Philadelphia NewsCapping the Vine Street Expressway to reunite Chinatown could progress despite the loss of federal moneyA $12.5 million infusion from PennDot and city government could keep the Chinatown Stitch project afloat while backers seek to replace construction money the Trump administration rescinded.Thomas Fitzgerald Philly is not dumping snow in the Schuylkill, but it has in the pastNick Vadala Former Sonder properties across Philly get new ownersEmily Bloch Sandra Schultz Newman, the first woman elected to the Pa. Supreme Court, has died at 87 Gary Miles City Hall clock kept the wrong time on this week in Philly historyTommy Rowan AdvertisementKnow your news? Test your skills with our News Quiz.Take our news quiz on Groundhog Day, Seth Williams, and snow removal.Nick Vadala Unmasking ICE in Philly could test the limits of local power over federal agentsPhiladelphia lawmakers appear poised to pass legislation that would ban all officers operating in the city from concealing their identities. The question is whether they can make that rule stick.Anna Orso and Jeff Gammage About 40 anti-ICE activists are arrested at protest inside Target in South PhillyNo ICE Philly demanded that the company take a public stand against ICE enforcement actions at the company’s stores.Michelle Myers and Robert Moran Philly federal judges are growing frustrated with ICE policy to detain most undocumented immigrantsICE “continues to act contrary to law, to spend taxpayer money needlessly, and to waste the scarce resources of the judiciary," one judge wrote.Abraham Gutman and Chris Palmer A dash of snow, an Arctic chill, and 55 mph wind gusts are possible this weekend in PhillyWind chills of 17 below zero are possible, the weather service says.Anthony R. Wood Man dies in North Philadelphia house fireThe cause of the fire remains under investigation.Henry Savage Pa. employers can’t reject job applicants who disclose their criminal history, court rulesA Philly truck driver shared his 15-year-old armed robbery conviction in a job interview. Central Trucking rejected him on the spot. That's not allowed, according to Judge Stephanos Bibas' opinion.Abraham Gutman 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 Other Pa. transit systems are dealing with the fiscal crunch that hit SEPTA last yearThe transit systems, which operate fixed-route bus networks, paratransit and shared-ride services, say costs are rising too fast to keep up without new state funding.Thomas Fitzgerald Philadelphians are frustrated with the city’s snowstorm cleanup. What does that mean for Mayor Cherelle Parker?Snowstorms are infamous for their ability to undermine constituents’ faith in their mayors. The risk of fallout could be heightened for Parker, who campaigned on a promise to provide city services.Sean Collins Walsh and Ryan W. Briggs Fire Marshal rules that a fatal house fire in Kingsessing was intentionally setA 25-year-old man was pronounced dead after being pulled from a burning house on the 5400 block of Regent Street, police said.Robert Moran A frozen car in Fishtown became a tourist attraction on Google MapsAfter a car in Fishtown got covered in ice and went viral on TikTok it was listed as a tourist attraction on Google Maps. Dana Munro Ann Harnwell Ashmead, renowned classical archaeology researcher and writer, has died at 96 She did archaeological field work in Greece during her college years at Bryn Mawr and later served as a classical archaeology graduate teaching assistant.Gary Miles The Schuylkill is frozen, but that doesn’t mean you can ice fish on itA reader asked about venturing onto the river's frozen surface through Curious Philly, the Inquirer's question answering forum. Nate File Police ‘buried’ footage that showed a teen didn’t kill his friend at a SEPTA station, lawsuit saysZaire Wilson, 18, is accusing law enforcement officers of hiding and ignoring evidence showing he did not shoot and kill Tyshaun Welles on a platform at the City Hall station on Jan. 11, 2024. Abraham Gutman See more storiesAdvertisement
Capping the Vine Street Expressway to reunite Chinatown could progress despite the loss of federal moneyA $12.5 million infusion from PennDot and city government could keep the Chinatown Stitch project afloat while backers seek to replace construction money the Trump administration rescinded.Thomas Fitzgerald
Capping the Vine Street Expressway to reunite Chinatown could progress despite the loss of federal moneyA $12.5 million infusion from PennDot and city government could keep the Chinatown Stitch project afloat while backers seek to replace construction money the Trump administration rescinded.Thomas Fitzgerald
Know your news? Test your skills with our News Quiz.Take our news quiz on Groundhog Day, Seth Williams, and snow removal.Nick Vadala
Know your news? Test your skills with our News Quiz.Take our news quiz on Groundhog Day, Seth Williams, and snow removal.Nick Vadala
Unmasking ICE in Philly could test the limits of local power over federal agentsPhiladelphia lawmakers appear poised to pass legislation that would ban all officers operating in the city from concealing their identities. The question is whether they can make that rule stick.Anna Orso and Jeff Gammage
Unmasking ICE in Philly could test the limits of local power over federal agentsPhiladelphia lawmakers appear poised to pass legislation that would ban all officers operating in the city from concealing their identities. The question is whether they can make that rule stick.Anna Orso and Jeff Gammage
About 40 anti-ICE activists are arrested at protest inside Target in South PhillyNo ICE Philly demanded that the company take a public stand against ICE enforcement actions at the company’s stores.Michelle Myers and Robert Moran
