WynnefieldMicroburst storms caused unprecedented tree damage in some Philly-area neighborhoodsIsolated instances of high winds primarily impacted parts of Philadelphia and Montgomery County, knocking down hundreds of trees within minutes.Nick Vadala, Frank Kummer, and Nate File A West Philly man was sentenced to up to 40 months in prison for seeking to make bombs in support of a terror groupChris Palmer Why did a firearms instructor who promoted gun safety shoot three Philly cops? Those who knew him struggle for answers.Jesse Bunch Officer wounded in fatal West Philly shooting released from hospital, as questions about the incident remainJillian Kramer, Jesse Bunch, and Ellie Rushing Three Philadelphia police officers were wounded in a shooting late Saturday. The gunman was a retired firefighter.Ellie Rushing, Brett Sholtis, Maggie Prosser, and Barbara Laker AdvertisementShe bought a new construction townhouse near City Avenue. Her inspector still found 100 things to fix. | How I Bought This HouseHeather Ong thought new construction would spare her from having to do major repairs. One year later, she is still fixing things.Abigail Covington Simpson House, a Philadelphia retirement and nursing home founded in 1865, is being soldThe buyer is an affiliate of Tryko Partners, a fast-growing firm based in Brick, N.J.Harold Brubaker ‘Do you have to do it right in my reelection?’: Councilmember Curtis Jones Jr. asks to delay Falls Bridge and 59th Street Bridge projects A city official said the Falls Bridge was in urgent need of repair, while the city has more leeway in rehabilitating the 59th Street Bridge.Sean Collins Walsh A Wynnefield man’s title-washing scheme put 65 luxury cars in the hands of criminals, AG saysFor a little over a year, Adam Richardson facilitated the sale of the cars, investigators said Monday. The combined value of the high-end vehicles was nearly $4 million.Vinny Vella Nine firefighters were injured in a Wynnefield house fireThe fires impacted at least nine residents on the block.Henry Savage Mae Laster, longtime French and algebra schoolteacher and noted civic activist, has died at 87“She had a passion for learning and sharing with others," her daughter said. "She was always an advocate for children.”Gary Miles PHA took over its first private-sector apartment building. Tenant reviews are mixed.Some residents say that PHA's purchase of a largely occupied market-rate apartment building in Wynnefield has not gone smoothly. Jake Blumgart Carl W. Schneider, longtime celebrated attorney and former SEC adviser, has died at 93Although he did not plan to specialize in securities law, he told the American Bar Association in 1999: “I found this type of work to be challenging, gratifying, stimulating, and educational.”Gary Miles Philly’s unplowed snow has slowed SEPTA and frustrated residents and businessesSome Philadelphians have paid for private snow plows, with their streets still untouched by city plows days after the storm ended.Ximena Conde, Nate File, and Ryan W. Briggs Philadelphia building trades unions will loan $50M to help redevelop the dilapidated Brith Sholom HouseMayor Cherelle L. Parker and Ryan N. Boyer, the head of the building trades, are framing the investment as part of the mayor's plan to build and rehab 30,000 housing units.Anna Orso and Jake Blumgart A car accident derailed his education 25 years ago. Now he’s returning to college alongside others with physical disabilities.Five residents of Inglis House, a home for people with severe physical disabilities, are starting classes at Community College of Philadelphia. It's the largest group to start since the 1990s.Susan Snyder These 20 Philadelphia neighborhoods will have painted Liberty Bell replicas for 2026Designed by local artists for Philly's celebrations of America’s 250th anniversary in 2026, the painted bells depict the histories, heroes, cultures, and traditions of Philly neighborhoods.Mike Newall Barry Leonard, celebrated crimper and longtime Center City beauty salon owner, has died at 87 “Hair,” he said in 1973, “is the only part of the body that can be changed readily and allows the individual to play his role as he feels it at that particular moment."Gary Miles Philly lawmakers continue to slam Trump as Mayor Parker avoids confrontation | City Council roundupCity Council condemned Trump's deployment of the National Guard to other American cities and his administration's efforts to remove content related to slavery from historical sites.Anna Orso and Jake Blumgart A West Philly teen was convicted of attempting to build bombs in support of Syrian extremist groupsMuhyyee-Ud-din Abdul-Rahman, 19, was found guilty of charges including attempting to possess weapons of mass destruction and risking a catastropheChris Palmer and Brett Sholtis See more storiesAdvertisement
