SS United States to be transferred to Okaloosa County during official signing ceremony this weekend
Officials in Okaloosa County, Florida, plan to turn the famed vessel into the world's largest artificial reef.
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Officials in Okaloosa County, Florida, plan to turn the famed vessel into the world's largest artificial reef.
Dozens of firefighters responded to a fire at a rowhome on McClellan Street in South Philadelphia Tuesday evening, officials said.
Mayor Cherelle Parker and other Philadelphia officials visited a school in the extended school day pilot program, a priority for Parker.
Mayor Cherelle Parker and other Philadelphia officials on Tuesday visited a school in the extended school day pilot program, which has been a priority for Parker.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency settled its final Clean Air Act claim against Philadelphia Energy Solutions in connection with the 2019 explosion fire in South Philadelphia.
To celebrate "Espresso" singer and Pennsylvania native Sabrina Carpenter's sold out show at the Wells Fargo Center on Oct. 8, coffee shops are giving out free drinks.
Philadelphia Police are investigating a burglary of the SS United States, which is set to sink and turn into an artificial reef in Florida.
The Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners approved a contingent contract to acquire the SS United States and sink it off the coast of Florida to create an artificial reef.
Scheduled bridge deck repairs on part of I-76 East will have to wait another weekend because of the Phillies' playoff games.
A woman was found dead on the patio of a home in South Philadelphia's Point Breeze neighborhood on Sunday night, police said.
This weekend's Schuylkill Expressway closure on I-76 East in the Grays Ferry neighborhood in South Philly was canceled.
There’s an update on the I-95 road rage shooting and crash that shut down the highway for nearly two hours Tuesday morning. Police said the driver of the gold Oldsmobile, Jeffrey Hower, has confessed to shooting at another driver. He's charged with aggravated assault and other offenses. The driver of the second vehicle, a black pickup, was interviewed by police and has not been charged.
A road rage shooting on I-95 tied up traffic for hours on Tuesday. This happened just after 10 a.m., on 95 North, on the Girard Point Bridge. Police say the driver of that Oldsmobile, fired several shots at the driver of a black pickup truck before the pickup and the Oldsmobile crashed. Drivers were stuck on 95 for about two hours during the investigation.
For the first time in 13 years, the Philadelphia Phillies are National League East champions.
Some Philadelphia Phillies fans headed to Monday's game said they support striking Aramark workers who walked off the job at the three South Philly stadiums Monday.
Food service workers at Citizens Bank Park, Lincoln Financial Field and the Wells Fargo Center in South Philadelphia went on strike early Monday morning.
Aramark workers at South Philadelphia's three stadiums are on strike and are urging fans to boycott concessions.
Philadelphia police responded to 11 illegal car meetups in the city Saturday night into Sunday, where large crowds and hundreds of vehicles took over intersections to do donuts and set off fireworks in the street.
A judge temporarily suspended the deadline for the SS United States to leave its dock at Pier 82 in South Philadelphia.
A judge temporarily suspended the deadline for the SS United States to leave its dock in South Philadelphia. According to a new statement from the SS United States Conservancy, the ship's owners, operators of Pier 82 and Okaloosa County, Florida officials participated in court-ordered mediation on Friday. The ultimate plan is to sink the ship off the coast of Florida.
A judge ordered federal mediation between the owners of the SS United States, operators of Pier 82, and Okaloosa County, Florida.
In a virtual hearing with a federal judge Friday, Pier 82's operator and Okaloosa County in Florida were ordered to enter court-supervised mediation to devise a plan to get the ship to the Gulf of Mexico.
Earlier this year, a judge ruled that the SS United States can't stay docked at Pier 82 in South Philadelphia past Sept. 12.
The fate of the SS United States, currently docked in South Philadelphia, remains in limbo after a Florida county board postponed voting on acquiring the ship to sink it as an artificial reef.
Police said seafood was stolen from a tractor-trailer at 7th Street and Packer Avenue in South Philadelphia early Wednesday.
