HolmesburgThe death of 16-year-old Christa Lewis at a carnival shocked the city on this week in Philly historyThe 16-year-old honor student was hanging out with friends at the Russ Park event when she was killed on May 3, 1996.Tommy Rowan Two men armed with rifles stole cash from armored truck in Philadelphia, police sayJillian Kramer It's the first day of spring, which means free Rita's water iceBeatrice Forman Who benefits — and who pays — in Mayor Cherelle Parker’s new Philadelphia budget planAnna Orso and Sean Collins Walsh Mayor Cherelle Parker’s new budget plan includes fees on Uber and Amazon, 1,000 homeless shelter beds, and $200M for addiction recoverySean Collins Walsh and Anna Orso AdvertisementPhilip C. Ricci, retired Catholic monsignor and founding pastor emeritus of Mary, Mother of the Redeemer Parish in North Wales, has died at 90He officiated at hundreds of weddings, baptisms, and funerals, served as a mentor to other priests, and was, according to one parishioner, “our guiding light in the darkness.”Gary Miles A family is suing Philadelphia over the death of a man in jail custodySeveral other families in recent years have sued Philadelphia jails, saying their loved ones did not receive adequate medical care for drug-related issues.Aubrey Whelan Two teen boys hospitalized in separate shootings Sunday nightThe two teenagers are in stable condition after shootings occurred in Holmesburg and South Philadelphia.Henry Savage The start of Philly’s school year is shaping up to be a doozy with SEPTA cuts and a looming PFT contract deadlineSome Philly students will face commutes so long due to SEPTA bus service cuts that their parents are considering moving in order to help them get to school.Kristen A. Graham Bruce L. Castor, longtime law partner at Ballard Spahr, has died at 95He joined the law firm of Ballard, Spahr, Andrews, and Ingersoll in 1956, and became partner in 1965 and managing partner in 1979. Gary Miles A West Philly pastor has dedicated his life to mentoring teens accused of murder, the kids ‘typically nobody else loves’West Philadelphia pastor Damone Jones has dedicated his life to guiding and supporting children charged with murder. Ellie Rushing Philly Democratic strategist has a Tesla destroyed to protest Musk and MAGAAs they smashed the Tesla, people cheered, venomously cursed Elon Musk, then — unexpectedly — chanted, “Go, Birds,” as though proving that any occasion is worth celebrating the Eagles.Alfred Lubrano An inside look at the new $40 million recycling plant for PhiladelphiaWaste Management says the 57,860-square-foot materials recovery facility will to be able to handle not only Philadelphia’s recycling, but parts of surrounding suburban counties.Frank Kummer Huge new warehouse is planned in Holmesburg next to the former prison The giant speculative warehouse is the latest sign of industry expansion in the area.Jake Blumgart Donald Trump’s Butler visit marks his last campaign stop before the RNC. Could he announce his VP pick there?Trump's Butler visit will be his first trip to a Pa. county he won in 2020, and it's happening amid building speculation of who the former president will pick to be his running mate.Fallon Roth Trump’s surrogates reached out to Black voters in Philly with cigars and cognacThe Biden campaign wasted no time blasting Trump's campaign for not having any Black Pennsylvanians speak at an earlier event.Julia Terruso and Sean Collins Walsh Here’s when the city plans to clean your neighborhood as part of Mayor Parker’s ‘clean and green’ initiative Lower Northeast Philadelphia neighborhoods like Frankford and Bridesburg and parts of Kensington will be the first.Sean Collins Walsh Child and 2 adults found dead in Holmesburg house, with carbon monoxide poisoning suspectedPolice and Fire Department personnel responded around 1 p.m. to a house on the 4000 block of Ashburner Street and found the three people dead inside.Michelle Myers and Robert Moran Philadelphia prison escape: One inmate arrested, search continues for second; prisoner who served as lookout will be chargedNasir Grant, 24, was taken into custody after a car stop on the 2800 block of W. Dauphin Street, the U.S. Marshals said.Chris Palmer, Samantha Melamed, Ellie Rushing, Rob Tornoe, Lynette Hazelton, and Nick Vadala Even after an inmate escape in their backyard, neighbors say Philly jail is ‘easy enough to ignore’Residents in the Holmesburg neighborhood generally went about their Friday business as usual as the city searched for an inmate who escaped from the jail in their backyard.Ximena Conde See more storiesAdvertisement