Microburst storms caused unprecedented tree damage in some Philly-area neighborhoodsIsolated instances of high winds primarily impacted parts of Philadelphia and Montgomery County, knocking down hundreds of trees within minutes.Nick Vadala, Frank Kummer, and Nate File
Microburst storms caused unprecedented tree damage in some Philly-area neighborhoodsIsolated instances of high winds primarily impacted parts of Philadelphia and Montgomery County, knocking down hundreds of trees within minutes.Nick Vadala, Frank Kummer, and Nate File
A West Philly man was sentenced to up to 40 months in prison for seeking to make bombs in support of a terror groupChris Palmer
A West Philly man was sentenced to up to 40 months in prison for seeking to make bombs in support of a terror groupChris Palmer
Why did a firearms instructor who promoted gun safety shoot three Philly cops? Those who knew him struggle for answers.Jesse Bunch
Why did a firearms instructor who promoted gun safety shoot three Philly cops? Those who knew him struggle for answers.Jesse Bunch
Officer wounded in fatal West Philly shooting released from hospital, as questions about the incident remainJillian Kramer, Jesse Bunch, and Ellie Rushing
Officer wounded in fatal West Philly shooting released from hospital, as questions about the incident remainJillian Kramer, Jesse Bunch, and Ellie Rushing
Three Philadelphia police officers were wounded in a shooting late Saturday. The gunman was a retired firefighter.Ellie Rushing, Brett Sholtis, Maggie Prosser, and Barbara Laker
Three Philadelphia police officers were wounded in a shooting late Saturday. The gunman was a retired firefighter.Ellie Rushing, Brett Sholtis, Maggie Prosser, and Barbara Laker
She bought a new construction townhouse near City Avenue. Her inspector still found 100 things to fix. | How I Bought This HouseHeather Ong thought new construction would spare her from having to do major repairs. One year later, she is still fixing things.Abigail Covington
She bought a new construction townhouse near City Avenue. Her inspector still found 100 things to fix. | How I Bought This HouseHeather Ong thought new construction would spare her from having to do major repairs. One year later, she is still fixing things.Abigail Covington
Simpson House, a Philadelphia retirement and nursing home founded in 1865, is being soldThe buyer is an affiliate of Tryko Partners, a fast-growing firm based in Brick, N.J.Harold Brubaker
Simpson House, a Philadelphia retirement and nursing home founded in 1865, is being soldThe buyer is an affiliate of Tryko Partners, a fast-growing firm based in Brick, N.J.Harold Brubaker
‘Do you have to do it right in my reelection?’: Councilmember Curtis Jones Jr. asks to delay Falls Bridge and 59th Street Bridge projects A city official said the Falls Bridge was in urgent need of repair, while the city has more leeway in rehabilitating the 59th Street Bridge.Sean Collins Walsh
‘Do you have to do it right in my reelection?’: Councilmember Curtis Jones Jr. asks to delay Falls Bridge and 59th Street Bridge projects A city official said the Falls Bridge was in urgent need of repair, while the city has more leeway in rehabilitating the 59th Street Bridge.Sean Collins Walsh
A Wynnefield man’s title-washing scheme put 65 luxury cars in the hands of criminals, AG saysFor a little over a year, Adam Richardson facilitated the sale of the cars, investigators said Monday. The combined value of the high-end vehicles was nearly $4 million.Vinny Vella
A Wynnefield man’s title-washing scheme put 65 luxury cars in the hands of criminals, AG saysFor a little over a year, Adam Richardson facilitated the sale of the cars, investigators said Monday. The combined value of the high-end vehicles was nearly $4 million.Vinny Vella
Nine firefighters were injured in a Wynnefield house fireThe fires impacted at least nine residents on the block.Henry Savage
Nine firefighters were injured in a Wynnefield house fireThe fires impacted at least nine residents on the block.Henry Savage
Mae Laster, longtime French and algebra schoolteacher and noted civic activist, has died at 87“She had a passion for learning and sharing with others," her daughter said. "She was always an advocate for children.”Gary Miles
Mae Laster, longtime French and algebra schoolteacher and noted civic activist, has died at 87“She had a passion for learning and sharing with others," her daughter said. "She was always an advocate for children.”Gary Miles
PHA took over its first private-sector apartment building. Tenant reviews are mixed.Some residents say that PHA's purchase of a largely occupied market-rate apartment building in Wynnefield has not gone smoothly. Jake Blumgart
