Mayor Parker and the Office of Public Safety named 47 neighborhood groups to share nearly $2M in Targeted Community Investment Grants. The awards are part of Gun Violence Awareness Month activity.

A 35-year-old woman is in critical condition after being shot outside her North Philadelphia home when a rock smashed a living-room window. Police say the investigation is active and are asking for tips.

FreedomFest returns to Pleasant Hill Park on July 4 with live music, dozens of food trucks, a beer garden and a barge-fired fireworks finale.

A 19-year-old was found shot dead on the 1700 block of Brill Street in Frankford; police are reviewing surveillance footage and seeking tips.

A Defender Association review found two former Philly officers stopped nearly 500 people — almost all Black men — and prosecutors have dropped dozens of gun cases.

UPenn President J. Larry Jameson says he will leave when his current term ends in June 2027 after saying his goal of restoring stability has been met.

A disputed voice vote in Mount Airy has left Councilmember Cindy Bass's 22nd Ward leadership under review by the city Democratic Party.

A federal judge sentenced Philip McPherson II to 78 months for a 2022 Allentown crash that killed his student pilot. Prosecutors say he flew despite losing his certification.

Philadelphia's average gender pay gap has tightened to 88.8¢, but Black and Latina workers still earn far less, the Forum of Executive Women finds.

WhiteHawk Minerals raised $200.2M in an upsized IPO and began trading as WHK, in what local coverage calls the region’s largest public offering this year.

Bastet has opened at 601 Spring Garden in Poplar, reviving the former Palmer Social Club and Trilogy with restored JBL speakers, custom lighting and a late‑June grand opening.

NetJets has started maintenance operations at Reading Regional Airport, moving aircraft into a long‑term hangar lease and promising local jobs and investment. Industry reporting shows the site as the company’s largest MRO in the Northeast.

A Penn Medicine analysis found overweight women on GLP‑1 drugs had roughly 30% fewer breast‑cancer diagnoses; researchers are planning a large randomized trial.