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If you plan on parking in Center City and University City plan on feeding the meter again. The Philadelphia Parking Authority began enforcing meters in those areas again Monday.

The use of tear gas against protesters during the height of demonstrations in Philadelphia following George Floyd’s murder will face scrutiny from an independent investigation, Mayor Jim Kenney said Monday.

Fire tore through a row of North Philadelphia businesses Monday morning. The blaze grew to three alarms.

Residents were forced from their homes early Monday morning after fire broke out in a row of Center City homes. A firefighter suffered a minor injury battling the blaze.

A man was killed while another is recovering following a double shooting in Philadelphia Sunday afternoon.

On the third weekend of protests in Philadelphia – in the wake of George Floyd’s death May 25 death in Minneapolis police custody – marchers expressed aims to cut funding to the Philly department, and diverting the money to other services. Carrying a variety of signs, including one that read “Unite Against Racism,” organizers of one march gathered at Broad…

UPDATE 6:50 p.m. – All road closures have been lifted, Philadelphia’s Office of Emergency Management said on Twitter. Several road closures were in place in Philadelphia, including a stretch of Interstate 676, due to protest activity Saturday afternoon. Interstate 676 was closed between Interstate 76 and Interstate 95, while roads also closed from 5th to 18th streets between Walnut and…

A 12-year-old girl and a 27-year-old man were shot when a gunman fired more than 30 rounds in a densely packed West Philadelphia row home neighborhood. The girl was attending some sort of graduation party on the 1300 block of Wanamaker Street, in the city’s Carroll Park neighborhood, when gunfire rang out outside shortly after 9 p.m. Friday, a Philadelphia…

After nearly 1,000 stores, including 180 pharmacies, were looted and vandalized in and around Philadelphia, police are struggling to find millions in stolen goods.

Philadelphia City Council members on Friday spoke out in favor of allowing voters to choose whether to amend the city’s Home Rule Charter in order to eliminate the controversial stop and frisk policy.

There is no formal civilian review board that only handles complaints against police in Philadelphia. The process for filing a complaint can be daunting, advocates say.

Philadelphia has already experienced more than 90-degree heat and oppressive humidity, but as summer nears and the risk of contracting COVID-19 remains, the city has not yet determined if it will open cooling centers in case of a heat health emergency, a decision that could affect the most vulnerable populations.

A young man from the West Oak Lane section of Philadelphia has been charged with four separate slayings over a seven-month period in 2018 and 2019, police said Friday.

Philadelphia detectives are investigating the death of a woman whose battered body was discovered in the Schuylkill River this week as a homicide.

Philadelphians haven’t been able to dine at restaurants for months.

Philadelphia’s popular Parks on Tap beer garden returns this summer, but due to the coronavirus pandemic it won’t be a travelling party like in past years.

A group of masked men hopped out of a car on North Broad Street early Friday morning and began shooting at a group of people gathered on a corner in North Philadelphia.

Following widespread arrests during protests over the death of George Floyd, Philadelphia’s district attorney says his office is trying to balance “vigorous prosecution” with the possibility of dropping some cases during “a moment of national pain.”

As Mayor Jim Kenney’s administration feels increased pressure to strengthen police oversight following weeklong protests and a letter from City Council members, top city officials are now working on reforms, the mayor’s office told NBC10.

Two boys died after disappearing in the Schuylkill River last night. Family members say one boy jumped in to save the other.

The birthplace of America will be honored in a special way on America’s birthday.

Take a look at the reopening plans for some of the largest universities and colleges in the Philadelphia area.

The Mann Center for the Performing Arts is canceling its traditional summer season for the first time since the nonprofit moved to its Fairmount Park facility in 1976.

A woman’s body was found stuffed inside a suitcase left along Kensington neighborhood street Thursday morning.

The spring term may be ending Friday for students in the School District of Philadelphia, but the district will continue to distribute meals throughout the summer.

A man released from death row last week after prosecutors concluded he very likely was not the person who killed a 4-year-old girl is now also free of all charges

The revelation that Mayor Jim Kenney, Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw and a small number of Philadelphia’s top-ranking officials signed off on the use of tear gas during the mass protests last week came out during a City Council hearing Wednesday.