The death of 16-year-old Christa Lewis at a carnival shocked the city on this week in Philly historyThe 16-year-old honor student was hanging out with friends at the Russ Park event when she was killed on May 3, 1996.Tommy Rowan
The death of 16-year-old Christa Lewis at a carnival shocked the city on this week in Philly historyThe 16-year-old honor student was hanging out with friends at the Russ Park event when she was killed on May 3, 1996.Tommy Rowan
Who benefits — and who pays — in Mayor Cherelle Parker’s new Philadelphia budget planAnna Orso and Sean Collins Walsh
Who benefits — and who pays — in Mayor Cherelle Parker’s new Philadelphia budget planAnna Orso and Sean Collins Walsh
Mayor Cherelle Parker’s new budget plan includes fees on Uber and Amazon, 1,000 homeless shelter beds, and $200M for addiction recoverySean Collins Walsh and Anna Orso
Mayor Cherelle Parker’s new budget plan includes fees on Uber and Amazon, 1,000 homeless shelter beds, and $200M for addiction recoverySean Collins Walsh and Anna Orso
Philip C. Ricci, retired Catholic monsignor and founding pastor emeritus of Mary, Mother of the Redeemer Parish in North Wales, has died at 90He officiated at hundreds of weddings, baptisms, and funerals, served as a mentor to other priests, and was, according to one parishioner, “our guiding light in the darkness.”Gary Miles
Philip C. Ricci, retired Catholic monsignor and founding pastor emeritus of Mary, Mother of the Redeemer Parish in North Wales, has died at 90He officiated at hundreds of weddings, baptisms, and funerals, served as a mentor to other priests, and was, according to one parishioner, “our guiding light in the darkness.”Gary Miles
A family is suing Philadelphia over the death of a man in jail custodySeveral other families in recent years have sued Philadelphia jails, saying their loved ones did not receive adequate medical care for drug-related issues.Aubrey Whelan
A family is suing Philadelphia over the death of a man in jail custodySeveral other families in recent years have sued Philadelphia jails, saying their loved ones did not receive adequate medical care for drug-related issues.Aubrey Whelan
Two teen boys hospitalized in separate shootings Sunday nightThe two teenagers are in stable condition after shootings occurred in Holmesburg and South Philadelphia.Henry Savage
Two teen boys hospitalized in separate shootings Sunday nightThe two teenagers are in stable condition after shootings occurred in Holmesburg and South Philadelphia.Henry Savage
The start of Philly’s school year is shaping up to be a doozy with SEPTA cuts and a looming PFT contract deadlineSome Philly students will face commutes so long due to SEPTA bus service cuts that their parents are considering moving in order to help them get to school.Kristen A. Graham
The start of Philly’s school year is shaping up to be a doozy with SEPTA cuts and a looming PFT contract deadlineSome Philly students will face commutes so long due to SEPTA bus service cuts that their parents are considering moving in order to help them get to school.Kristen A. Graham
Bruce L. Castor, longtime law partner at Ballard Spahr, has died at 95He joined the law firm of Ballard, Spahr, Andrews, and Ingersoll in 1956, and became partner in 1965 and managing partner in 1979. Gary Miles
Bruce L. Castor, longtime law partner at Ballard Spahr, has died at 95He joined the law firm of Ballard, Spahr, Andrews, and Ingersoll in 1956, and became partner in 1965 and managing partner in 1979. Gary Miles
A West Philly pastor has dedicated his life to mentoring teens accused of murder, the kids ‘typically nobody else loves’West Philadelphia pastor Damone Jones has dedicated his life to guiding and supporting children charged with murder. Ellie Rushing
A West Philly pastor has dedicated his life to mentoring teens accused of murder, the kids ‘typically nobody else loves’West Philadelphia pastor Damone Jones has dedicated his life to guiding and supporting children charged with murder. Ellie Rushing
Philly Democratic strategist has a Tesla destroyed to protest Musk and MAGAAs they smashed the Tesla, people cheered, venomously cursed Elon Musk, then — unexpectedly — chanted, “Go, Birds,” as though proving that any occasion is worth celebrating the Eagles.Alfred Lubrano
