Annual Juneteenth block party held in Center City
The holiday honors June 19, 1865 as the day the last enslaved Black people in the United States learned they had been freed under the Emancipation Proclamation.
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The holiday honors June 19, 1865 as the day the last enslaved Black people in the United States learned they had been freed under the Emancipation Proclamation.
Marcella Baietto reports.
Protestors are expected to rally against the 76ers' plans to build a new arena in Center City.
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This week, our region dealt with poor air quality, a historic Pride parade in Media brought hundreds of people together to celebrate the LGBTQIA+ community, and scientists say they are making progress to get the invasive spotted lanternfly under control.
The vice president participated in a discussion with the executive board of the Service Employees International Union.
The new lane runs from Juniper Street to Fourth Street.
The gathering at the Pennsylvania Convention Center comes more than two weeks after she clinched the Democratic nomination for Philadelphia mayor.
Several Center City restaurants are taking part in Cocktails for a Cause during June.
11 restaurants taking part in Cocktails for a Cause to raise funds for LGBTQ community programs.
The oldest outdoor fine arts show in the county is back for its 96th year at Rittenhouse Square
The group Philadelphia United As One handed out food and gave haircuts to people experiencing homelessness in Center City Saturday.
If you saw anything or know anything about this assault, you are asked to call the special victim's unit.
Kerri Corrado reports.
A 22-year-old man was shot by a woman after he broke the window of her vehicle in University City with a crowbar, police said.
The rainbow crosswalks in Philadelphia's Gayborhood are back! They were painted over the weekend, and it comes just in time for Pride celebrations to begin next week.
Alzheimer's advocates protest for access to drugs at a rally outside the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Thursday.
Stephanie Stahl reports.
No one was injured, but there was a lot of damage.
About 100 Philadelphia firefighters responded to a blaze at a high-rise building in Center City on Monday afternoon.
Firefighters battled flames at a high-rise building in Center City, Philadelphia on Monday afternoon. Video courtesy of Sophia Harrison
Ryan Hughes reports.
The hit-and-run killed a mother and critically injured her 8-year-old child.
Dominique Murphy, 37, has been charged in connection with a deadly hit-and-run in Center City, police said.
Police confirmed the mother has died and a person of interest is in custody in connection to a hit-and-run in Center City.