A large mural meant to signify unity and anti-racism is now dividing some residents in Fishtown, who feel it instead serves as a way to gloss over recent negative policing in the neighborhood.

Counties in Pennsylvania have lessons to learn from the primary election and take into November, NBC10 reports.

The counting from Pennsylvania’s first foray into mass voting by mail is wrapping up a week after the primary, with results of some of races still up in the air

Children won’t be able to jump into public pools in Philadelphia this summer due to coronavirus restrictions, but they will be able to splash around while cooling off.

At least 50 gunshots from at least two guns left one man dead and at least six people hurt at a Philadelphia housing complex overnight

The Class of 2020 is being honored with cheers around Philadelphia and a Super Bowl-winning keynote speaker Tuesday.

SkyForce10 was over the scene as hundreds of people painted the words “End Racism Now” in yellow letters in the middle of the street at Girard and Montgomery avenues.

A police officer shot a man in the leg after he allegedly grabbed her while armed with a box cutter in Philadelphia on Tuesday, according to investigators.

As Mayor Jim Kenney’s administration feels increased pressure to strengthen police oversight following weeklong protests and a letter from City Council members, top city officials are now working on reforms, the mayor’s office told NBC10.

A bride and groom went viral over the weekend after they joined protesters in a massive demonstration in Philadelphia. Now they’re speaking out about the memorable moment to NBC10.

Three shootings in three parts of Philadelphia left one teen dead and two others hurt.

Fourteen of the 17 members of Philadelphia City Council wrote a letter Monday to Mayor Jim Kenney that said they “cannot accept the proposed $14 million increase” to the police department.

Police arrested a woman accused of running over a bike officer with her car during rioting and looting in Philadelphia last month.

A Philadelphia police commander charged with aggravated assault for allegedly beating a Temple University student with a baton during a protest last week in Center City was greeted with cheers from supporters as he went to surrender on the charges Monday.

Three people were killed while two other people were injured in several shootings during a violent Sunday in Philadelphia.

For the first time in more than a week, Philadelphians were not under a curfew amid widespread but now largely peaceful protests against racism and police violence.

In an overwhelming show of solidarity, thousands upon thousands of people of different races, ages, religions and sexual orientations descended on Philadelphia Saturday, creating a sea of bodies as they marched against racism and police violence. Shortly after noon, the protesters filled the Benjamin Franklin Parkway from the Philadelphia Museum of Art toward City Hall, packed tightly as they walked…

A Philadelphia officer faces aggravated assault charges after video surfaced of him striking a student protester in the head with a metal baton

Anti-racism and police brutality protests have returned to being largely peaceful, but Philadelphia officials are now worried about a new threat: stolen tanks of oxygen and acetylene.

SEPTA will require riders to wear masks starting Monday, as the southeastern portion of the state moves into the “yellow” phase of coronavirus lockdowns. Both Gov. Tom Wolf and Philly Mayor Jim Kenney have urged residents to wear a mask when leaving home. But SEPTA changed its policy in April after police were seen forcibly removing a rider who tried…

Catholic Churches across Philadelphia will once again continue to hold in-person Mass, despite reservations from city officials. Archbishop Nelson Pérez said Friday that the Archdiocese will take precautions as it resumes in-person services this weekend. “I am overjoyed that this weekend, with great care for safety, for the care of our people, we will once again gather for the...

After a week of noncommittal responses and fears of further infections due to protests, Philadelphia finally moved into the “yellow” phase of the state coronavirus reopening plan on Friday.

