Crime & Justice15-year-old boy dies after being shot and then dumped from car in Northeast PhillyPolice found the boy unresponsive in the rear driveway of the the 6300 block of Revere Street, police said.
Crime & Justice15-year-old boy dies after being shot and then dumped from car in Northeast PhillyPolice found the boy unresponsive in the rear driveway of the the 6300 block of Revere Street, police said.
NewsThe ‘Parker piles’ of trash take their toll as residents navigate pest control and dumpster feuds in the DC 33 strike
NewsThe ‘Parker piles’ of trash take their toll as residents navigate pest control and dumpster feuds in the DC 33 strike
Real EstateHistoric South Philly churches designed by Frank Furness slated for very different futures19th Street Baptist Church is being demolished, while Shiloh Baptist Church will be preserved for generations to come.
Real EstateHistoric South Philly churches designed by Frank Furness slated for very different futures19th Street Baptist Church is being demolished, while Shiloh Baptist Church will be preserved for generations to come.
PhiladelphiaMedical Examiner’s Office employees are ordered back to work after bodies piled up in storage during strikeThe District Council 33 strike increases the risk that bodies remain in homes and outdoors during hot summer days, conditions that accelerate decomposition, city attorneys said.
PhiladelphiaMedical Examiner’s Office employees are ordered back to work after bodies piled up in storage during strikeThe District Council 33 strike increases the risk that bodies remain in homes and outdoors during hot summer days, conditions that accelerate decomposition, city attorneys said.
ObituariesDiane Gibbons Dodds, longtime Radnor Township School District archivist, library aide, and teacher, has died at 87For more than a decade, she helped teachers and students dig into the archives for class projects. She also worked with residents to recover personal information and research family history.
ObituariesDiane Gibbons Dodds, longtime Radnor Township School District archivist, library aide, and teacher, has died at 87For more than a decade, she helped teachers and students dig into the archives for class projects. She also worked with residents to recover personal information and research family history.
Crime & JusticeMan held in Philly prison beaten by another incarcerated manThe incarcerated man, Shawn Mays, suffered a broken jaw that needed to be wired and a broken orbital bone, prison records show.
Crime & JusticeMan held in Philly prison beaten by another incarcerated manThe incarcerated man, Shawn Mays, suffered a broken jaw that needed to be wired and a broken orbital bone, prison records show.
Crime & JusticeOff-duty homicide detective who shot and killed a man in 2024 is cleared of wrongdoing, sources sayLaw enforcement sources and attorneys for Robert Jones's family said no weapon was recovered on Jones or in his car at the scene of the fatal shooting.
Crime & JusticeOff-duty homicide detective who shot and killed a man in 2024 is cleared of wrongdoing, sources sayLaw enforcement sources and attorneys for Robert Jones's family said no weapon was recovered on Jones or in his car at the scene of the fatal shooting.
CommercialA dozen new Pilates studios are set to open in Philly and its suburbs in the coming years The Miami-based chain said it expects to expand into "targeted neighborhoods," including Ardmore, Cherry Hill, Fishtown, Radnor, and West Chester.
CommercialA dozen new Pilates studios are set to open in Philly and its suburbs in the coming years The Miami-based chain said it expects to expand into "targeted neighborhoods," including Ardmore, Cherry Hill, Fishtown, Radnor, and West Chester.
EducationLa Salle warned accreditation could be in jeopardyLa Salle President Daniel J. Allen said in a campus message that university officials are well aware of the financial challenges the school faces and are taking appropriate steps to address them.
EducationLa Salle warned accreditation could be in jeopardyLa Salle President Daniel J. Allen said in a campus message that university officials are well aware of the financial challenges the school faces and are taking appropriate steps to address them.
HistoryPhilly’s 1986 strike left 45,000 tons of ‘stinking, maggot-laced garbage.’ Here’s what it looked like.District Council 33 was on strike for nearly three weeks in 1986. The trash on Philadelphia streets a few days into the current strike could just be the beginning.
HistoryPhilly’s 1986 strike left 45,000 tons of ‘stinking, maggot-laced garbage.’ Here’s what it looked like.District Council 33 was on strike for nearly three weeks in 1986. The trash on Philadelphia streets a few days into the current strike could just be the beginning.
Philadelphia PoliticsDC 33 made concessions in 1992. Decades of resentment since led to Philadelphia’s current city worker strike.Many AFSCME DC 33 members have been itching for the union to take a dramatic stand against the city ever since then-Mayor Rendell won concessions in a 1992 contract. On Tuesday, they got their wish.
Philadelphia PoliticsDC 33 made concessions in 1992. Decades of resentment since led to Philadelphia’s current city worker strike.Many AFSCME DC 33 members have been itching for the union to take a dramatic stand against the city ever since then-Mayor Rendell won concessions in a 1992 contract. On Tuesday, they got their wish.
PhiladelphiaPhilly DC 33 strike: Where to drop off your trash and recycling Philadelphia set up over 60 drop-off sites for residents to bring their garbage as collection workers strike.
PhiladelphiaPhilly DC 33 strike: Where to drop off your trash and recycling Philadelphia set up over 60 drop-off sites for residents to bring their garbage as collection workers strike.
PhiladelphiaFree Library branches are closed amid the DC 33 strikeAlmost all Free Library branches shut down Tuesday, as librarians resisted crossing picket lines. Most other library workers are members of DC 33.
PhiladelphiaFree Library branches are closed amid the DC 33 strikeAlmost all Free Library branches shut down Tuesday, as librarians resisted crossing picket lines. Most other library workers are members of DC 33.
PhiladelphiaPhilly strike updates: Trash piling up; Parker says DC 33 leaders declined to negotiate today; protesters block Eakins OvalTrash has continued to pile up around Philadelphia ahead of July Fourth celebrations as the strike by AFSCME District Council 33 workers is in its third day.
PhiladelphiaPhilly strike updates: Trash piling up; Parker says DC 33 leaders declined to negotiate today; protesters block Eakins OvalTrash has continued to pile up around Philadelphia ahead of July Fourth celebrations as the strike by AFSCME District Council 33 workers is in its third day.
NewsNo, Mayor Parker didn’t give herself ‘a 9% raise’ — but she did dole out big raises to aidesMayor Cherelle L. Parker rejected a false claim from striking workers that she gave herself a 9% pay raise – although her pay has increased.
NewsNo, Mayor Parker didn’t give herself ‘a 9% raise’ — but she did dole out big raises to aidesMayor Cherelle L. Parker rejected a false claim from striking workers that she gave herself a 9% pay raise – although her pay has increased.
NewsTrash and frustrations mount, but talks resume, as the DC 33 strike continuesDumpsters in Philadelphia are rapidly filled and overflowing, and 200,000 people are a mile or more away from the nearest one.
NewsTrash and frustrations mount, but talks resume, as the DC 33 strike continuesDumpsters in Philadelphia are rapidly filled and overflowing, and 200,000 people are a mile or more away from the nearest one.
NewsPictures of the Red, White, & Blue To-Do paradeThe Philadelphia Historic District 250th Committee presented the second annual Red, White, & Blue To-Do celebration on Wednesday, July 2, 2025.
NewsPictures of the Red, White, & Blue To-Do paradeThe Philadelphia Historic District 250th Committee presented the second annual Red, White, & Blue To-Do celebration on Wednesday, July 2, 2025.
