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March 15, 2022

Museum of Modern Art stabbing suspect arrested in Philadelphia

Gary Cabana, suspected of stabbing two employees of New York City’s Museum of Modern Art, was arrested in Philadelphia.

March 11, 2022

Biden visits Philadelphia school; student says remote classes made it 'hard to learn about stuff'

President Biden traveled to Philadelphia Friday, where he toured Luis Munoz Marin Elementary School and spoke with students, one of whom expressed gratitude for the return of in-person learning and physical interaction with her friends.

March 11, 2022

Philadelphia murders mark grim milestone with 100 people killed year-to-date, top cop says

Philadelphia reached a grim milestone on Friday, when the city marked reported 100 murders year-to-date, the earliest in the calendar year it has marked the milestone number since at least 2007, according to the police commissioner and statistics. 

March 11, 2022

Biden claims 'inflation is largely the fault of Putin,' not Democratic spending

Biden addressed the House Democrats at their member retreat in Philadelphia where he touched on the rising inflation across the US, laying the blame of inflation at Putin’s feet amid his war in Ukraine as well as the COVID-19 pandemic.

March 10, 2022

YouTubers who attempted to spend night in Pennsylvania Target now face up to 7 years in prison

A Pennsylvania couple in their twenties faces serious charges after staying in a Target store hours past closing.

March 9, 2022

Philadelphia officer involved in shooting of 12-year-old who allegedly fired at cops to be fired

The Philadelphia police officer who fatally shot 12-year-old Thomas Siderio will be fired.

March 8, 2022

Philadelphia approaching 100 homicides so far this year, on pace with Chicago for murders in 2022

Philadelphia, known as the City of Brotherly Love, has had 96 homicides so far this year, falling one murder short of the notoriously violent Chicago three months into 2022. 

March 4, 2022

Amtrak engineer cleared of 2015 Philadelphia derailment that killed 8

An Amtrak engineer charged with hundreds of counts related to a 2015 train derailment in Philadelphia in which eight people were killed and hundreds more were injured was acquitted Friday.

March 2, 2022

Philadelphia boy, 12, killed after cops fired upon; commissioner says ‘we as a society’ failed him

Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw on Wednesday questioned how “we as a society” failed a 12-year-old boy who was killed Tuesday night after allegedly firing a vehicle with police officers inside.

March 2, 2022

Carjackings in cities like NYC, Philadelphia jump over 200% – often with kids behind the wheel, officials say

Carjackings have skyrocketed 200% — or more — in multiple big cities across the county in past years, as law enforcement officials and crime experts pleaded with lawmakers on Tuesday for help addressing the rampant issue, with one official warning: "Anyone in a car is a potential victim."