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Philadelphia saw a reported 222 homicides in 2025, a rate that hasn't been seen in the city in nearly 60 years. Philadelphia recorded the lowest number of homicide victims in 2025 since nearly 60 years ago, writes Kristen Johanson for KYW Newsradio. Philadelphia Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel reported that the...

NORRISTOWN — A Philadelphia man will spend up to two decades in prison for robbing and shooting another man during an encounter at the SEPTA bus loop in Cheltenham Township. Jahlil Dixon-El, 25, of the unit block of East Phil-Ellena Street, was sentenced in Montgomery County Court to 8½ to 20 years in a state...

Nearly 1,000 people gathered to express their outrage in Philadelphia Thursday after a woman was shot and killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis​.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers intercepted six separate ketamine smuggling attempts in Philadelphia, most recently on Dec. 11, that shipped from Europe to addresses in the United States. Ketamine hydrochloride is a Schedule III non-narcotic compound regulated under the Controlled Substances Act. It is a...

In honor of and in celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the Philadelphia Orchestra’s annual Martin Luther King, Jr., Tribute Concert returns for its 36th year. On Monday, Jan. 19, Marian Anderson Hall at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts will host the free event, in partnership with Global Citizen’s...

PHILADELPHIA - A father and daughter were rescued from a home linked to a Grays Ferry church after a fire broke out early this morning. Heavy flames erupted from the second and third stories as firefighters arrived, said the Philadelphia Fire Department. Both the father and daughter were taken to the hospital, along...

Neighbors in Germantown said they weren't notified about the dangers of the house before it collapsed.

Marketing materials for the Ryley Apartments in the Ludlow neighborhood of North Philly describe the property as an “exciting residential community” where residents can enjoy “a dynamic urban setting” and “high-end living.” But for Melissa Mont, securing an apartment in the building meant something much more...

Police are investigating an unusual hit-and-run on Wednesday night in the Kingsessing neighborhood, where a man was reportedly struck by two vehicles and dragged for blocks.

From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know!. The African American Museum in Philadelphia is preparing for Martin Luther King Jr. Day with a long weekend of activities and reduced admission cost. “The theme for this...