Franklin County detectives say a 50-year-old father and his 28-year-old son were arrested and charged in the alleged rape of two juvenile girls; the investigation remains active.

Philadelphia’s point-in-time count fell to 5,163 people, a 6.6% decline, driven by a sharp drop in unsheltered individuals even as shelter counts rose slightly. City officials say the results will shape shelter and housing planning.

After a fire in September 2025, The Wine Garden on Baltimore Avenue reopened on July 22 after a rebuild led by its mother-daughter owners and supported by neighbors.

A youth was arrested after state police say American flags were set ablaze at two Perkiomen Township homes; he faces arson and criminal-mischief charges.

Hatboro police say a mail carrier stole a resident's credit card and charged thousands at a Home Depot. Authorities are urging residents to review mailed items and accounts.

A 24-year-old Claymont man was arrested after allegedly threatening neighbors with a knife and a claimed handgun during a parking dispute at Whitney Gardens.

A Lancaster County man is charged after his sister was found stabbed to death and their brother wounded following a dispute about barking dogs in East Hempfield Township.

A 2.2M sq. ft. Kmart warehouse in Fairless Hills will sell assets and lay off 147 workers, per a Pennsylvania WARN notice and the Philadelphia Business Journal.

Post Brothers has submitted plans for a 241‑unit Hancock Street building in Northern Liberties. The filing revises earlier 'Mercato' concepts and moves to Civic Design Review.

State and local police have launched a summer enforcement wave across the five-county Philadelphia area, with extra patrols and a coordinated enforcement day on U.S. 1 to curb dangerous driving.

Cloudy, muggy morning in Philadelphia with a high near 86°F. Slight chance of afternoon storms; isolated severe cells possible mainly south and east of I‑95.

A man was rushed to Temple University Hospital after a daytime shooting on the 900 block of North Carlisle Street; police say no arrests have been made and detectives are investigating.

A sinkhole on the 2000 block of South 23rd Street has been covered by a temporary plate since early June, costing parking and cancelling a block party. Neighbors say the city has not given a repair timeline.