A child was found unresponsive Thursday on the 1800 block of East Somerset Street in Kensington and later died; police say the Special Victims Unit is investigating.

Upper Darby police say they disrupted an early-morning theft of roughly $250,000 in cheesesteak meat, arresting three suspects and seeking a fourth.

A Millersville woman has been charged after prosecutors say she pushed her 63‑year‑old mother into a wall and down exterior stairs; the mother later died and the death was ruled a homicide.

Nightly hotel rates in Philadelphia have fallen about 20% as World Cup demand lags, leaving Center City rooms more available and prompting last‑minute price moves.

Neighbors on Argyle Street say an abandoned rowhome is attracting raccoons, prompting calls to L&I and animal control.

A baby was found dead in the backseat of an SUV on the 4900 block of Hanoverville Road in Lower Nazareth Township on June 11; investigators are probing the scene.

A 2-month-old left in a running minivan was recovered safe after the vehicle was stolen and crashed in Northeast Philadelphia; police arrested a suspect.

Heat Advisory through 8 p.m. Friday with highs near 96 and heat‑index readings over 100. Cooling centers are open and scattered storms are possible late today.

Philadelphia's average gender pay gap has tightened to 88.8¢, but Black and Latina workers still earn far less, the Forum of Executive Women finds.

WhiteHawk Minerals raised $200.2M in an upsized IPO and began trading as WHK, in what local coverage calls the region’s largest public offering this year.

Bastet has opened at 601 Spring Garden in Poplar, reviving the former Palmer Social Club and Trilogy with restored JBL speakers, custom lighting and a late‑June grand opening.

A judge cleared former 1199C president Chris Woods after a nonjury trial over a 2019 union-hall renovation alleged to have funded local campaigns. The ruling ends a protracted state prosecution.

NetJets has started maintenance operations at Reading Regional Airport, moving aircraft into a long‑term hangar lease and promising local jobs and investment. Industry reporting shows the site as the company’s largest MRO in the Northeast.