On May 29, Joan Shepp sent an email out to let her customers know her renowned Philadelphia boutique was scheduled to open “with fresh eyes and a renewed spirit!” when the city moves to Pennsylvania’s yellow phase of reopening Friday. That enthusiasm went by the wayside 24 hours later when the convergence of the coronavirus and racial tensions that sparked…

Philadelphia’s unemployment rate skyrocketed to 14.5% in April, up from 5% in March, but dozens of other major metropolitan areas are worse off due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Clogs in sewers and storm water drains are increasing during the pandemic as home-bound Americans are seeking alternatives to bathroom tissue because of occasional shortages, while stepping up efforts to sanitize their dwellings and themselves

The National Guard troops in Philly will stay and be used to protect stores from looters

The bronze statue of controversial former Philadelphia mayor and former police commissioner Frank Rizzo was removed in the dark of night from its prominent location in the city’s municipal core.

The presidential primary in Pennsylvania was pushed back a month in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, and the number of mail-in ballots surged, adding to an unpredictable day at the polls.

Many thousands of mail-in ballots remain uncounted in Pennsylvania’s 1st Senate District, but the Associated Press has already called the primary election race for magazine editor Nikil Saval.

A blasted ATM crashed into a Fairmount corner store overnight as a string of explosions targeting cash machines continued for another night.

City health officials said protesters should get a coronavirus test seven days after they attend a protest, even if they wore a mask.

Police in a Philadelphia suburb have recovered a large cache of merchandise that they say was stolen during recent protests over the death of George Floyd.

A man died while trying to blow up an ATM in North Philadelphia early Tuesday as thieves blew up and stole cash machines across the city overnight in what authorities believe was an “organized” and “coordinated” effort, police said.

A day after Philadelphia police officers used tear gas on protesters who were marching on the Vine Street Expressway, Commissioner Danielle Outlaw sent a memo calling for all officers to report use of force through police radio.

Former Vice President Joe Biden delivered a speech in Center City Philadelphia Tuesday as voters head to polls for the state’s presidential primary amid civil unrest.

The university will take several precautions, including using online instruction for large classes and ending in-person instruction at Fall Break.

The Pennsylvania National Guard rolled into Philadelphia on Monday to help quell looting and violence in the city after a second day of unrest spread to neighborhoods citywide.

Police are arresting protesters after a crowd of thousands marched down I-676, shutting down traffic in both directions.

District Attorney Larry Krasner told NBC10 most of the hundreds of people who were arrested for looting and vandalism in the city over the weekend were Philadelphians between the ages of 18 and 24 who weren’t associated with the protests.

Amid protests over George Floyd’s death across Pennsylvania, Gov. Tom Wolf said Monday that he is ordering Philadelphia and five other counties to keep counting ballots in the primary election that arrive by mail for up to seven days after Tuesday’s 8 p.m. deadline.

The Pennsylvania National Guard joined Philadelphia officers early Monday to help quell looting and violence in the city after a second day of unrest shattered neighborhoods citywide.

A series of fires at commercial properties sparked in Philadelphia Monday morning after another night of looting, vandalism and unrest in the city.

During Sunday’s protest at City Hall, video captured two protesters who called for people to “take it further.” In a tense exchange, other protesters responded by saying “this is not your protest” and “you’re not from Philly.”

As the city continues to deal with ongoing looting and unrest, a gunman shot three adults and a boy in Philadelphia’s Kensington neighborhood.

Mayor Jim Kenney said Sunday that the city is accelerating efforts to remove the effigy from the steps of the Municipal Services Building across from City Hall “by another month or so.”

Several shops were looted, windows were broken and fires raged Saturday night, after the situation in Center City changed drastically from the day’s mostly peaceful protests over a black man’s death in police custody.

A building on Walnut Street near 17th caught fire before spreading to two other buildings Saturday night as police cracked down on looting and vandalism that followed peaceful protests. The three-alarm fire began in the Vans store that had been looted earlier in the night, and the fire may have been set by looters, Philadelphia Fire officials told NBC10. One…

A Philadelphia police sergeant was hospitalized with minor injuries and a DUI driver was in critical condition after a head-on crash in the city’s Kensington neighborhood, police said. The police SUV and civilian sedan collided around 1 a.m. Saturday near the intersection of D Street and E. Allegheny Avenue after the driver of the sedan made a turn and...

A former Philadelphia congressman who was ensnared in the infamous Abscam scandal of the 1970s is said to be involved in a recently unsealed election fraud case.

