compliance with the city’s health codes. After the inspection, the restaurant agreed to close voluntarily. Officials instructed the facility to correct the violations...

For the seventh year in a row, Philadelphia will see its water rates rise after the city’s Water Rate Board voted to increase rates under a settlement approved last month. The new rate begins Sep. 1 and is part of two-year increase totaling 18%.

Investigators released photos of several individuals allegedly involved in the robbery of four armored trucks and the attempted robbery of a fifth in Philadelphia and Cheltenham between June 26 and Aug. 12, 2025.

Andrew Hilferty, 35, from Roxborough, is charged with homicide by vehicle while DUI for a deadly June 29 crash in Limerick, which killed 36-year-old Ryan Reyes.

Philadelphia students who ride SEPTA are still struggling to get to school on time since SEPTA’s deep service cuts took effect the day before the start of classes. Superintendent Tony Watlington said attendance has been up and down.

Nasir King, an 18-year-old Hamilton Township resident, was identified as a person distributing heroin in Ocean County, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. On Tuesday, July 29, detectives surveilled King as he traveled from Hamilton to Toms River, Billhimer said. King and a passenger, Asante Walker, a...

At least three people were killed, and others were wounded in a rash of shootings across Philadelphia overnight, according to police. The most recent happened close to 3 a.m. Sunday on West Ruscomb Street in the city’s Logan section.

Even with all the worry over SEPTA schedules, there's still lots of excitement for the first day of school in Philadelphia.

SEPTA riders are navigating challenges that include longer wait times and are spending more money on extra buses or trains during the first week of cuts.

Gunfire erupted in Philadelphia's Germantown section early Tuesday morning. More than 30 shots were fired, killing a man.