Philadelphia Police DepartmentAnti-ICE activists question why Philly police showed up at their meeting. The department is investigating.“I don’t know a reason that would have justified the officer walking into the premises,” a police staff inspector said.Jeff Gammage and Jillian Kramer Philly 9/11 responders inhaled a ‘witch’s brew’ of toxic dust. Now they’re sick with deadly diseases.Wendy Ruderman A Philly man who was serving life in prison for murder will be released after yearslong legal appealJesse Bunch OpinionNote to cops: Don’t drive away from a person lying in the roadJenice Armstrong | Columnist An officer failed to help a man lying in the road minutes before he was killed by a hit-and-run driver, Philly police sayMax Marin and Ximena Conde AdvertisementDA Larry Krasner asks victims of Chucky-style mask incidents to come forwardKrasner said prosecutors are reviewing as many as 15 other incidents in which people reported that a man in a Chucky-style mask terrorized them in Center City.Jillian Kramer Hiring a Philly cop once took nearly a year. A new system finishes the job in less than two months. Law enforcement agencies are competing to hire applicants who may apply to up to half a dozen departments before choosing where to begin their careers. Jesse Bunch A newly formed nonprofit is trying to shut down a Gayborhood bar, claiming it’s a ‘public nuisance’Behind the lawsuit is attorney Michael van der Veen, a Center City attorney who was part of President Donald Trump’s defense team during his 2021 impeachment, and says he was assaulted outside Bar X. Abraham Gutman and Zoe Greenberg Philadelphia paid $2.3 million to victims of a retired police officer who is behind bars for sexual assaultThe city settled a 2024 lawsuit brought by two women who were assaulted by Patrick Heron when they were 9 and 11 years old. Abraham Gutman A 61-year-old woman was killed, another man injured, in North Philly shootingAfter a weekend with multiple shootings in Philadelphia, a 61-year-old woman was shot and killed on her porch in North Philly.Henry Savage A father is searching for answers after lawyers say a police pursuit of an ATV ended in his son’s deathSterling Jones, 22, died after his ATV struck an Uber driver in May. Lawyers for Jones' father say police should not have been pursuing him in the first place. Jesse Bunch Inside the scramble to save Philadelphia’s only free sexual assault exam centerFor more than a year, the fate of the Philadelphia Sexual Assault Response Center lurched from one near-miss to the next, kept alive by emergency city money and a reluctant university.Jillian Kramer and Anna Orso A man was found engulfed in flames on Kensington AvenueA 34-year-old man was found engulfed in flames on Kensington Avenue. While the fire was ruled "non-suspicious," police are investigating.Henry Savage Excavation begins at Olney house at center of missing women caseThe home of Eugene Albert Horsch on West Chew Avenue has been connected to the disappearances of at least two women.Nick Vadala and Michelle Myers One of DA Larry Krasner’s top advisers once sent $100 to a man in prison for murder who’s now appealing his conviction. It’s under investigation.G. Lamar Stewart said he donated his own money to a man in prison who runs an mentorship organization for other incarcerated men.Ellie Rushing A missing teen was killed by a CSX freight train in Northeast PhiladelphiaA CSX train on Monday struck and killed Abdusalom Babaev, 15, who had been reported missing the night before. Police are investigating.Henry Savage Memorial honoring woman killed by drunk driver moved hours after its installation on Spruce StreetThe city said it wasn’t done by its crews, and the memorial barrier was later recovered in an alleyway nearby.Henry Savage Police officers in North Philadelphia’s 22nd District failed to record nearly three-quarters of encounters, audit findsAn audit by the city's Citizens Police Oversight Commission of four police districts found 22nd District officers activated their cameras the least. Jillian Kramer Police searched Olney home last summer, but drugs — not missing women — were the focusThe police report made no mention of missing women, despite the fact that relatives and friends had told police years earlier that at least two women who stayed there had vanished.Max Marin, Ryan W. Briggs, Ellie Rushing, and Barbara Laker Pa. Attorney General Dave Sunday talks Supreme Court’s Krasner ruling, abortion appeal The high court recently gave Sunday's office unprecedented authority over the DA's post-conviction review process. He discussed that ruling and more in an interview with The Inquirer. Jesse Bunch See more storiesAdvertisement
