Philadelphia

In 2011, Philadelphia’s homicide rate crept back up.  At just over 300, the murder rate is the highest of the nation’s 1 ...

In Northwest Philly’s neighborhoods this year, you didn’t have to shop around very far to find tasty stories about land use a ...

Murders are on the rise in Philadelphia.  The city’s homicide tally reached 324 on Wednesday–more than last year’s ...

As she shuttered the stable doors, Cynthia Turecki suggested that there is no holiday for horses. Pausing for a moment, Turecki ...

Philadelphia law enforcement officials are reminding residents that New Year’s Eve is for Champagne and noisemakers, and not guns.< ...

The Northwest Playlist Guide to New Year’s Eve With 2012 hours away, NewsWorks has compiled a list of parties and New Year’s Ev ...

Hundreds of family members and mothers of violent-crime victims gathered Thursday for a citywide motorcade sponsored by local anti-violen ...

Mayor Michael Nutter will be sworn in to a second term of office Monday. And then he will celebrate the beginning of that second term at ...

The Mummers make their annual strut up Broad Street today. Mummers Association president Bob Shannon said the mumming tradition, d ...

Janitors in suburban Philadelphia offices are holding a rally Saturday at noon to send a message that they need a contract.   ...

A landmark Delaware County Sears store is being closed as part of a nationwide trimming of stores by the retail chain.   The ...

This list covers Dec. 15 – Dec. 21, 2011. Dec. 15, 2011 7200 block Briar Road – 2007 Kawasaki dirt ...

This week, NewsWorks brought you a series of stories on the City Councilmembers whose districts touch Northwest Philadelphia. In case you ...

The street signs in East Falls are directional guides that help us to navigate from point A to point B. Street signs give our roads order ...

In Northwest Philly’s neighborhoods this year, you didn’t have to shop around very far to find tasty stories about land use a ...