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PPA Speed Cameras

New speed cameras are now active on Route 13 in Philly, but the PPA won't fine violators — for now

How two principals' cellphone policies were inspired by the Philly airport and Kevin Hart

Cellphone Schools

Colman Domingo shares some of his favorite movies in visit to Criterion Closet

Colman Domingo Criterion Closet

Colman Domingo reportedly working to write live-action adaptation of Disney's 'The Princess and the Frog'

Colman Domingo disney

Free performances of 'For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf' are coming to Malcolm X Park

"For Colored Girls" Theatre in the X

Two Philly charter schools were recommended for nonrenewal. Here’s what happens next

School district charter renewals

State awards $2.3 million grant to restore West Fairmount Park's 19th century fountain

Fairmount Park Fountain

Police officer shoots and kills 75-year-old man in West Philadelphia

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Uber program that gives free rides to seniors expands to Northeast Philly

Uber senior rides

This new, free concert series aims to spice up Philly's nightlife on weeknights

Weeknights Live

Kermit Gosnell, the West Philly abortion doctor convicted of murder, dies at 85

Kermit Gosnell Death

Philly filmmaker to premiere animated short film at South by Southwest

Tshay film

SUV driver killed in crash with SEPTA trolley in West Philly

SEPTA crash

Quinta Brunson to receive GLAAD award for being ally to the LGBTQ+ community

Quinta Brunson

Blaze at West Philly rowhome sends nine firefighters to hospital

Wynnefield fire

West Philly teen found guilty of trying to make bombs for Syrian terrorist group

Philly Teen Terrorism

'Bel-Air,' which left on cliffhangers, will return for its final season in November

bel-air

Cyclist fatally struck by speeding driver in hit-and-run crash in West Philly

Hit Run Cyclist

Police seek to identify suspects in West Philly rec center shooting that injured 5

west philly shooting

Cobbs Creek Golf Course to open Little Horse Tavern this fall as $150 million restoration project progresses

Cobbs Creek Restaurant

Man convicted of killing, dismembering transgender woman whose remains were found in Schuylkill River in 2020

Dominique Fells Conviction

Boy, 14, arrested after fatally shooting 12-year-old brother at West Philly home, police say

West Philly Shooting

NASCAR views Penn's Franklin Field as possible site for auto racing event

NASCAR Franklin Field

Tiger Woods' foundation opens science education center at Cobbs Creek Golf Club

Tiger Woods Cobbs Creek

4 suspects wanted for fatal shooting of Upper Darby High School student on SEPTA bus

Surveillance video septa shooting

Mann Center to partner with Mural Arts Philadelphia on three projects, including one to mark venue's 50th anniversary

Mann Mural Arts

Man charged with fatally shooting woman, dumping her body in West Philly trash can

Police Shooting Airport

Estate sale scheduled at West Philly home once owned by Muhammad Ali, Kobe Bryant's grandparents

Ali Bryant Home

Body found in trash can near West Philly community center, police say

Body West Philly

Please Touch Museum to host 'snowed in' night for adults with a DJ, themed cocktails and trivia

Please Touch Museum

Accused YBC Dul killer's mom allegedly provided rifle used to shoot the rapper

YBC Dul Donaldson

Descendants of MOVE bombing victims say Penn Museum has more remains

MOVE bombing remains

Police investigating whether dogs killed woman who was found dead with multiple bites in West Philly

West Philly Dog Attack

West Philly home that's been owned by Muhammad Ali and Kobe Bryant's grandparents hits market for $600,000

Muhammad Ali Philly

Police fatally shot armed man after domestic dispute in West Philly, investigators say

police shooting West Philly

Beloved MLK mural in West Philly will be restored on the building that obstructs it

MLK Jr. mural intersection

14-year-old girl killed by hit-and-run driver in West Philly

West Philly hit-and-run

Two more Philly schools will get CHOP mental health services for students with anxiety, depression and other disorders

CHOP Philly Schools

A 16-year-old is charged in fatal drive-by shooting of West Philly rapper YBC Dul

YBC Dul Charges

PHA to purchase and repair deteriorating Brith Sholom House in West Philly

Brith Sholom PHA

West Philly rapper YBC Dul flaunted guns and bragged about violent reputation in video posted a day before he was killed

YBC Dul Rapper

Philly Bookstore Crawl and the end of the Oval: Your weekend guide to things to do

Weekend guide bookstores

SEPTA workers rescue cat, 5 kittens trapped inside a Market-Frankford Line station

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