Philadelphia PA

All aboard! The world’s largest operating steam locomotive, Union Pacific’s Big Boy No. 4014, is coming to Philadelphia on July Fourth as part of its first-ever coast-to-coast tour to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary.

CHEYENNE, WY. ‒ Under wide blue skies, the world's largest operating steam locomotive has begun chugging east toward Philadelphia and the nation's 250th birthday celebrations. Union Pacific's "Big Boy" is pulling a small train of cars as it heads east of the Mississippi, a rare journey to the eastern United States for

Philadelphia's mayor and roughly a dozen minority veterans placed wreaths at the foot of the All Wars Memorial to Colored Soldiers and Sailors.

Firefighters responded to a blaze in Riverside, Burlington County Monday night.

A South Philadelphia father of three is recovering after a violent assault and robbery while walking home from work late Friday night.

After Thursday’s statehouse protest drew 100 people — 50 of whom rode e-bikes to Trenton — members of a New Jersey-based E-Bike Coalition are looking to amend or replace a controversial state law regulating them. With less than two months before the state’s new e-bike law takes...

Every town has that one place people whisper about, the spot you drive past a little faster at night, pretending not to look but always looking anyway. Across the United States, there are locations so steeped in eerie history, environmental oddities, and unsettling coincidence that they feel almost alive, as if the lan

For nearly 85 years, Holy Redeemer Church and School in Callowhill has served as a beacon of light for parishioners, particularly for Philadelphia’s Chinese community, writes Kaiden J. Yu for The Philadelphia Inquirer. In October 1941, Holy Redeemer Chinese Catholic Church and School was dedicated, becoming the first C

If you’re planning a trip to Philadelphia for the long holiday weekend, you’re in for a treat. This city knows how to honor history better than almost anywhere else in the country. Let’s sit down and talk about how to make the most of your time here.

This summer, thousands of visitors will descend upon Philadelphia, a prominent site in American history, to honor the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Known as the semiquincentennial, the celebration includes fireworks, walking tours, block parties and a slew of Liberty Bell replicas