PHA took over its first private-sector apartment building. Tenant reviews are mixed.Some residents say that PHA's purchase of a largely occupied market-rate apartment building in Wynnefield has not gone smoothly. Jake Blumgart
Carl W. Schneider, longtime celebrated attorney and former SEC adviser, has died at 93Although he did not plan to specialize in securities law, he told the American Bar Association in 1999: “I found this type of work to be challenging, gratifying, stimulating, and educational.”Gary Miles
Carl W. Schneider, longtime celebrated attorney and former SEC adviser, has died at 93Although he did not plan to specialize in securities law, he told the American Bar Association in 1999: “I found this type of work to be challenging, gratifying, stimulating, and educational.”Gary Miles
Philly’s unplowed snow has slowed SEPTA and frustrated residents and businessesSome Philadelphians have paid for private snow plows, with their streets still untouched by city plows days after the storm ended.Ximena Conde, Nate File, and Ryan W. Briggs
Philly’s unplowed snow has slowed SEPTA and frustrated residents and businessesSome Philadelphians have paid for private snow plows, with their streets still untouched by city plows days after the storm ended.Ximena Conde, Nate File, and Ryan W. Briggs
Philadelphia building trades unions will loan $50M to help redevelop the dilapidated Brith Sholom HouseMayor Cherelle L. Parker and Ryan N. Boyer, the head of the building trades, are framing the investment as part of the mayor's plan to build and rehab 30,000 housing units.Anna Orso and Jake Blumgart
Philadelphia building trades unions will loan $50M to help redevelop the dilapidated Brith Sholom HouseMayor Cherelle L. Parker and Ryan N. Boyer, the head of the building trades, are framing the investment as part of the mayor's plan to build and rehab 30,000 housing units.Anna Orso and Jake Blumgart
A car accident derailed his education 25 years ago. Now he’s returning to college alongside others with physical disabilities.Five residents of Inglis House, a home for people with severe physical disabilities, are starting classes at Community College of Philadelphia. It's the largest group to start since the 1990s.Susan Snyder
A car accident derailed his education 25 years ago. Now he’s returning to college alongside others with physical disabilities.Five residents of Inglis House, a home for people with severe physical disabilities, are starting classes at Community College of Philadelphia. It's the largest group to start since the 1990s.Susan Snyder
These 20 Philadelphia neighborhoods will have painted Liberty Bell replicas for 2026Designed by local artists for Philly's celebrations of America’s 250th anniversary in 2026, the painted bells depict the histories, heroes, cultures, and traditions of Philly neighborhoods.Mike Newall
These 20 Philadelphia neighborhoods will have painted Liberty Bell replicas for 2026Designed by local artists for Philly's celebrations of America’s 250th anniversary in 2026, the painted bells depict the histories, heroes, cultures, and traditions of Philly neighborhoods.Mike Newall
Barry Leonard, celebrated crimper and longtime Center City beauty salon owner, has died at 87 “Hair,” he said in 1973, “is the only part of the body that can be changed readily and allows the individual to play his role as he feels it at that particular moment."Gary Miles
Barry Leonard, celebrated crimper and longtime Center City beauty salon owner, has died at 87 “Hair,” he said in 1973, “is the only part of the body that can be changed readily and allows the individual to play his role as he feels it at that particular moment."Gary Miles
Philly lawmakers continue to slam Trump as Mayor Parker avoids confrontation | City Council roundupCity Council condemned Trump's deployment of the National Guard to other American cities and his administration's efforts to remove content related to slavery from historical sites.Anna Orso and Jake Blumgart
Philly lawmakers continue to slam Trump as Mayor Parker avoids confrontation | City Council roundupCity Council condemned Trump's deployment of the National Guard to other American cities and his administration's efforts to remove content related to slavery from historical sites.Anna Orso and Jake Blumgart
A West Philly teen was convicted of attempting to build bombs in support of Syrian extremist groupsMuhyyee-Ud-din Abdul-Rahman, 19, was found guilty of charges including attempting to possess weapons of mass destruction and risking a catastropheChris Palmer and Brett Sholtis
A West Philly teen was convicted of attempting to build bombs in support of Syrian extremist groupsMuhyyee-Ud-din Abdul-Rahman, 19, was found guilty of charges including attempting to possess weapons of mass destruction and risking a catastropheChris Palmer and Brett Sholtis