Anti-ICE activists question why Philly police showed up at their meeting. The department is investigating.“I don’t know a reason that would have justified the officer walking into the premises,” a police staff inspector said.Jeff Gammage and Jillian Kramer
Anti-ICE activists question why Philly police showed up at their meeting. The department is investigating.“I don’t know a reason that would have justified the officer walking into the premises,” a police staff inspector said.Jeff Gammage and Jillian Kramer
Philly 9/11 responders inhaled a ‘witch’s brew’ of toxic dust. Now they’re sick with deadly diseases.Wendy Ruderman
Philly 9/11 responders inhaled a ‘witch’s brew’ of toxic dust. Now they’re sick with deadly diseases.Wendy Ruderman
A Philly man who was serving life in prison for murder will be released after yearslong legal appealJesse Bunch
A Philly man who was serving life in prison for murder will be released after yearslong legal appealJesse Bunch
An officer failed to help a man lying in the road minutes before he was killed by a hit-and-run driver, Philly police sayMax Marin and Ximena Conde
An officer failed to help a man lying in the road minutes before he was killed by a hit-and-run driver, Philly police sayMax Marin and Ximena Conde
DA Larry Krasner asks victims of Chucky-style mask incidents to come forwardKrasner said prosecutors are reviewing as many as 15 other incidents in which people reported that a man in a Chucky-style mask terrorized them in Center City.Jillian Kramer
DA Larry Krasner asks victims of Chucky-style mask incidents to come forwardKrasner said prosecutors are reviewing as many as 15 other incidents in which people reported that a man in a Chucky-style mask terrorized them in Center City.Jillian Kramer
Hiring a Philly cop once took nearly a year. A new system finishes the job in less than two months. Law enforcement agencies are competing to hire applicants who may apply to up to half a dozen departments before choosing where to begin their careers. Jesse Bunch
Hiring a Philly cop once took nearly a year. A new system finishes the job in less than two months. Law enforcement agencies are competing to hire applicants who may apply to up to half a dozen departments before choosing where to begin their careers. Jesse Bunch
A newly formed nonprofit is trying to shut down a Gayborhood bar, claiming it’s a ‘public nuisance’Behind the lawsuit is attorney Michael van der Veen, a Center City attorney who was part of President Donald Trump’s defense team during his 2021 impeachment, and says he was assaulted outside Bar X. Abraham Gutman and Zoe Greenberg
A newly formed nonprofit is trying to shut down a Gayborhood bar, claiming it’s a ‘public nuisance’Behind the lawsuit is attorney Michael van der Veen, a Center City attorney who was part of President Donald Trump’s defense team during his 2021 impeachment, and says he was assaulted outside Bar X. Abraham Gutman and Zoe Greenberg
Philadelphia paid $2.3 million to victims of a retired police officer who is behind bars for sexual assaultThe city settled a 2024 lawsuit brought by two women who were assaulted by Patrick Heron when they were 9 and 11 years old. Abraham Gutman
Philadelphia paid $2.3 million to victims of a retired police officer who is behind bars for sexual assaultThe city settled a 2024 lawsuit brought by two women who were assaulted by Patrick Heron when they were 9 and 11 years old. Abraham Gutman
A 61-year-old woman was killed, another man injured, in North Philly shootingAfter a weekend with multiple shootings in Philadelphia, a 61-year-old woman was shot and killed on her porch in North Philly.Henry Savage
A 61-year-old woman was killed, another man injured, in North Philly shootingAfter a weekend with multiple shootings in Philadelphia, a 61-year-old woman was shot and killed on her porch in North Philly.Henry Savage
A father is searching for answers after lawyers say a police pursuit of an ATV ended in his son’s deathSterling Jones, 22, died after his ATV struck an Uber driver in May. Lawyers for Jones' father say police should not have been pursuing him in the first place. Jesse Bunch
A father is searching for answers after lawyers say a police pursuit of an ATV ended in his son’s deathSterling Jones, 22, died after his ATV struck an Uber driver in May. Lawyers for Jones' father say police should not have been pursuing him in the first place. Jesse Bunch
