City COVID cases climb above 40,000
The city today reported 40,704 total confirmed coronavirus cases.
An interactive map of cases broken down by ZIP code can be found at phila.gov.
There have...
Vikings grunts happy, hungry to play
Nobody works harder.
But nobody has more fun.
The Northeast High School football team has more than its share of stars, but one of its strengths...
Judge grad named interim football coach at Ryan
Bill Murphy graduated from Father Judge High School.
He now sees himself as a Ryan guy.
Murphy, a 1996 graduate of Judge, was named interim football...
One dead, six injured in shooting near Frankford Hospital
A mass shooting on the 4900 block of Frankford Avenue Thursday night left one man...
2 suspects wanted in Wissinoming gun robbery
Police are looking for two suspects who stole a woman’s keys and car on the...
Crime log: Oct. 7, 2020
Sept. 14 through 27
As reported by Northeast Detectives. Does not include homicides, sexual assaults, narcotics...
Police investigating murders in Summerdale, Castor Gardens
Police are looking for motives and suspects in two local Monday murders.
At about 5:11 p.m.,...
Crime log: Sept. 23, 2020
Aug. 31 through Sept. 13
As reported by Northeast Detectives. Does not include homicides, sexual assaults,...
Authorities looking for attempted bank robber
The FBI/Philadelphia Police Department Violent Crimes Task Force is seeking the public’s assistance to identify...
Letters to the editor
Targeted stimulus needed
The press doesn't appear to give the same scrutiny to the Democrats that they give to Trump.
The latest stimulus package put forward...
Letters to the editor
Rizzo family thanks Joe Gale
It goes without saying that 2020 has been a turbulent and trying year for our nation and its people.
Nearly every...
Let’s come together to boost economy
By Mark Schweiker
America is divided. We see and feel it every day, and one can become discouraged. Then, when we recently marked the 19th...
Letters to the editor
Voter roll woes
Recently my wife received, at her childhood home, a document in her maiden name, to obtain a mail in ballot.
She moved out...
Letters to the editor
Give up indoor dining
I think the last time we saw Mr. Kenney eating indoors was in Chinatown. He wanted to assure the city that...