Mayor Cherelle Parker tapped Carlton Williams to replace Adam Thiel as Philadelphia’s managing director. Williams, who led the One Philly cleanup effort, will oversee city operations.

A Philadelphia hearing put Pennsylvania’s elevated Legionnaires’ disease rate and a new prevention bill under the microscope.

Delaware County’s Wellness on Wheels mobile clinic is offering MMR vaccines as measles RNA showed up in local wastewater and state case counts climbed. The unit will visit parks and community events ahead of school.

CyberTips from major platforms set the case in motion. The suspect was already overseas by the time police searched the home.

A 27-year-old man was found stabbed to death near 49th and Sansom in West Philadelphia; police say he suffered 15 stab wounds. Investigators are seeking tips as the probe continues.

Early-morning vandalism left several Fishtown cars with smashed windows; police are investigating and asking for tips.

A statewide analysis of 423,007 trooper-initiated stops in 2025 found no substantive racial or ethnic disparities in post-stop outcomes after accounting for legal factors.

Berks County cleared the way for Albright to pursue $65M in tax-exempt bonds to refinance debt and buy student housing.

State Police renewed a plea and offered a $5,000 reward in the 1980 Lehigh River death of Donna Lee Kroboth.

Tower Health has entered a clinical affiliation with Jefferson Health to bring higher‑level specialty care to its hospitals as the system navigates heavy debt and recent service cuts.

A Camden jury convicted Miguel A. Mota on 14 counts for abusing two children over nearly a decade. Sentencing is scheduled for Sept. 25, 2026.

A brief video shows a SEPTA Transit Police officer pushing a man who then falls into a rider in a wheelchair, raising fresh questions about transit policing in Philadelphia.

OCF Realty closed on the 16th & Washington parcel in South Philly, moving a long‑debated plan for roughly 285 apartments and ground‑floor retail closer to construction.