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.

Longtime Fairmount BYOB Figs has been sold by Chef Salvatore De Cristofaro. New owner Landi Prendi will reopen the corner spot as Valentina by the end of May.

Flames ripped through at least two attached rowhomes on the 1600 block of South 54th Street in Kingsessing Wednesday; crews worked the scene and a man was taken to an ambulance.

Jhoan Duran was reinstated from the 15‑day IL and Trevor Richards was traded to the White Sox for cash, shifting the Phillies' late‑inning plan under Don Mattingly.

Police say a 30-year-old man threatened a clerk with a box cutter and stole cash and cigarettes at the Shell on Lincoln Avenue and Chester Pike. He was arrested days later and is being held on $50,000 bail.

A Chestnut Hill Local Q&A had four Democrats answer five neighborhood-sourced questions ahead of the May 19 primary. The short format put local priorities front and center.

Six bills moved out of committee to expand safe‑harbor protections and update laws on intimate images and infant trafficking.

A drain-pipe failure left graves at Mount Zion Cemetery in Collingdale submerged, and borough officials say they have limited authority to force repairs.

A 14‑year‑old was shot in Fairhill Tuesday night and taken to St. Christopher’s in stable condition as police review surveillance and evidence.

Mayor Parker took her One Philly, One Future budget tour to Kensington, presenting the FY27 plan and answering neighborhood questions at Taller Puertorriqueño. The stop was part of a citywide outreach push to explain new investments and collect resident feedback.