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Police: Gunman Posing as Pizza Delivery Guy Shoots Mount Airy Man
A gunman posing as a pizza delivery guy shot a man in East Mount Airy after attempting to break into his home on Tuesday, according […]
Police Investigating “Kill Trump” Graffiti Found in Manayunk
The Philadelphia Police Department’s Homeland Security Unit is investigating after the words “KILL TRUMP” were found spray-painted on a wall in Manayunk. Police were called to […]
Center City Shooter Evades Arrest By Ducking Into PATCO Station
Police are searching for an unidentified gunman who opened fire on a car near 13th and Chancellor streets on early Sunday morning and then evaded […]
Report: 3-Year-Old Accidentally Shoots Uncle Near LOVE Park
This is a developing story. Check back for updates. A man was reportedly shot multiple times by his 3-year-old nephew shortly before noon on Friday […]
GoFundMe for Family of Slain Spring Garden Father Reaches $250K in 7 Days
A GoFundMe page for the family of Gerard Grandzol, the father who police say was fatally shot in front of his 2-year-old daughter in Spring Garden […]
Attack of the Mating Gnats!
The Philadelphia area welcomed thousands of unwanted guests on Monday night as a swarm of pesky gnats descended on the Delaware Valley in what experts […]
WATCH: Man Shoots Gun Into North Philly Home
Philadelphia police are searching for a man who shot a gun into a North Philly home earlier this month. Officials say the incident occurred around […]
LISTEN: Meet the Retired Black Cop Who Became a Whistleblower
The season finale of Pushback, the podcast co-produced by Philly Mag and WURD, is now available. Listen and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, or […]
16-Year-Old Charged as Adult in Deadly Spring Garden Carjacking
A teenager who was arrested in Thursday’s fatal carjacking attempt in Spring Garden will be charged as an adult. Marvin Roberts, 16, and his brother, 21-year-old Maurice […]
Father Shot, Killed in Front of 2-Year-Old Daughter in Spring Garden
Police say a father was shot and killed on Thursday night in front of his 2-year-old daughter in Spring Garden. Gerard Grandzol, 38, was shot around 8 […]
Judge: Broad Street Median Parking Is Here to Stay – for Now
It’s the end of the line for the lawsuit filed in July by self-proclaimed urbanists who sought to end median parking on Broad Street. On Wednesday, […]
Philly Police Suspend Cop Who Killed David Jones
After answering to Internal Affairs on Thursday for his role in the shooting death of a 30-year-old dirt bike rider in North Philadelphia earlier this […]
Philly Woman Gets 8 Years in Prison For Trying to Join ISIS
A 33-year-old mother of two from North Philly has been sentenced to eight years in prison for communicating with and supporting Islamic State fighters online. […]
OPINION: The City Tolerates the FOP’s Lack of Respect for Black Lives
Martin Luther King, Jr. once said that “In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.” […]
Report: Temple Student’s Body Taken 100 Miles in a Lyft
Joshua Hupperterz, the 29-year-old man who is accused of murdering 22-year-old Temple University student Jenna Burleigh last week, used Lyft to transport her remains in […]