Tacony-Palmyra Bridge closed for hours after ship hits it

The bridge was struck shortly after 1 p.m., officials said. The cause of the accident was under investigation.

November thunderstorms are unusual, occurring about once every two years in Philly.

While investigators did not assign blame, their documents offer new insight into the flawed response surrounding a blast that killed three people and injured 20 others just before last Christmas.

The gunman has been identified as a doctor locked in a dispute with building management over mold and moisture problems in his penthouse.

The launch comes months after the company acquired the parking-reservation app SpotHero for about $600 million.

His office will conduct a full review into the death of the 10-year-old and use the office's authority to suggest changes to child welfare policy.

Campaign leaders say what's started as public awareness could escalate into financial pressure on companies that do business at the airport

The new law would effectively end the market in Philadelphia entirely. A kratom seller and industry group have challenged the ordinance in court.

Spain’s interim lower house of parliament has ratified housing measures designed to limit evictions and real estate speculation

Officials say providing firefighter housing is a key recruitment and retention tool as volunteer participation lags and calls for service rise.

Michael Comer, 25, has been charged with attempted murder, burglary, and unlawfully placing a child at risk in connection with the disappearance of Koah Sharp, who survived.

Gender-based violence is an urgent social issue in Peru, which recorded 1,261 femicide victims between 2016 and 2024, according to the National Institute of Statistics and Informatics.

Officials and analysts say Kyiv's badly damaged energy system is increasingly struggling to withstand attacks, putting the country’s resilience to another test.

The Philly Tree Plan calls for the city to grow its shrinking tree canopy, which ranges from 5% to 45% depending on the neighborhood.

The strike that hit Nasser Hospital’s surgical wing killed six people, including a surgeon and a 13-year-old boy, and heavily damaged operating rooms and patient wards.

Vance’s outreach effort to Iran was one of the ways in which he was trying to resolve the war — and potentially rescue his chances of a successful 2028 presidential run.

Rocky Balboa 50th anniversary celebration events will bring road closures to Center City and the Benjamin Franklin Parkway around the Art Museum this weekend.

With the state board of education not expected to vote on new cut scores until next week, the Philadelphia school district is now accepting applications for selective schools through Dec. 16.

The new inquiry is one of a vast array of investigations planned into the Trump administration after Democrats regained control of the House and Senate from Republicans in the midterm elections.

Embiid briefly left the game in the first quarter after knocking knees with Toronto's Ja’Kobe Walter, but returned and scored 20 points. The Sixers are now 3-0 without LeBron James in the lineup.

Starbucks workers have been organizing for years and are seeking their first union contract.

As Gopuff looks to compete with AI-delivery rivals, the company says its new Grok Bot interface will aid deliveries in as little as 15 minutes.

Concerns about overdiagnosis and overtreatment had driven a shift away from routine screening. But advances in clinical trials and diagnostic tools have prompted a reassessment in its favor.

Ertz was as essential to the USWNT's 2015 and 2019 World Cup titles as all the star attackers. She was surprised with the honor by her husband Zach and their sons at the Eagles' practice facility.

New installation honors those ‘killed, wounded, captured or missing’ during Civil War’s deadliest battle