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Philadelphia’s days of clip-clopping carriage tours through Center City may be numbered. City Council has advanced an amended ordinance that would outlaw horse-drawn carriages across the city, covering both commercial and noncommercial rides. The updated bill cleared a key procedural hurdle and is now slated for a fina

Despite receiving $48 million without the ride-hailing tax being passed, the School District of Philadelphia is still cutting over 300 positions.

Police arrested a man accused of stabbing another man to death in Northeast Philadelphia last month. Anthony Ramon-Maldonado, 25, was arrested and charged in the murder of 22-year-old Joshua Toth, police revealed on Friday, June 5. On Sunday, May 24, police responded to an unrelated disturbance on the 6000 block...

A house in Southwest Philadelphia sustained minor damage Friday morning after a car crashed into the side of it.

The acclaimed heavy metal band Mastodon is hitting the road later this year for the first time since one of its founding members died last year. The “Poisonous Weapons” tour will take place this September and October and include two stops in the Keystone state — the first at Stage AE in Pittsburgh on Sept. 19 and the s

Trenton, NJ — A Trenton man accused of attacking a resident inside a home and then setting the property on fire before fleeing has been arrested after a nearly three-week investigation that stretched into Pennsylvania. Karon Oliver, 37, now faces attempted murder and multiple additional charges tied to the violent May

In South Jersey, a father-son duo faces serious charges after pleading guilty to tax evasion and fraud tied to their struggling landscaping business, leaving many customers frustrated.

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A 16-year-old Norristown boy is facing murder charges after what police say began as a fight between groups of teens in a downtown alley ended with a 15-year-old shot in the head Wednesday night. Investigators say a quick turnaround, powered by video footage and physical evidence, led to the arrest and left neighbors a

After six decades as a staple of South Jersey’s diner culture, the Cherry Hill Diner is being demolished to make way for a car wash. The retro establishment originally opened in 1965 as the Windsor Diner before changing ownership and being renamed the Cherry Hill Diner in the early 2000s, according to a previous NJ.com