Philadelphia's Architectural Committee blocked Pearl Properties' request to remove the Boyd Theatre marquee, keeping the landmarked Chestnut Street façade intact while the developer rethinks retail plans.

Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner announced three men convicted in a 1997 North Philly murder have been exonerated after a review found problems with medical testimony about time of death.

A Chester police officer was hurt Tuesday morning near Meadow Lane and West Ninth and was taken to Wilmington Hospital. Officials say the nature of the injury is under investigation.

Iron Hill Brewery is set to reopen its Hershey brewpub on June 1, bringing house-brewed beer, scratch-made food and roughly 90 local jobs back to West Chocolate Avenue.

Finley Catering signed a 29‑year lease for the Crystal Tea Room through 2055 and will fund a multimillion‑dollar overhaul as the Wanamaker Building is redeveloped.

Gunfire at a Memorial Day‑weekend party in Olney left three men and a teen hospitalized; police say two people are in custody.

Council wants to staff up the Fair Housing Commission — adding investigators and a deputy director — as new renter protections expand the commission’s caseload.

Dan Tsao bought the shuttered Irish Pub at 2007-11 Walnut and plans a commissary kitchen to anchor his expanding EMei restaurants.

Neighbors say a sinkhole in North Philadelphia was covered with a metal plate months after it appeared, and they worry the temporary patch won’t stop further collapse.

Bensalem police say 39-year-old William Hagan was arrested on multiple child-sex charges and is being held on $10 million bail. Authorities say the alleged victim is a young child.

A Lancaster County couple has been arrested after their four‑month‑old was hospitalized with a split lip, torn frenulum and bruises; charging documents say both parents admitted to causing harm.

A 43-year-old man is in custody after a 49-year-old woman was stabbed multiple times in Allentown; police call the case domestic-related and the investigation is ongoing.

Dense fog reduced visibility across parts of Philadelphia this morning; a Dense Fog Advisory is in effect and could slow commutes.