Mayor Cherelle Parker led a high‑profile endorsement of State Sen. Sharif Street outside City Hall, consolidating establishment support ahead of the May 19 primary.

Subaru Park will host DroneArt Show: Harry Potter on July 17–18 — a two-night spectacle with 1,200 drones, live music and interactive wristbands. Waitlist is open and public tickets go on sale April 29.

At a neighborhood town hall, Philadelphians split over Mayor Parker's proposed per‑ride rideshare fee — supporters say it funds schools, critics warn of higher fares.

The Black Doctors Consortium broke ground on an imaging center in North Philadelphia to bring mammography, CT, X‑ray and ultrasound services to underserved neighborhoods. Leaders say the project will shorten the path from screening to care.

A Dauphin County jury found Evelyn Zigerelli‑Henderson guilty after prosecutors say she set her 84‑year‑old husband on fire; she was later sentenced to life without parole. The case has resurfaced in recent true‑crime coverage.

A two-vehicle crash on Route 23 in West Hempfield Township killed one driver and sent another to the hospital; Lancaster County investigators are on the scene.

Cobbs Creek reopened after a multi-year closure with a 68-bay Lincoln Financial driving range, a TGR short course and a new Smilow Woodland TGR Learning Lab for local students.

Prosecutors say a Coatesville balcony confrontation on Saturday left Moises Galarza‑Bermudez dead; Neftali Feliciano‑Perez was arraigned on third‑degree murder and related charges.

An overnight classroom fire forced Boyertown Elementary to close Monday; crews extinguished the blaze and the school shifted to a Flexible Instructional Day.

Former presidents joined entertainers and athletes at the Kimmel Center Saturday as HISTORYTalks kicked off programming tied to Philadelphia’s 250th. The invitation‑only day mixed politics, memory and pop culture.

A Coastal Flood Advisory runs through the high-tide window early Sunday; showers arrive late Saturday night and a cooldown follows.

Three Maryland-based bikers are accused of stealing nearly $200,000 in motorcycles from five eastern Pennsylvania Harley-Davidson dealerships. One alleged robbery sparked a cross-state pursuit into Maryland.

A Pew brief shows roughly a third of Philadelphians 65+ live at or near poverty, and more older residents are working longer for income, health coverage or purpose.