Point Breeze

Police will be checking the guns to make sure they are not connected to any crimes. Then they’ll be melted down, NBC10’s Rosemary Connors reports.

A woman and a teenager died when flames tore through their Point Breeze neighborhood home overnight. NBC10’s Miguel Martinez-Valle talks to neighbors along Pierce Street who say the woman was the boy’s mother.

A mother and her teenage son died early Wednesday morning as flames engulfed their row home in Philadelphia’s Point Breeze neighborhood.

A house under construction collapsed in Philadelphia’s Point Breeze neighborhood Friday night, striking nearby vehicles and leaving debris scattered along the street.

A house under construction in Philadelphia’s Point Breeze neighborhood collapsed early Saturday morning, striking nearby vehicles.

After years of accidents and occasional tragedies, the Philadelphia Department of Licenses and Inspections is asking for more funding to strengthen its construction enforcement arm.

A local resident recounts how his family of seven were forced out of their home when the row homes next door collapsed. Officials have identified 20 properties that need to be torn down.

The city of Philadelphia has temporarily closed Chew Park’s athletic field because soil samples tested positive for high levels of lead in the baseball field. City officials say they will conduct more testing to determine the exact level of lead.

The Pharmacy coffee house renovation has come to an end, with the shop sporting a new look after receiving a grant from Clorox. The Pharmacy is known for letting aspiring musicians play and holds a summer internship for young people interested in music. The coffee shop will debut its new look Sunday, April 14.

Authorities say a man forged deeds to steal six properties and homes, including some from the deceased, in a burgeoning Philadelphia neighborhood.

A Philadelphia city worker is accused of being a serial rapist. Police say the suspect worked for the Philadelphia streets department.

Vandals spray painted the phrase “Kill a cop save a life” on concrete at three different locations in the Point Breeze section of Philadelphia Monday.

An investigation is underway after vandals spray-painted anti-police messages on three concrete pillars in the Point Breeze section of Philadelphia.

A serial sexual predator is on the loose in South Philadelphia, and police say he assaulted four women in a week — including two on the same night — this month.

Police say an officer shot and killed a dog that attacked a man and a woman in south Philadelphia.

A 30-year-old man died early Saturday morning after police say someone shot him several times on a street in Point Breeze.

Philadelphia police are searching for the gunman responsible for fatally shooting a man on Mountain Street in the Point Breeze section of the city.

A 32-year-old South Philadelphia man is facing charges of breaking into houses blocks from his own and sexually assaulting women inside in March and May.