Woman shot, killed by police after pointing gun at officers in North Philadelphia
A woman was shot and killed Sunday morning by two police officers in North Philly. Police said the officers found the 35-year-old woman holding a gun to her head around 4 a.m. along West Erie Avenue in Hunting Park. She then pointed the gun at them.
Missing Philadelphia Man Victor Velasquez Found Safe; Police Praise Community’s Role in His Return
The Philadelphia community breathed a collective sigh of relief as 21-year-old Victor Velasquez, who had been previously reported missing, was safely reunited with his family. Velasquez had last been seen on Friday, November 28, 2025, near the intersection of 8th and Market Streets, a bustling area in the heart of...
Police investigating after thieves stole personal items from firefighters at deadly fire scene
Philadelphia police are searching for the thieves who stole personal items, equipment and a private vehicle from firefighters in the Strawberry Mansion neighborhood while they were busy battling a deadly blaze.
Missing teen sought in Camden
CAMDEN, NJ — Police are searching for a 14-year-old boy reported missing from his home. Robert Redrow was last seen at his residence on the 500 block of Clinton Street in the Lanning Square neighborhood, according to the Camden County Police Department. Redrow is described as a Black male,...
Bill to expand Philly’s Rail Park on the old Reading train line clears a...
Neighbors and parks advocates have wanted to turn the abandoned Reading Railroad Viaduct into a park for two decades. A quarter-mile section opened in 2018, but plans to extend it were blocked by Reading’s contention.
Affordable housing project to be built on vacant North Philly lots
A $1.7 million grant from the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency will support the construction of 40 affordable homes on a mostly vacant and blighted block in North Philadelphia's Fairhill neighborhood. The grant was awarded to the Women's Community Revitalization Project, one of the city's leading developers of...
ICE Philadelphia Detains Noncitizen with Multiple Criminal Convictions Following Release from Pennsylvania Prison
On October 20, 2024, Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Philadelphia arrested Arnoldo Antonio Prieto-Lopez, a 51-year-old noncitizen from El Salvador. Prieto-Lopez previously held lawful permanent resident status. He was taken into custody after serving a federal sentence for possession of fentanyl with intent...
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and thePhiladelphia MLK Association still relevant
I still run into people who say to me, those old civil rights groups of the 1960s don’t matter anymore. I have some who say to me, “The only thing people know about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is that he had a dream.”. Of course, that’s ridiculous....
Krasner asks City Council for more funding to keep his DA staff from becoming...
From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know!. Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner appeared at a City Council hearing Monday, calling for increased funding to investigate crimes more thoroughly and arrest “big-time criminals,” while also...
Missing Juvenile Chloe Combs from the 35th District
The Philadelphia Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating missing juvenile Chloe Combs. Chloe, who is 14 years old, was last seen on November 28, 2025, at approximately 9:00 p.m., leaving her grandmother’s residence on the 5700 block of North 7th Street. She is 5’2” tall,...
