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SEPTA has urged riders to prepare for alternate transportation options as a potential strike looms.

‘Foolish‘ singer Ashanti made it clear the sound crew were not about to have her sounding such at Philadelphia’s annual Holiday Tree Lighting on Thursday (December 4). Headlining this year’s edition of the event alongside fellow GRAMMY winner Lalah Hathaway and more, Ashanti (born Ashanti Douglas) took to the stage...

A man is dead and a woman is in the hospital after what police say was a domestic violence incident in Philadelphia's Parkside neighborhood.

The video above is from a previous story on this topic. Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker will visit several churches in the city on Sunday, Dec. 7, to discuss her $2 billion H.O.M.E. housing initiative, her office announced. The City Council will vote on whether to approve the $277 million budget...

Eric Knight, a.k.a. E.K. Powers, is an independent author of mystery and horror living in Lansdowne. Eric Knight loves to tell stories. At 14, he was weaving stories about his family and his friends. Sometimes stories sprang solely from his imagination. “They would always say, ‘Man, you tell a hell...

There is nothing more healing and heartwarming than seeing a celebrity give back to children. Even when celebrities make it big, they tend to leave their roots in the place they used to call home. This is a reality for Abbott Elementary creator and star Quinta Brunson. Having grown up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,...

Philadelphia police arrested a 21-year-old man Friday after a chase involving a stolen SUV ended in an armed barricade. According to the Philadelphia Police Department, on Friday, December 5, 2025, officers found a white 2024 Cadillac Escalade, which had been stolen in an armed carjacking in Wilmington, Delaware....

A man is hospitalized in critical condition after police said he was struck in North Philadelphia early Saturday morning. According to the Philadelphia Police Department, the incident happened around 7:41 a.m. on Saturday, December 6, 2025, on the 5600 block of North Broad Street. Police said a preliminary...

Everyone is expected to be OK after a crash involving a Smart car and a Philadelphia police patrol vehicle, police said.

A road rage encounter on Interstate 95 in Northeast Philadelphia early Sunday morning quickly escalated into gunfire, leaving a passenger wounded and forcing authorities to shut down the highway’s northbound lanes for several hours. According to the Pennsylvania State Police, the incident occurred on Sunday, November...