Man fatally shot by police in West Philadelphia
Philadelphia police shot and killed a man on the 5400 block of Webster Street in the city's Cobbs Creek neighborhood Tuesday morning.
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Philadelphia police shot and killed a man on the 5400 block of Webster Street in the city's Cobbs Creek neighborhood Tuesday morning.
A man was fatally shot by Philadelphia Police in the city's Cobbs Creek section Tuesday. Deputy Commissioner Frank Vanore said officers were responding to a radio call about a person with a weapon when they encountered an armed man sitting on a front porch. Vanore said there was a "confrontation," and while he couldn't confirm who shot first, he said investigators believe the man fired the first shots.
A shooting in Philadelphia's Cobbs Creek neighborhood Monday night has left two people dead and three others injured, police said.
Police are looking for surveillance cameras and witnesses to learn more about what happened in a quintuple shooting at 60th and Delancey streets Monday night. Ray Strickland reports.
The deadly shooting happened at the intersection of 60th and Delancey streets at around 8:40 p.m. in Cobbs Creek.
Mayor Cherelle Parker's administration says the money will be used to restore the golf course and create 25 acres of wetlands and plant more than 49,000 trees.
A Philadelphia police officer and a driver were both taken to hospitals after they were involved in a crash 53rd and Chestnut streets.
Nearly a year and a half after her daughter, Isya Stanley's, death, this Philadelphia woman is helping others find peace after loss.
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Tiger Woods' TGR Learning Lab is focused on STEAM education and serving those in underserved communities in Philadelphia.
A man has died following a hit-and-run crash in the Cobbs Creek section of Philadelphia late Friday night, police say.
There’s a search in West Philadelphia for a driver who police say is behind a deadly hit-and-run in Cobbs Creek. Ray Strickland talked to neighbors who said they tried to help the victim shortly after the crash.
A man has died following a crash in the Cobbs Creek section of Philadelphia late Friday night, police say. The crash happened a little after 11 p.m. at the intersection of South 57th and Chestnut streets.
Police said an 11-month-old baby is in extremely critical condition after falling out of a second-story window of a West Philly home.
A deadly double shooting in Philadelphia's Cobbs Creek neighborhood is under investigation. Police say just before 1 a.m. Friday, a shooter walked up to a car on Market Street and fired 16 times at the people inside.
A security guard is in critical condition and one man is in custody after a shooting in the Cobbs Creek neighborhood in West Philly. It happened just before midnight in front of the Walnut Park Plaza Apartments. When police arrived, they found the apartment security guard suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Police said they arrested a tenant who was hiding in the bushes nearby.
Forty years after the MOVE bombing on Osage Avenue in Philadelphia, members of the community gathered at the site to remember the victims. On May 13, 1985, Philadelphia police dropped a bomb on a rowhome in Cobbs Creek. The resulting fire was allowed to burn and spread to dozens of other homes, killing 11 people, including five children.
Four decades after the MOVE bombing in Philadelphia, advocates say the city hasn't done enough to remember the victims and make things right. On May 13, 1985, Philadelphia police dropped a bomb on a rowhome. The resulting fire was allowed to burn and spread to dozens of other homes, killing 11 people, including five children.
Thirteen-time PGA Tour winner Jordan Spieth spent part of Monday at the Cobbs Creek Golf Course in West Philadelphia mentoring students on a brand-new junior golf putting green that he donated through his nonprofit, the Jordan Spieth Family Foundation, totaling $250,000.
The TGR Learning Lab at Cobbs Creek Golf Course will enhance education access to students in Philadelphia and much more.
Tiger Woods is opening his second TGR Learning Lab, a golf education center, at Cobbs Creek Golf Course in West Philadelphia.
Police say a homeowner shot and killed an intruder in West Philadelphia. The shooting happened just after 11 p.m. on Monday, inside a home along Cobbs Creek Parkway. We're told the homeowners, a couple in their 60s, first noticed the alleged trespasser on their doorbell camera. One of them shot that intruder after they tried to break in through the front door.
Before Cherelle Parker's town hall, City Council met with Sixers officials for the final scheduled hearing on the controversial project.
Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker and her staff addressed community members inside the Church of Christian Compassion in Cobbs Creek for the second of several planned town halls about the proposed agreement for a Sixers downtown arena.
Police have identified the suspect killed in a shooting involving three officers in West Philly Sunday night. Investigators say 47-year-old Jonathan Corbin was in a pickup truck pointing a weapon at two people at 54th and Chancellor. An officer opened fire but Corbin drove off and led police on a pursuit that ended at 52nd and Woodland. He died at the hospital.
Highs will be in the mid-60s on Friday in the Philadelphia region, so it will be great sweatshirt weather.
Golf fans in Philadelphia had the opportunity to see the Wanamaker Trophy and practice their swing at a pop-up PGA Championship event.
Kyle Schwarber hit a tying double with two outs in the ninth inning, Alec Bohm delivered with his glove and bat in the 10th, and the Phillies defeated the Giants 6-5 to sweep their split doubleheader.
The Philadelphia 76ers have forced a Game 7 after beating the Celtics 106-93 on Thursday night at Xfinity Mobile Arena.
Another suspect was arrested for involvement in a deadly 2025 shooting on South Etting Street in Grays Ferry, Philadelphia police said.
The 10-year, $3 billion plan would close 17 Philadelphia public schools and renovate 169 others.
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Highs will be in the mid-60s on Friday in the Philadelphia region, so it will be great sweatshirt weather.