Inside the scramble to save Philadelphia’s only free sexual assault exam centerFor more than a year, the fate of the Philadelphia Sexual Assault Response Center lurched from one near-miss to the next, kept alive by emergency city money and a reluctant university.Jillian Kramer and Anna Orso
Inside the scramble to save Philadelphia’s only free sexual assault exam centerFor more than a year, the fate of the Philadelphia Sexual Assault Response Center lurched from one near-miss to the next, kept alive by emergency city money and a reluctant university.Jillian Kramer and Anna Orso
A man was found engulfed in flames on Kensington AvenueA 34-year-old man was found engulfed in flames on Kensington Avenue. While the fire was ruled "non-suspicious," police are investigating.Henry Savage
A man was found engulfed in flames on Kensington AvenueA 34-year-old man was found engulfed in flames on Kensington Avenue. While the fire was ruled "non-suspicious," police are investigating.Henry Savage
Excavation begins at Olney house at center of missing women caseThe home of Eugene Albert Horsch on West Chew Avenue has been connected to the disappearances of at least two women.Nick Vadala and Michelle Myers
Excavation begins at Olney house at center of missing women caseThe home of Eugene Albert Horsch on West Chew Avenue has been connected to the disappearances of at least two women.Nick Vadala and Michelle Myers
One of DA Larry Krasner’s top advisers once sent $100 to a man in prison for murder who’s now appealing his conviction. It’s under investigation.G. Lamar Stewart said he donated his own money to a man in prison who runs an mentorship organization for other incarcerated men.Ellie Rushing
One of DA Larry Krasner’s top advisers once sent $100 to a man in prison for murder who’s now appealing his conviction. It’s under investigation.G. Lamar Stewart said he donated his own money to a man in prison who runs an mentorship organization for other incarcerated men.Ellie Rushing
A missing teen was killed by a CSX freight train in Northeast PhiladelphiaA CSX train on Monday struck and killed Abdusalom Babaev, 15, who had been reported missing the night before. Police are investigating.Henry Savage
A missing teen was killed by a CSX freight train in Northeast PhiladelphiaA CSX train on Monday struck and killed Abdusalom Babaev, 15, who had been reported missing the night before. Police are investigating.Henry Savage
Memorial honoring woman killed by drunk driver moved hours after its installation on Spruce StreetThe city said it wasn’t done by its crews, and the memorial barrier was later recovered in an alleyway nearby.Henry Savage
Memorial honoring woman killed by drunk driver moved hours after its installation on Spruce StreetThe city said it wasn’t done by its crews, and the memorial barrier was later recovered in an alleyway nearby.Henry Savage
Police officers in North Philadelphia’s 22nd District failed to record nearly three-quarters of encounters, audit findsAn audit by the city's Citizens Police Oversight Commission of four police districts found 22nd District officers activated their cameras the least. Jillian Kramer
Police officers in North Philadelphia’s 22nd District failed to record nearly three-quarters of encounters, audit findsAn audit by the city's Citizens Police Oversight Commission of four police districts found 22nd District officers activated their cameras the least. Jillian Kramer
Police searched Olney home last summer, but drugs — not missing women — were the focusThe police report made no mention of missing women, despite the fact that relatives and friends had told police years earlier that at least two women who stayed there had vanished.Max Marin, Ryan W. Briggs, Ellie Rushing, and Barbara Laker
Police searched Olney home last summer, but drugs — not missing women — were the focusThe police report made no mention of missing women, despite the fact that relatives and friends had told police years earlier that at least two women who stayed there had vanished.Max Marin, Ryan W. Briggs, Ellie Rushing, and Barbara Laker
Pa. Attorney General Dave Sunday talks Supreme Court’s Krasner ruling, abortion appeal The high court recently gave Sunday's office unprecedented authority over the DA's post-conviction review process. He discussed that ruling and more in an interview with The Inquirer. Jesse Bunch
Pa. Attorney General Dave Sunday talks Supreme Court’s Krasner ruling, abortion appeal The high court recently gave Sunday's office unprecedented authority over the DA's post-conviction review process. He discussed that ruling and more in an interview with The Inquirer. Jesse Bunch
