Norristown’s Juneteenth Jubilee returns June 19 with music, living-history reenactments and a vendor marketplace downtown.

Pennsylvania State Police say a Worcester man cut off his GPS ankle monitor, drove about 374 miles and robbed the Pennian Bank in Newport. Troopers later arrested him near a campsite by the Juniata River.

A tense City Hall hearing left the fate of Mayor Parker's $1 rideshare surcharge and the School District's revised facilities plan uncertain. Councilmembers and riders clashed over funding and equity.

Mount Airy couple Jose Ortiz‑Pagan and Ana Ramos are launching Botanica Mesa Blanca in East Kensington, blending coffee service with wellness‑themed retail.

The Flyers blanked the Penguins 3-0 in Game 2, with Dan Vladar’s 27-save night and a shorthanded goal by Garnet Hathaway giving Philadelphia a 2-0 series edge.

Cannonball Club will open a showroom-style social club for car lovers in Fishtown this summer, pairing coffee, co-working and dining with indoor car storage.

A 4‑3 Commonwealth Court ruling finds Pennsylvania’s Medicaid ban on abortion funding unconstitutional and recognizes reproductive autonomy under the state constitution. The decision could expand coverage for low‑income patients.

Temple police and Philadelphia officers are searching for suspects after a student was chased into Morgan Hall South's lobby and struck around 2:50 a.m.; the student declined treatment.

The city has started ticketing cars left during scheduled street sweeps as its mechanical cleaning program moves into enforcement. Crews will sweep 14 neighborhoods through Oct. 29.

A packed gala drew more than 600 to the revived Lansdowne Theater as the restored 1927 movie palace settles into a busy concert season. Community leaders and national acts are already on the calendar.

Gov. Josh Shapiro pressed the head of Pennsylvania’s civil-rights agency to resign amid a review of the commission’s spending. The departures leave the PHRC short-handed and could slow discrimination cases.

An adult man was found shot early Saturday on the 1800 block of East Clementine Street in Kensington and later died at Temple University Hospital.

A motorcyclist died after an early-morning crash on the 4300 block of Cottman Avenue in Holmesburg. Philadelphia police say the Crash Investigation Division is investigating.