Crime

A plane taking off from Philadelphia International Airport, which was just ranked as the worst airport in the country by J.D. Power
City Life

Why Philadelphia International Airport Was Just Ranked Worst in the Country

Check phillymag.com each morning Monday through Thursday for the latest edition of Philly Today. And if you have a news tip for our hardworking Philly […]

By Victor Fiorillo
Villanova University, site of a 2022 sexual assault that former Villanova student Elijah Katzenell has pleaded guilty to (photo by Victor Fiorillo)
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Former Villanova Student Pleads Guilty to Dorm Room Sexual Assault

A couple of weeks ago, we told you that a woman had filed a lawsuit against three men, alleging that she was the victim of […]

By Victor Fiorillo
Villanova University, site of a 2022 sexual assault that former Villanova student Elijah Katzenell has pleaded guilty to (photo by Victor Fiorillo)
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Explosive Sexual Assault Lawsuit Hits Villanova University

UPDATE: Former Villanova University student Elijah Katzenell has pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting the woman who filed this lawsuit. He’ll get zero time in prison. […]

By Victor Fiorillo
An entrance to West Philadelphia's Morris Park, where a body was found hanging from a tree on Sunday morning
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Decomposed Body Found Hanging From Tree in West Philadelphia

Check phillymag.com each morning Monday through Thursday for the latest edition of Philly Today. And if you have a news tip for our hardworking Philly […]

By Victor Fiorillo
Montgomery County Republican official Matt McCaffery with members of the Upper Merion Police Department. This was shortly after he endorsed Kamala Harris on CNN (Image courtesy of Matt McCaffery)
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Philly-Area Republican Official “Swatted” After Endorsing Kamala Harris on CNN

Check phillymag.com each morning Monday through Thursday for the latest edition of Philly Today. And if you have a news tip for our hardworking Philly […]

By Victor Fiorillo
City Life

Why Crime in Philadelphia Is Plummeting

I spend a fair amount of time talking to people who live in the suburbs. One of the things they’ve told me over the last […]

By Allan Domb
The scene on South Street in Philadelphia after a mass shooting in 2022, back when the Philadelphia homicide rate was soaring
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Philadelphia’s Homicide Rate Has Gone Down Even Further

Check phillymag.com each morning Monday through Thursday for the latest edition of Philly Today. And if you have a news tip for our hardworking Philly […]

By Victor Fiorillo
Philadelphia police officers arrest someone during a May crackdown in Kensington.
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Mayor Parker’s Kensington Crackdown Intensifies in Philadelphia

Check phillymag.com each morning Monday through Thursday for the latest edition of Philly Today. And if you have a news tip for our hardworking Philly […]

By Victor Fiorillo
George Santos expects to spend much of his summer vacation in the Poconos
City Life

George Santos Is Invading the Poconos This Summer

Check phillymag.com each morning Monday through Thursday for the latest edition of Philly Today. And if you have a news tip for our hardworking Philly […]

By Victor Fiorillo
Josh Kruger and his killer, Robert Davis
City Life

Josh Kruger’s Killer Sentenced

Check phillymag.com each morning Monday through Thursday for the latest edition of Philly Today. And if you have a news tip for our hardworking Philly […]

By Victor Fiorillo
A scene from a Philadelphia block party in 2007, back in the days when it was much easier to get your Philadelphia block party application approved (photo via Flickr/Creative Commons)
City Life

Philadelphia Block Parties Have Been in Mad Decline

Check phillymag.com each morning Monday through Thursday for the latest edition of Philly Today. And if you have a news tip for our hardworking Philly […]

By Victor Fiorillo
Donald Trump with Pennsylvania mom Clarice Schillinger, who just received her sentence for providing alcohol to her underage daughter and the daughter's underage friends at a drunken party (photo via Clarice Schillinger for PA campaign page)
City Life

Let This Scandalous Mom Be a Reminder to Not Get Kids Drunk

Check phillymag.com each morning Monday through Thursday for the latest edition of Philly Today. And if you have a news tip for our hardworking Philly […]

By Victor Fiorillo
The Lululemon store on Walnut Street in the Rittenhouse Square neighborhood of Philadelphia
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Philly Police Pull a Strange Move After Rittenhouse Lululemon Theft

Check phillymag.com each morning Monday through Thursday for the latest edition of Philly Today. And if you have a news tip for our hardworking Philly […]

By Victor Fiorillo
an abandoned carnival ride
City Life

Is This the Death of the Carnival?

Check phillymag.com each morning Monday through Thursday for the latest edition of Philly Today. And if you have a news tip for our hardworking Philly […]

By Victor Fiorillo
City Life

Crime in Philly Is Falling (Spread the Word)

When I talk to people about what’s happening in Philadelphia these days, the most frequent comments I hear are about crime. My neighborhood doesn’t feel […]

By Allan Domb