Family demands answers a year after fatal police shooting in Fairhill
It's been nearly a year since a man was shot and killed after a struggle with two police officers in North Philadelphia. Now, his family is calling for accountability.
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It's been nearly a year since a man was shot and killed after a struggle with two police officers in North Philadelphia. Now, his family is calling for accountability.
A shooting in North Philadelphia has left a man dead and another wounded Tuesday night, police said.
Mural Arts Philadelphia will replace an image of Cesar Chavez with one of Dolores Huerta on a mural in the city's Fairhill section. The move follows sexual abuse allegations against Chavez.
A fire in Philadelphia's Fairhill neighborhood damaged multiple homes and led to one firefighter being treated for minor injuries. Wakisha Bailey has the latest report from the scene.
The Philadelphia Board of Education will vote on a resolution Thursday that would give the district the green light to hand the properties over to the city for plans to potentially turn them into affordable housing units.
Volunteers joined forces Sunday to help a neighbor with yard maintenance and clean up Fairhill Square Park in North Philadelphia.
The community says Ada H.H. Lewis Middle School has been a magnet for illegal dumping, crime and neglect. Kada Scott's body was found near the vacant school.
The curfew was first enacted in Kensington in March 2024 after council members and local leaders said it was needed to curb violent crime.
A rowhome fire in Philadelphia's Fairhill neighborhood forced a woman to jump from a second-story window early Sunday morning.
Philadelphia fire officials said the flames broke out at a rowhome on the 200 block of East Stella Street around 1:45 a.m. Sunday. When firefighters arrived on the scene, authorities said the structure was already fully engulfed in flames.
Police said two Philadelphia police officers fatally shot 25-year-old Bruce Harry Garcia in May following a brief chase and struggle in Fairhill.
Philadelphia police shot and killed a man in North Philadelphia's Fairhill neighborhood after responding to a domestic incident that led to a flurry of gunfire Friday evening.
Firefighters rescued a total of six people from the building and four were taken to hospitals: a man, a woman and two children, Acting Executive Chief Daniel McCarty said.
Police said a 26-year-old man is in critical condition after being shot multiple times in Philadelphia's Fairhill section. A 16-year-old and 18-year-old were also hit.
Police continue to search for the driver involved in a deadly hit-and-run in Philadelphia's Fairhill neighborhood. Investigators are now attempting to identify this man. They say he was operating a stolen Hyundai Sonata when he struck a woman on 5th Street and Indiana Avenue on Oct. 13. She later died at the hospital. Police say the driver ran from the crash scene on foot.
Al-Ashraf Khalil and Isaam Jaghama were convicted of setting fire to a Philadelphia pizza shop in 2022, leading to the death of fire Lt. Sean Williamson.
A shooting in North Philadelphia's Fairhill neighborhood left a man dead on Wednesday night.
One woman was injured and another woman's home was hit after a shooting in Philadelphia's Fairhill neighborhood Wednesday morning.
A shooting in Philadelphia’s Fairhill neighborhood injured a 25-year-old woman walking across the street. Another stray bullet struck the home of a woman who was sleeping. Ray Strickland talked with the nephew of the 67-year-old who said she is still processing what happened.
Philadelphia police are investigating after a woman was killed in a hit-and-run and the suspects ran from the scene in the city's Fairhill neighborhood Sunday evening.
Police are searching for a gunman after a man was shot Tuesday morning in North Philadelphia. The shooting happened around 9:30 a.m. on the block of Orkney Street in Fairhill. Police say a 43-year-old man was wounded when a bullet grazed his back. He is in stable condition.
A man is recovering after being shot by a Philadelphia police officer in the city's Fairhill neighborhood Saturday, police said in an update on Tuesday.
Philadelphia officials said the "Avila Drug Trafficking Organization" sold fentanyl, cocaine and moved guns in the city's Fairhill and Kensington neighborhoods.
A dozen people are now facing more than 80 federal charges after authorities say they took down the so-called "Avila Drug Trafficking Organization" in Philadelphia.
A 30-year-old man riding an "ATV dirt bike" died after he crashed into a car head-on in Fairhill on Saturday night, Philadelphia police said.
