Philadelphia

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney (D) responded to a felon’s attack on police officers Wednesday by calling for more gun control. 

The man accused of opening fire on several Philadelphia police officers, wounding six and causing a nearly eight-hour standoff into the evening, has an “extensive” criminal history, according to Philadelphia Police Commissioner Richard Ross.

Even as the Philadelphia police were dealing with a live shooter on Wednesday, bystanders gathered and began abusing the officers.

A gunman opened fire on Philadelphia police officers around 4:30 pm Wednesday, with early reports indicating four to six seek medical treatment for non-life-threatening injuries.

At least four Philadelphia police officers were shot while confronting a gunman in the city’s Nicetown-Tioga section.

A Philadelphia woman accused of attacking her 3-year-old daughter with a machete on Sunday night has been arrested.

A 35-year-old man with extensive experience in roofing and construction used his skills to scale a 19-story building to rescue his mother trapped in a building during a fire.

Authorities said that an unnamed car thief was beaten to death by the father of the children who were still in the car when he stole it.

A group of teenagers allegedly looted a Walgreens in downtown Philadelphia Thursday evening, according to video footage of the incident.

A mob of teenagers severely damaged at least four police cars late Sunday night at a gathering in Philadelphia.

The City of Philadelphia has taken 72 police officers off the streets over “offensive” social media posts they supposedly made.

Federal authorities have confiscated an incredible 16.5 tons of cocaine from a ship at a port in South Philadelphia.

A black bear remains on the loose early Wednesday morning in Philadelphia, roaming around the train tracks near a rail line and weaving in and out of the woods.

Democrat presidential candidate Joe Biden named his number one climate proposal goal at his Saturday 2020 kickoff: “Defeat Donald Trump.”

Pennsylvania Democrat Rep. Brian Sims posted a video to Facebook in which he is seen attempting to get the names and addresses of pro-life teens peacefully protesting at a Planned Parenthood facility.

Sanctuary cities across the United States are responding to President Donald Trump’s threat to bus border crossers and illegal aliens to their jurisdictions, saying they plan to welcome all illegal immigration with “open arms” despite soaring homelessness problems.

Philadelphia has reportedly become the first city in the United States to ban cashless stores and restaurants in an attempt to be more “inclusive” to Americans without bank accounts.

Several Taco Bell employees in Philadelphia were fired after video seemed to show them physically assaulting a pair of customers.

A previously deported illegal alien convicted of raping a child has been sentenced to less than two years in prison for re-entering the United States after the sanctuary city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania protected him from being deported. 

A man’s clothes caught fire shortly after he was tasered outside a Philadelphia restaurant Friday evening, according to a video posted to Twitter on Saturday.

A Philadelphia man died after taking a punch to his face in a Saturday dispute with another dog walker at a dog park, police said.

Philadelphia’s first homicide of 2019 took place just 12 minutes after the clock struck midnight on New Year’s Day when a bullet fatally struck a man in the head.

Marines Alejandro Godinez and Luis Torres testified in uniform about allegedly being assaulted by Antifa in the Old City district of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on November 17th.

Parts across the Northeast United States are bracing for record cold temperatures on Thanksgiving Day, meteorologists say. 

A couple from New Jersey and a homeless man who captured the hearts of the nation last Thanksgiving when their tale of raising $400,000 for a homeless veteran went viral allegedly made up the entire story.

A teenaged girl and her five-year-old brother were caught in the crossfire between gang members shooting at each other as the kids were out trick-or-treating in Philadelphia on Halloween evening, a report says.

The First Lady’s communications director Stephanie Grisham said in a statement that the cause of the smoke was a “minor mechanical issue.”

A teacher at a Philadelphia public high school has been accused of campaigning against Republican candidates during school hours.

Philadelphia Archbishop Charles Chaput told the synod of bishops in Rome Thursday that in the Catholic tradition there is no such thing as an “LGBTQ Catholic,” as if people’s sexual proclivities determine their identity as persons.

The New Jersey couple accused of stealing more than $400,000 from an online fundraiser for a homeless veteran is likely to face charges, according to a lawyer representing the couple.