Philly Democratic strategist has a Tesla destroyed to protest Musk and MAGAAs they smashed the Tesla, people cheered, venomously cursed Elon Musk, then — unexpectedly — chanted, “Go, Birds,” as though proving that any occasion is worth celebrating the Eagles.Alfred Lubrano
An inside look at the new $40 million recycling plant for PhiladelphiaWaste Management says the 57,860-square-foot materials recovery facility will to be able to handle not only Philadelphia’s recycling, but parts of surrounding suburban counties.Frank Kummer
An inside look at the new $40 million recycling plant for PhiladelphiaWaste Management says the 57,860-square-foot materials recovery facility will to be able to handle not only Philadelphia’s recycling, but parts of surrounding suburban counties.Frank Kummer
Huge new warehouse is planned in Holmesburg next to the former prison The giant speculative warehouse is the latest sign of industry expansion in the area.Jake Blumgart
Huge new warehouse is planned in Holmesburg next to the former prison The giant speculative warehouse is the latest sign of industry expansion in the area.Jake Blumgart
Donald Trump’s Butler visit marks his last campaign stop before the RNC. Could he announce his VP pick there?Trump's Butler visit will be his first trip to a Pa. county he won in 2020, and it's happening amid building speculation of who the former president will pick to be his running mate.Fallon Roth
Donald Trump’s Butler visit marks his last campaign stop before the RNC. Could he announce his VP pick there?Trump's Butler visit will be his first trip to a Pa. county he won in 2020, and it's happening amid building speculation of who the former president will pick to be his running mate.Fallon Roth
Trump’s surrogates reached out to Black voters in Philly with cigars and cognacThe Biden campaign wasted no time blasting Trump's campaign for not having any Black Pennsylvanians speak at an earlier event.Julia Terruso and Sean Collins Walsh
Trump’s surrogates reached out to Black voters in Philly with cigars and cognacThe Biden campaign wasted no time blasting Trump's campaign for not having any Black Pennsylvanians speak at an earlier event.Julia Terruso and Sean Collins Walsh
Here’s when the city plans to clean your neighborhood as part of Mayor Parker’s ‘clean and green’ initiative Lower Northeast Philadelphia neighborhoods like Frankford and Bridesburg and parts of Kensington will be the first.Sean Collins Walsh
Here’s when the city plans to clean your neighborhood as part of Mayor Parker’s ‘clean and green’ initiative Lower Northeast Philadelphia neighborhoods like Frankford and Bridesburg and parts of Kensington will be the first.Sean Collins Walsh
Child and 2 adults found dead in Holmesburg house, with carbon monoxide poisoning suspectedPolice and Fire Department personnel responded around 1 p.m. to a house on the 4000 block of Ashburner Street and found the three people dead inside.Michelle Myers and Robert Moran
Child and 2 adults found dead in Holmesburg house, with carbon monoxide poisoning suspectedPolice and Fire Department personnel responded around 1 p.m. to a house on the 4000 block of Ashburner Street and found the three people dead inside.Michelle Myers and Robert Moran
Philadelphia prison escape: One inmate arrested, search continues for second; prisoner who served as lookout will be chargedNasir Grant, 24, was taken into custody after a car stop on the 2800 block of W. Dauphin Street, the U.S. Marshals said.Chris Palmer, Samantha Melamed, Ellie Rushing, Rob Tornoe, Lynette Hazelton, and Nick Vadala
Philadelphia prison escape: One inmate arrested, search continues for second; prisoner who served as lookout will be chargedNasir Grant, 24, was taken into custody after a car stop on the 2800 block of W. Dauphin Street, the U.S. Marshals said.Chris Palmer, Samantha Melamed, Ellie Rushing, Rob Tornoe, Lynette Hazelton, and Nick Vadala
Even after an inmate escape in their backyard, neighbors say Philly jail is ‘easy enough to ignore’Residents in the Holmesburg neighborhood generally went about their Friday business as usual as the city searched for an inmate who escaped from the jail in their backyard.Ximena Conde
Even after an inmate escape in their backyard, neighbors say Philly jail is ‘easy enough to ignore’Residents in the Holmesburg neighborhood generally went about their Friday business as usual as the city searched for an inmate who escaped from the jail in their backyard.Ximena Conde
