JIM KENNEY

A box was put around the Christopher Columbus statue in South Philadelphia’s Marconi Plaza and work trucks were parked nearby.

The owner of the shuttered Hahnemann Hospital is facing backlash from vandals as well as presidential candidate Bernie Sanders after talks with Philadelphia to reopen the building for COVID-19 patients fell through

Cameras inside the Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery caught on video the massive blasts early June 21 from just yards away.

The next police commissioner of Philadelphia will be Portland, Oregon, Police Chief Danielle Outlaw. Outlaw, 44, has served as the top-ranking police official for the West Coast city for a little over two years, since October 2017. She was the first black woman to hold the position, according to her biography on the Portland city website. She will also be...

The uncle of a 10-year-old boy struck by gunfire during a Northeast Philadelphia drive-by shooting earlier this week is now facing charges for returning fire, authorities said.

A 10-year-old boy was rushed to the hospital Wednesday in Northeast Philadelphia after being shot in the back of the head during a drive-by shooting, police said.

A 2-year-old girl died from bullets fired into her Kensington home Sunday and an 11-month-old boy is in “very, very, very critical condition” after he was shot Saturday night.

Philadelphia Police Commissioner Richard Ross, a three-decade veteran of the department who last week helped negotiate the surrender of a mass shooting suspect, abruptly resigned on Tuesday, the city’s mayor said in a news release.

Cash-free stores are generating a backlash among some activists and liberal-leaning policymakers who say the practice discriminates against people who either lack bank accounts or rely on cash for many transactions.

A group of boys have fessed up to hanging a black baby doll from a tree inside a Philadelphia playground, but the kids say they didn’t understand the symbolism their actions represented.

A group of children claimed Thursday evening that they hung a black baby doll from a noose at a Philadelphia playground to “creep people out” — an action that prompted a police investigation and swift condemnation from spiritual and city leaders.

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney will invite Occupy ICE activists inside City Hall Friday to discuss the future of the City’s PARS program after announcing that he won’t renew the information-sharing program with federal immigration enforcement.

Made in America will stay on the Parkway after all.

Using President Donald Trump’s preferred communication method, Eagles star safety and political activist Malcolm Jenkins vowed via Twitter to continue fighting for justice and equality despite White House snub.

Two black men arrested for sitting at a Philadelphia Starbucks without ordering anything settled with the city Wednesday for a symbolic $1 each and a promise from officials to set up a $200,000 program for young entrepreneurs.

It’s been 46 years since Philadelphia boxer ‘Smokin’ Joe’ Frazier defeated Muhammad Ali in Madison Square Garden during the “Fight of the Century.”

Philadelphia’s iconic Rocky statue could be forced to sport New England Patriots colors thanks to a Super Bowl wager with the Massachusetts hometown of heavyweight champ Rocky Marciano. Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney is confident, however, that Marciano will be in Eagles green.

City officials announced Tuesday afternoon they would encourage the development of addiction engagement sites that, among providing other services, would oversee medically-supervised drug consumption.

With opioids killing more people than any other health crisis in Pennsylvania’s history, Gov. Tom Wolf on Wednesday declared a disaster emergency that suspends regulations hindering access to addiction care.

Kenney questioned Trump’s upbringing, saying “his family didn’t do a good job raising that guy.”