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- Philadelphia Launches Market East Reactivation Strategy Ahead of Landmark 2026 Summer
Published: Apr 28, 2026
Section: Companies & Industry
Mayor Cherelle Parker has unveiled a series of "activations" and streetscape improvements for Philadelphia’s Market East corridor, aimed at revitalizing the vacancy-plagued area be...
- Philadelphia Resident Facing Murder Charges Following Fatal Domestic Stabbing of Father on North Philadelphia Porch
Published: Apr 9, 2026
Section: Crime
A 28 year old man is in custody after allegedly stabbing his father to death during a late night argument in North Philadelphia. Police discovered the victim, 61 year old Kevin Jen...
- Philadelphia Coffee Shop Front Concealing Massive Multi-State Drug Ring Dismantled with Seventeen Senior Suspects Arrested
Published: Apr 2, 2026
Section: Crime
Pennsylvania authorities executed a sweeping raid on Cumberland Coffee and Snacks, a North Philadelphia storefront allegedly serving as a front for a decade-long crack cocaine prod...
- Global Open Access Publisher MDPI Establishes First United States Operations Hub in Philadelphia to Anchor North American Expansion
Published: Apr 1, 2026
Section: Research
MDPI has officially opened its inaugural U.S. office in Philadelphia, marking a strategic shift toward deeper engagement with the North American scholarly community. Led by industr...
- Federal Judge Rules Trump Administration May Subpoena Records of Jewish Staff at University of Pennsylvania
Published: Mar 31, 2026
Section: US & Canada
A Philadelphia district court has ruled that the University of Pennsylvania must comply with a federal subpoena for the contact information of Jewish employees as part of an ongoin...
- Convicted Philadelphia Physician Kermit Gosnell Dies at 85 While Serving Life Sentence for Clinic Murders
Published: Mar 25, 2026
Section: US & Canada
Kermit Gosnell, the former doctor whose 2013 murder trial exposed horrific conditions at his West Philadelphia abortion clinic, died on March 1 in a Pennsylvania hospital. Serving...
- Philadelphia Family Reunited with Stolen Dog Eleven Years After Disappearance from Mayfair Backyard
Published: Mar 24, 2026
Section: Science & Tech
A dog named Forty-Cal, stolen from a Philadelphia home in 2015, has been returned to his owners more than a decade later. The reunion was made possible by a persistent microchip re...
- Former Philadelphia Prison Sergeant Faces 90 Years After Pleading Guilty to Inmate Civil Rights Abuses
Published: Mar 20, 2026
Section: Crime
Christopher Knight, a former sergeant at Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility, pleaded guilty to violating inmate civil rights and falsifying official use-of-force reports. Prosec...
- Philadelphia Police Launch Search for 13-Year-Old Jaylannie Hernandez Following Disappearance in 15th District
Published: Mar 16, 2026
Section: Crime
Authorities in Northeast Philadelphia are requesting public assistance to locate 13-year-old Jaylannie Hernandez, who vanished Saturday evening from the 5000 block of Ditman Street...
- Philadelphia Man Charged with Manslaughter Following Fatal Shooting of Pregnant Teenager
Published: Mar 15, 2026
Section: Crime
Robert Tatum, 29, is facing multiple charges including voluntary manslaughter after allegedly shooting his 18-year-old pregnant girlfriend, Lemmarra Bradshaw. The incident, which o...
- First guilty plea entered in massive NCAA and CBA basketball point-shaving scandal
Published: Mar 10, 2026
Section: Crime
Jalen Smith, a 30-year-old basketball trainer from North Carolina, pleaded guilty Monday to federal bribery and wire fraud charges. Smith is the first of 26 individuals charged in...
- Second Suspect Surrenders to Philadelphia Police Following Fatal 2025 Shooting Near South Philly Sports Bar
Published: Mar 4, 2026
Section: Crime
Nasir Brooks turned himself in to authorities on Tuesday in connection with the October 2025 homicide of 23-year-old Hasson Mason. The shooting, which occurred near the intersectio...