Philadelphia

A new grave marker for Joseph Augustus Zarelli, previously known as the “boy in the box,” was unveiled in Philadelphia after DNA technology identified his body last year.

A Philadelphia woman spent nearly a week in jail after being wrongfully arrested for a Texas crime due to a case of mistaken identity.

A billboard along Interstate 95 near Girard Avenue in Philadelphia on Wednesday morning erroneously listed the jackpot for the upcoming Mega Millions draw at $13.5 billion. It seems a misplaced decimal is to blame.

phiOwner of Abiyah Naturals Topia Tessema talks about the big boost she gave her soap making business.

An elderly woman died from her injuries after a driver in a stolen SUV struck several vehicles and then fled the scene on foot in Philadelphia’s Mantua neighborhood on Wednesday.

A man who spent nearly 30 years in prison after being wrongfully convicted of multiple murders was shot and killed in Philadelphia almost two years after being released, family members confirmed.

He was found severely beaten, naked, malnourished and stuffed inside a cardboard box on the side of a Philadelphia road. The brutality of his death shocked people’s consciousness – and the question of his identity for decades vexed both area residents and investigators alike. Now the boy, whose headstone for years read only “America’s Unknown Child,” is finally known....

A man is accused of decapitating a woman inside a Northeast Philadelphia home.

The Phillies and the Union may have lost over the weekend, but Philadelphia still found a victory through a man and his devotion to rotisserie chicken.

At least nine people were wounded in a mass shooting in Philadelphia’s Kensington neighborhood Saturday night, police said.

Looking around Memorial Stadium before Game 1 of the 1983 World Series, Philadelphia Phillies star Gary Matthews saw a lot of Black talent.

A New York City man has been convicted in an abduction plot that led to the deaths of two brothers whose bound bodies were found in a Philadelphia river eight years ago.

A teenager from Delaware used his own money to buy a ticket to last Friday’s game at Citizens Bank Park. He wanted to see a playoff game, but more than that, he wanted to feel like he was there with his father. Thanks to the friends he met that night, and social media, the 16-year-old will get to experience even...

These Padres fans love their team, but have an embarrassing way of showing it.

The Eagles looked amazing, and then confounding, and then pretty darn good on Sunday night as they rolled to a sixth straight win with a victory against the Cowboys. By Adam Hermann

Game times for the Phillies-Padres NLCS, which begins Tuesday night.

Breaking a 10-year postseason drought apparently wasn’t enough for these Phillies. Riding a wave of special chemistry, they eliminated the Braves on Saturday to advance to the NLCS.

Defense hurt the Phillies in their Game 2 loss to the Braves and they were also three-hit as the top of the order continues to struggle. By Jim Salisbury

Three Philadelphia police SWAT officers were shot while serving a homicide warrant at a home early Wednesday and a 19-year-old inside that home was killed in the exchange of gunfire.

Five days after clinching their first playoff berth since 2011 and spraying champagne in Houston, the Phillies popped corks again in St. Louis and are headed to next round of the playoffs. By Jim Salisbury