About 40 anti-ICE activists are arrested at protest inside Target in South PhillyNo ICE Philly demanded that the company take a public stand against ICE enforcement actions at the company’s stores.Michelle Myers and Robert Moran
Philly federal judges are growing frustrated with ICE policy to detain most undocumented immigrantsICE “continues to act contrary to law, to spend taxpayer money needlessly, and to waste the scarce resources of the judiciary," one judge wrote.Abraham Gutman and Chris Palmer
Philly federal judges are growing frustrated with ICE policy to detain most undocumented immigrantsICE “continues to act contrary to law, to spend taxpayer money needlessly, and to waste the scarce resources of the judiciary," one judge wrote.Abraham Gutman and Chris Palmer
A dash of snow, an Arctic chill, and 55 mph wind gusts are possible this weekend in PhillyWind chills of 17 below zero are possible, the weather service says.Anthony R. Wood
A dash of snow, an Arctic chill, and 55 mph wind gusts are possible this weekend in PhillyWind chills of 17 below zero are possible, the weather service says.Anthony R. Wood
Man dies in North Philadelphia house fireThe cause of the fire remains under investigation.Henry Savage
Man dies in North Philadelphia house fireThe cause of the fire remains under investigation.Henry Savage
Pa. employers can’t reject job applicants who disclose their criminal history, court rulesA Philly truck driver shared his 15-year-old armed robbery conviction in a job interview. Central Trucking rejected him on the spot. That's not allowed, according to Judge Stephanos Bibas' opinion.Abraham Gutman
Pa. employers can’t reject job applicants who disclose their criminal history, court rulesA Philly truck driver shared his 15-year-old armed robbery conviction in a job interview. Central Trucking rejected him on the spot. That's not allowed, according to Judge Stephanos Bibas' opinion.Abraham Gutman
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
Other Pa. transit systems are dealing with the fiscal crunch that hit SEPTA last yearThe transit systems, which operate fixed-route bus networks, paratransit and shared-ride services, say costs are rising too fast to keep up without new state funding.Thomas Fitzgerald
Other Pa. transit systems are dealing with the fiscal crunch that hit SEPTA last yearThe transit systems, which operate fixed-route bus networks, paratransit and shared-ride services, say costs are rising too fast to keep up without new state funding.Thomas Fitzgerald
Philadelphians are frustrated with the city’s snowstorm cleanup. What does that mean for Mayor Cherelle Parker?Snowstorms are infamous for their ability to undermine constituents’ faith in their mayors. The risk of fallout could be heightened for Parker, who campaigned on a promise to provide city services.Sean Collins Walsh and Ryan W. Briggs
Philadelphians are frustrated with the city’s snowstorm cleanup. What does that mean for Mayor Cherelle Parker?Snowstorms are infamous for their ability to undermine constituents’ faith in their mayors. The risk of fallout could be heightened for Parker, who campaigned on a promise to provide city services.Sean Collins Walsh and Ryan W. Briggs
Fire Marshal rules that a fatal house fire in Kingsessing was intentionally setA 25-year-old man was pronounced dead after being pulled from a burning house on the 5400 block of Regent Street, police said.Robert Moran
Fire Marshal rules that a fatal house fire in Kingsessing was intentionally setA 25-year-old man was pronounced dead after being pulled from a burning house on the 5400 block of Regent Street, police said.Robert Moran
A frozen car in Fishtown became a tourist attraction on Google MapsAfter a car in Fishtown got covered in ice and went viral on TikTok it was listed as a tourist attraction on Google Maps. Dana Munro
A frozen car in Fishtown became a tourist attraction on Google MapsAfter a car in Fishtown got covered in ice and went viral on TikTok it was listed as a tourist attraction on Google Maps. Dana Munro
Ann Harnwell Ashmead, renowned classical archaeology researcher and writer, has died at 96 She did archaeological field work in Greece during her college years at Bryn Mawr and later served as a classical archaeology graduate teaching assistant.Gary Miles
Ann Harnwell Ashmead, renowned classical archaeology researcher and writer, has died at 96 She did archaeological field work in Greece during her college years at Bryn Mawr and later served as a classical archaeology graduate teaching assistant.Gary Miles
The Schuylkill is frozen, but that doesn’t mean you can ice fish on itA reader asked about venturing onto the river's frozen surface through Curious Philly, the Inquirer's question answering forum. Nate File
The Schuylkill is frozen, but that doesn’t mean you can ice fish on itA reader asked about venturing onto the river's frozen surface through Curious Philly, the Inquirer's question answering forum. Nate File
Police ‘buried’ footage that showed a teen didn’t kill his friend at a SEPTA station, lawsuit saysZaire Wilson, 18, is accusing law enforcement officers of hiding and ignoring evidence showing he did not shoot and kill Tyshaun Welles on a platform at the City Hall station on Jan. 11, 2024. Abraham Gutman
Police ‘buried’ footage that showed a teen didn’t kill his friend at a SEPTA station, lawsuit saysZaire Wilson, 18, is accusing law enforcement officers of hiding and ignoring evidence showing he did not shoot and kill Tyshaun Welles on a platform at the City Hall station on Jan. 11, 2024. Abraham Gutman