Golf fans in Philadelphia had the opportunity to see the Wanamaker Trophy and practice their swing at a pop-up PGA Championship event.
Kyle Schwarber hit a tying double with two outs in the ninth inning, Alec Bohm delivered with his glove and bat in the 10th, and the Phillies defeated the Giants 6-5 to sweep their split doubleheader.
Golf fans in Philadelphia had the opportunity to see the Wanamaker Trophy and practice their swing at a pop-up PGA Championship event.
Another suspect was arrested for involvement in a deadly 2025 shooting on South Etting Street in Grays Ferry, Philadelphia police said.
A 21-year-old man was arrested after running a red light in Center City and causing a crash that injured two other people, Philadelphia police said.
Philadelphia officials are courting party leaders in hopes of bringing the 2028 Democratic National Convention to the city.
The 10-year, $3 billion plan would close 17 Philadelphia public schools and renovate 169 others.
The Lewis Katz School of Medicine and AtlantiCare are set to open a new regional campus in Atlantic City, N.J., in August 2029.
Eighteen lottery players from New Jersey and seven from Pennsylvania won Powerball lottery prizes worth $1 million or $2 million in Wednesday night's drawing.
Nearly two years after the deaths of Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau, family is keeping their legacy alive by supporting causes that were important to the brothers.
The DOJ is suing New Jersey and Gov. Mikie Sherrill over recent legislation limiting the power of ICE agents in the Garden State.
Aurora Dessicino, 6, and her family were surprised with a trip to Walt Disney World on Wednesday.
Jimmie Hayes was arrested in connection with at least nine burglaries at businesses in Wilmington, Delaware, police said.
Police in Wilmington, Delaware, are investigating a burglary spree at businesses over a three-week span.
ILC Dover has made spacesuits worn on six moon landings and more than 250 space flights since the first man walked on the moon in 1969.
The FBI believes foul play might be involved in the disappearance of Isiah Jenifer, who was last seen in Delaware County.
A 54-year-old man was charged after he slashed another person's neck on Main Street in Newark, Delaware, Friday, police said.
Hershey says it's benefiting from the growing use of GLP-1 weight-loss drugs even as people cut down on snacks. Here's why.
Holly Heenan will represent Team Determination at the Broad Street Run in Philadelphia.
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A new project in North Philadelphia is transforming an old skating rink into a new comprehensive health center set to open in 2027.
The Philadelphia Walk to End Bladder Cancer is raising awareness for a disease doctors say is often overlooked.
Bimbo Bakeries USA employs over 20,000 people and has been headquartered in Horsham, Pennsylvania, for the past 17 years.
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Gas prices are climbing, putting a strain on the transportation industry and its workers in the Philadelphia area.
FIFA officials have canceled hundreds of hotel rooms in Philadelphia previously booked for this summer.
The Franklin Mall in Northeast Philadelphia is set to reopen Friday after being because of a fire, a spokesperson said.
The former Greyhound Bus Terminal, now called the Philadelphia Parking Authority Transportation Center, opens on May 1 after undergoing a major renovation project.
SEPTA is installing bulletproof glass on some of its buses to improve driver safety in the Philadelphia area.
A ramp onto I-95 South in Philadelphia has reopened after a single-car crash.
A vehicle fire briefly shut down the southbound lanes of Interstate 95 in Northeast Philadelphia Thursday.
Two I-95 ramps close to the South Philadelphia Sports Complex are under construction and could cause some traffic headaches for Flyers and Sixers fans.
Golf fans in Philadelphia had the opportunity to see the Wanamaker Trophy and practice their swing at a pop-up PGA Championship event.
Kyle Schwarber hit a tying double with two outs in the ninth inning, Alec Bohm delivered with his glove and bat in the 10th, and the Phillies defeated the Giants 6-5 to sweep their split doubleheader.
The Philadelphia 76ers have forced a Game 7 after beating the Celtics 106-93 on Thursday night at Xfinity Mobile Arena.
Justin Crawford delivered his second career walk-off hit to send the Phillies to a 3-2 win over the Giants in the first game of a split doubleheader.
Flyers defenseman Cam York celebrated his playoff series-clinching overtime goal by slinging his stick into the stands.
Call Your Mother, a Washington D.C. based bagel and deli chain, now has the keys to Metropolitan's Rittenhouse Square location.
The Philadelphia Museum of Art is embracing a statue it once kept at arm's length.
The "Dog Days Are Over" for the Flyers, but their return to the playoffs comes at the cost of the Florence + the Machine concert.
Monster Jam is getting ready to take over Philadelphia's Lincoln Financial Field this weekend.
The city of Chester is honoring Grammy Award-winning R&B artist Avery*Sunshine during an emotional homecoming ceremony.
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Middle school students in Philadelphia got the opportunity to do hands-on learning during the school district's five-day career and technical camp.
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A group of East Norriton eighth graders took what started as an Earth Day project and made a whole initiative.
Bill Kelly says Friday in the Philadelphia region will be sunny and cool with a chance of rain at night. Here's the NEXT Weather forecast.
Golf fans got the chance to get up close and personal to the PGA Championship trophy Thursday night at City Hall.
The Sixers forced a Game 7 Thursday night in a dominant win over the Boston Celtics at Xfinity Mobile Arena.
The school board voted in favor of a controversial facilities plan Thursday that would close 17 schools in the Philadelphia school district and renovate 169 others. Six school board members voted yes, while three others voted no.
A man has been charged with allegedly burglarizing two homes in Pottsgrove last week and sexually assaulting two women, including a blind 90-year-old, prosecutors said.