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Philadelphia, PA – A drive through North Philadelphia turned into chaos just after midnight when gunfire rang out, striking two

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The legendary and legendarily smoky Philadelphia dive bar's last day is Friday. Devoted foodies and restaurant newbies love Foobooz. Sign up now for our twice weekly newsletter. Philadelphia dive bar lovers have a reason to mourn: McGlinchey’s is closing its doors forever on Friday. A source inside McGlinchey’s, who...

PHILADELPHIA — The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority has removed some of its electric multiple-unit railcars from service for inspections related to two fires earlier this year, leading to delays and cancellations of some Regional Rail service. In an Aug. 14 press release, SEPTA said it has been...

DEAR ERIC: I am 71 years old. Our dog, who has been with us for 17 years, has cancer. He has only days to live. For my entire life, I have lived with pets. While I would like to have another dog, for the first time in my life, it is likely that a new pet will outlive me. Would it be thoughtless for me to take on a...

From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know!. When Delilah Bryant-McCall’s husband suffered an aortic dissection — a split in the part of the heart that delivers oxygen enriched blood to the body — everything became too much. Her life was just...

KENSINGTON - Jemille Edwards, better known as the rapper "Skrilla," was arrested on Saturday night in Kensington, according to the Philadelphia Police Department. At approximately 11:05 p.m. on Aug. 16, a Philadelphia Police officer was allegedly shot with gel pellets from a toy gun by Edwards, who fired at the...

David J. Rodriguez, 39, of Philadelphia, was sentenced to 11½ to 23 months in prison for robbing a Dunkin store at the 700 block of Bethlehem Pike in Montgomery Township on February 1, 2024, The Reporter said. Rodriguez pleaded guilty to a felony charge of robbery. He stole $165...

Jalen Douglas-Smith, 19, of Philadelphia, pleaded guilty to committing a gunpoint home invasion robbery at the 200 block of Cedar Road in the Elkins Park section of Abington Township on December 2, 2024, The Reporter said. According to the story, Douglas-Smith and Jonathan Dell, 24, of Philadelphia, together used...

The Super Foodtown, located in the Harrowgate Plaza, is a lifeline for many in the neighborhood — the only full-service grocery store for blocks.