A hive moved into a Lambert Street sewer and a local beekeeper installed a trap to coax the colony out; the live removal could take weeks. Neighbors have blocked the spot while they wait.

Sen. Dave McCormick said he’d welcome Sen. John Fetterman to the GOP as reports surface of a quiet Republican courtship. The development raises questions about Senate control and Pennsylvania politics.

Village Whiskey, the Jose Garces whiskey-and-burger spot, is slated to take a street-level slot at The Quinley hotel in The Gulch. The move follows a permit filing and a hotel listing naming the concept.

U.S. Marshals arrested a suspect in a 2025 wrong‑way Turnpike crash that killed a motorcyclist. Other top local headlines include an IMAX death and a Vrbo refund dispute.

A 31-year-old man was shot and killed Wednesday night at 21st and Wharton in Point Breeze. Police are seeking surveillance footage and witness tips as homicide detectives investigate.

A Nicetown rowhome partially collapsed early Thursday on the 1800 block of Brunner Street; crews say the house was occupied but no one was hurt and inspectors are investigating.

A non‑verbal five‑year‑old with autism was left on a Philadelphia school bus twice in one week; his mother is demanding answers from the district and bus operator.

Montgomery County detectives are investigating a Pottstown homicide. Officials released few details and say no arrests have been made.

The NTSB found SEPTA’s train‑control design left a human "single point of failure" in the May 11, 2025 Norristown collision; SEPTA has since made emergency‑response changes.

A late-morning fall inside the downtown Reading IMAX left a man dead Wednesday. City officials told NBC10 Philadelphia the incident is being treated as an apparent accident.

The city’s new ChargePHL plan names two vendors to build a network of curbside and parking‑lot EV chargers, with the first stations targeted for early 2027.

Brandywine Conservancy revealed a $100M plan to expand its Chadds Ford campus with a Kengo Kuma–designed museum, new galleries and roughly 10 miles of public trails.

A sleeping 5-year-old was left alone after a Jeep was stolen during a delivery in North Philadelphia; neighbors found him unharmed and police are investigating.