Philadelphia

Relieved business owners and law-abiding citizens will be happy to see large gatherings of law enforcement deployed and ready wherever the social car meetups convene, or as massive gatherings happen.

All employees of the City of Philadelphia are expected to be back working in their offices in the near future, according to a letter from Mayor Cherelle Parker.

From trash to parking to troubled businesses, new leadership in Philly has their work cut out for them. Mayor Cherelle Parker says she's eager to get it done and shows what her clean and green initiative means.

The man charged in six incidents of vandalism - including broken windows at two churches - has previously been charged for similar acts. Police say he was previously arrested after a paint can was thrown through a window at City Hall.

Philadelphia police are looking for five suspects after a man was abducted and pistol whipped for the keys to his home. The suspects then broke into his home and assaulted two people inside before stealing jewelry and cash, police say.

A man Philadelphia police were seeking after they say vandalized several buildings and churches, causing tens of thousands of dollars, is in police custody, officials said. But, after causing a great deal of damage in several locations.

Applications close Friday for the nine members of the Philadelphia School Board Mayor Cherelle Parker will submit to City Council at a time when city schools face great challenges and opportunities.

Three former Local 98 employees have been sentenced after they previously pleaded guilty to stealing union funds for their personal use.

SEPTA passengers on a Wilmington line train were briefly stranded in Philadelphia on Thursday morning after the train was sent onto an Amtrak rail with no power. 

Plumes of smoke filled the sky Monday afternoon as a raging fire ripped through at least two buildings, leaving residents displaced and knocking out power for several others.