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January 9, 2024

Philadelphia TSA officers seize box cutter hidden in bandage wrapped around man's arm

TSA officers at Philadelphia International Airport seized a box cutter that they said was found hidden inside an ACE brand bandage wrapped around a man's arm.

January 9, 2024

Philadelphia Orchestra appoints Marin Alsop as principal guest conductor

Marin Alsop, the first woman to lead a top-level American orchestra, is set to become the principal guest conductor of the Philadelphia Orchestra in the upcoming season.

January 9, 2024

Biden admin reverses decision to remove William Penn statue from park commemorating founding of Pennsylvania

William Penn's statue in a Philadelphia park will remain, the National Park Service said Monday night, retracting a proposal announced just days earlier.

January 8, 2024

Philadelphia woman charged in death of her 4-year-old child, body remains missing, police say

A Philadelphia woman is charged with the killing of her unidentified 4-year-old child, along with another suspect, but a body has not been found.

January 7, 2024

Biden admin removing William Penn statue in 'rehabilitation' of park commemorating founding of Pennsylvania

The National Park Service is removing the statue of William Penn at the park located at his former home, as part of a "rehabilitation" process.

January 7, 2024

Pennsylvania man pays ransom to reclaim house from squatters: 'The city is rewarding criminals'

Squatters allegedly broke into a Philadelphia home that was about to be sold. With no help from police or the city, the owner says he paid to get his house back.

January 6, 2024

Woman, 48, dies after 'hanging from an iron gate,' having leg 'impaled' at Philly sports complex bar: report

A 48-year-old woman reportedly died Saturday morning after "dangling on [a] fence for as long as five hours" at a popular Philly sports bar.

January 4, 2024

CRISIS IN KENSINGTON: Philly’s new leaders vow to 'dismantle' infamous open-air drug market. Will it work?

Philadelphia's Democratic Mayor Cherelle Parker was officially sworn into office Tuesday, declaring a public safety emergency as her first act in office.

December 30, 2023

CRISIS IN KENSINGTON: Former addict warns epicenter of US drug crisis 'descended deeper into despair' in 2023

Residents, including children, in Philadelphia's Kensington neighborhood have to navigate through addict and needle covered streets, former user says.

December 28, 2023

Philadelphia murder suspect faces more cold-case sexual assault charges

Elias Diaz, accused of recent knife attacks in Philadelphia and previously charged in a 2003 cold-case murder and rape, is now accused of three more unsolved sexual assaults.