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Up to 16 Inches of Snow Hits Philadelphia, Snow Emergency Declared

A winter storm dropped more than a foot of snow across Philadelphia, triggering a Snow Emergency and activating a citywide response. The National Weather Service reported 14.0 inches of snow...

Blizzard of ’26 Drops 14 Inches at Philadelphia International Airport

The Philadelphia region was hit Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026, by a winter storm that rapidly intensified into a bomb cyclone, producing heavy snow, strong winds and widespread impacts across...

A new neighborhood crime-fighting tactic

Angel Flores, Bureau Chief of East Division District Attorney Office, speaks at FNA meeting Thursday July 21.Assistant District Attorney Angel Flores visited the Fishtown Neighbors...

Saving lives

Chris Santo (L) from the Hero Welcome committee thanks Ray Hatcher for his seven month service in Iraq. Approximately two dozen members of the...

Police identify Kensington man in bank robbing spree

The FBI and the Philadelphia Police Department are looking for help in nabbing John Digman, 48, who authorities say has been on a bank...

UPDATE: Police release sketch of man wanted in rape of Fishtown teen

Philadelphia Police have just released a sketch of a man wanted for the July 11 rape of a 14-year-old girl in Fishtown.The attacker is...

Groups, pols meet with developer Grasso

It was a full house last week when community representatives met with developer David Grasso to determine whether a community benefits agreement might be...

Boosting Girard Avenue’s creative economy

Online, “crowd funding” has become big business.The idea — getting a large group of people to chip in and offer individual donations — isn’t new, but lately, it’s...
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