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A mural celebrating the history of the Philadelphia Phillies could be in jeopardy as developer PMC Property Group seeks to build a 31-story residential tower at the Walnut Street site where artist David McShane painted the mural in 2015.
One of the owners of Bucks County-based Hayday Farms was carjacked in Northeast Philadelphia while driving to the weekly Sunday farmers market at Headhouse Square in Society Hill on Aug. 16. After the incident, the farmers market community rallied to raise more than $11,000 to support Hayday Farms.
Philadelphia police are investigating the thefts of a Lamborghini and a Porsche at a parking garage in Old City onThursday morning. A pair of suspects threatened an attendant at gunpoint and stole the keys to the luxury cars, police said.
Zymire Hughes, 22, has been identified by Philadelphia police as the man who allegedly harassed people near City Hall last week while wearing a Halloween mask. He is still at large, and investigators believe he might have fled Pennsylvania.
New documents from the National Transportation Safety Board offer insights into the agency's investigation of the medical jet that crashed in Northeast Philadelphia in 2025, killing all six people on board and two others on the ground.
The School District of Philadelphia leaves it up each principal to decide how to address students using cellphones in class, and each one has their own tactic — from using Yondr pouches to metal cabinets.
Philadelphia on Thursday was named one of three finalists to host the 2028 Democratic National Convention. Denver and Boston are also still in the running. The last time Philadelphia hosted the event was 2016.
Basir Blow, 26, has pleaded guilty to an armed carjacking and assaulting two correction officers at Federal Detention Center in Philadelphia with their own pepper spray. He faces a max sentence of life in prison.
Philadelphia police released photos of a man they say vandalized the 'OY/YO' statue outside of the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History last week.
Look inside the 30,000-square-foot space at 1105 Frankford Ave. in Fishtown that has been transformed into Cannonball Club — a car storage facility and private social club that includes a cafe, bar and co-working area.
Agostino Abbatiello, 24, the alleged leader of a cocaine ring that operated out of Penn State University fraternities, turned himself in Tuesday. He is among 14 people facing charges for their alleged involvement.
U.S. News & World Report has ranked Julia R. Masterman School in Philadelphia at No. 3 in its annual list of the best public high schools in America. Downingtown STEM Academy was No. 19.
