Philadelphia

U.S. 03/19/20, 09:17

In light of the CCP Virus, police in Philadelphia have suspended arrests for nonviolent crimes such as robbery, theft, carjacking, fraud, prostitution, and others involving drugs, and merchants are taking action against looting. "For the criminals in town, good to know" ...

U.S. 12/18/19, 06:33

A wounded delivery driver from FedEx turned the tables and killed an armed robber who shot him in a Philadelphia shootout, police said. The delivery driver, 32, was driving at 7:05 p.m. on Unruh Avenue's 600 block, on Tuesday, Dec. 17, ...

U.S. 11/07/19, 06:11

According to Philadelphia police, a 10-year-old boy was seriously injured after being shot in the head as he walked home from school on Wednesday, Nov. 7. It happened around 3:30 p.m. in the city's Frankford section. "She cupped his head and tried ...

U.S. 06/21/19, 16:28

Explosions and a blaze at the largest oil refinery on the East Coast sent a fireball into the sky and shook homes before dawn Friday, though authorities reported only a few minor injuries and said the air was safe to ...

U.S. 06/19/19, 20:58

Police Commissioner Richard Ross says 72 Philadelphia police officers have been placed on administrative duty amid an initial investigation into a national group's accusation of officers in at least five states posting racist and anti-Muslim comments on social media. Ross said ...

U.S. 06/18/19, 18:48

U.S. authorities seized 33,000 pounds, or 15,000 kilograms, of cocaine from a ship at Philadelphia's port in what they described as one of the largest drug busts in American history. They said the haul could have been worth more than $1 ...

U.S. 06/18/19, 16:55

The Latest on a large seizure of cocaine from a container ship in Philadelphia (all times local):5:55 p.m.The owner of a container ship where U.S. law enforcement officials say they found about 33,000 pounds (15,000 kilograms) worth of cocaine says ...

U.S. 06/12/19, 12:20

How do you move a priceless, 25,000-pound (11,340-kilogram) sphinx? Very carefully.The largest sphinx in the Western Hemisphere is on the move for the first time in nearly 100 years.The Penn Museum in Philadelphia is relocating its 3,000-year-old sphinx of Pharaoh ...

U.S. 06/11/19, 13:18

The Latest on a lawsuit filed in the United States over a 2017 London high-rise fire that killed 72 (all times local):2 p.m.Two of the companies that are being sued by victims of a London high-rise fire that killed 72 ...

U.S. 06/11/19, 05:12

An American lawyer known for winning huge legal awards over deadly construction accidents plans to hold a news conference in Philadelphia on the 2017 apartment fire in London that killed 72 people.The BBC has reported that more than 100 people ...

U.S. 06/10/19, 00:22

A flag that was carried into battle by a black Union regiment during the Civil War and hand-painted by an acclaimed African American artist is going up for auction in Pennsylvania.The 127th United States Colored Infantry Regiment's flag depicts a ...

U.S. 06/06/19, 16:24

A $55 million dollar donation has been given to the Philadelphia Orchestra, the largest gift in the orchestra's history.The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that a couple wishing to remain anonymous donated the money, which puts $50 million in the orchestra's endowment ...

U.S. 06/05/19, 18:26

Police departments in at least five states are investigating, and in some cases condemning, their officers' social media feeds after the weekend publication of a database that appears to catalog thousands of bigoted or violent posts by active-duty and former ...

Baseball 05/29/19, 22:57

Bryce Harper hit his 10th homer , his 200th career double and drove in four before fouling a ball off his foot and exiting in the fifth inning, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the St. Louis Cardinals 11-4 following a ...

Baseball 05/29/19, 22:25

Bryce Harper left Philadelphia's game against St. Louis on Wednesday night after he fouled a ball off his right foot.Harper nicked one off his foot with the Phillies leading 11-1 in the fifth inning. He continued the at-bat and flied ...

Baseball 05/29/19, 18:49

Phillies manager Gable Kapler could have draped a stethoscope around his neck in his office that seemed more fit for an urgent care."I have notes on injury stuff," Kapler said Wednesday, not long before Philadelphia's scheduled game against St. Louis ...

U.S. 05/29/19, 15:12

When Brett Miller first saw a live organ accompany a silent film — the 1925 version of Phantom of the Opera at the University of Pennsylvania's Irvine Auditorium — he was stunned."Oh, I want to do this," he thought to ...

Baseball 05/28/19, 21:29

Cesar Hernandez hit a go-ahead two-run homer, Nick Pivetta threw five tough innings and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the slumping St. Louis Cardinals 4-3 Tuesday night.Paul Goldschmidt and Marcell Ozuna hit homers in the first inning, but the Cardinals wasted ...

Sports 05/28/19, 12:05

Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Odubel Herrera has been placed on administrative leave by Major League Baseball following his arrest in a domestic violence case at an Atlantic City casino.The commissioner's office put Herrera on leave Tuesday, a day after his arrest ...

Sports 05/27/19, 16:19

Sitting at the podium for the postgame press conference, Matt Moore and Michael Kraus bobbed their head along as music blared down the hall.They were eager to rejoin their teammates for a celebration eight years in the making.Moore scored four ...