A 48-year-old off-duty lieutenant was shot in the leg after trying to help a fellow officer apprehend an armed man in South Philadelphia Friday morning. Lt. Robert Friel was taken to Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, where he was undergoing surgery but “in high spirits,” Deputy Commissioner of Organizational Services Christine Coulter said. The ordeal began around 10 p.m. the night…

City officials will end the lease with one of three hotels after it didn’t need to use it for COVID-19 cases. The city paid the hotel $260,000 for two months of rent.

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney on Friday was expected to release guidance about the city’s efforts to move into the “yellow” phase of the state coronavirus reopening plan.

Philadelphia officials on Thursday cautioned that it’s not a sure bet that the city will enter the “yellow” phase of the state’s coronavirus reopening plan by June 5.

Six separate shootings left two people dead and nine hurt across Philadelphia Thursday night into Friday morning.

With the five Pennsylvania counties in its area expected to move into the “yellow” phase of reopening on June 5, the Archdiocese of Philadelphia will resume public Mass amid the coronavirus pandemic but with restrictions, including proper social distancing and mandatory masks for parishioners.

Suburban Pa. restaurants are gearing up for in-person customers, but Philly’s mayor says to wait until next week.

Syiede Booker, 30, was arrested and charged with involuntary manslaughter, endangering the welfare of a child, recklessly endangering another person, unsworn falsification, tampering with evidence and obstructing justice.

Outdoor dining will be available across the entire state next Friday, and indoor dining will also be allowed in counties that have reach the “green” phase, the governor announced May 27

Former Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl-winning safety Malcolm Jenkins will be the keynote speaker at the School District of Philadelphia’s virtual graduation ceremony. Jenkins was chosen not for his undoubted ability on the gridiron but for his “compassion and advocacy around social justice,” said Donna Frisby-Greenwood, the co-chair of the district’s graduation committee and president and CEO of the nonprofit...

Philadelphia officials on Tuesday relocated dozens of homeless people who had been sleeping at the city’s airport during the coronavirus pandemic and administered rapid COVID-19 tests on all of them. All tested negative for the virus, a city official said later Tuesday.

Police were searching for a suspect Thursday after recovering a running car that was stolen off a Southwest Philadelphia street with a 1-year-old in the back seat.

A 9-year-old boy was shot and killed in Philadelphia’s Germantown neighborhood Tuesday night.

A penguin turns its head to and fro across the water, as if confused, as the stingrays glide their flattened bodies along the shallows. An ocelot paws at the glass as a donkey’s snout fogs the barrier between them. The alpacas look on from across the gate as the geese and their goslings waddle by. With keepers taking animals...

A man shot and killed a man who he said has saw breaking into his trailer full of DJ equipment parked on a Philadelphia street early Wednesday, police said.

Gunfire in the daylight of morning left four men hurt along a Kensington street Wednesday, Philadelphia police said.

In in mid-March, the Covid-19 pandemic sent shock waves through the industry when Philadelphia was placed under a stay-at-home order and dine-in service at restaurants and bars was banned. Since then, restaurants have struggled to adapt to a new normal, operating exclusively on takeout and delivery models while applying for financial relief like federal Paycheck Protection Program loans.

In response to the coronavirus pandemic, the Community College of Philadelphia will be holding all fall semester classes online. The school made the announcement Tuesday, citing both “the state and local stay-at-home orders” as well as concerns for safety. Courses that can only be held-face-to-face are also postponed until an undetermined date when “it is safe to resume on-campus instruction,”...

It took Philadelphia police officers about an hour Monday night to disperse a crowd of about 250 young people partying on Philly streets despite the coronavirus stay-at-home order.

Exterior construction projects that have been approved by the City of Philadelphia since March 20 now can begin, Mayor Jim Kenney announced Tuesday.

Two teens realized they had been shot after hearing what they thought were fireworks going off early Tuesday morning in Philadelphia’s Logan section.

A young woman is recovering after she was pulled out of her vehicle and shot twice during a carjacking in Philadelphia Sunday night.

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