The outage began Tuesday night in Kensington after down wires were found near Rorer and East Westmoreland Streets.
The fire department was called around 7:15 p.m. for multiple transformer explosions, leaving thousands in the area without power amid dangerously cold weather.
Some then move into shelters, such as the city-run Philly Home at Girard that opened last year, while others will be referred ...
A man was killed in a shooting that happened near the intersection of Emerald Street and E. Lehigh Avenue in Philadelphia's ...
A man was killed in a Philadelphia shootout; two suspects were detained, and police are investigating the incident.
Over the last year in Kensington, at the epicenter of Philadelphia’s opioid crisis, elected officials cut funding for a ...
A man believed to be around 20 years old was shot in the chest and killed in Philadelphia's Kensington section on Monday night, police said. The shooting happened on the 700 block of Willard ...
A new city-operated rehabilitation facility for people in recovery from drug addiction will begin accepting patients this ...
A gun battle between three people left a young man dead in Philadelphia's Kensington neighborhood Monday night, police said.
Philadelphia officials opened the Riverview Wellness Center in Holmesburg to house people in longer-term recovery.
Sunshine House in Kensington is staying open late to allow people to take shelter, and the Everywhere Project is distributing ...
Just before the end of 2024, Mayor Parker delivered her inaugural “State of the City” address at Temple University, highlighting her administration’s significant progress in reducing crime and ...