Dec 11 WATCH: Biden announces 3 Philadelphia fire companies are reopening with federal funds By Chris Megerian, Associated Press The president spoke for about eight minutes before he headed to a fundraiser for his reelection campaign. He's trying to show the nation as 2024 looms how his policies are benefitting regular Americans with “kitchen table” problems. Continue reading
Nov 08 Watch 6:48 Opera Philadelphia pushes forward amid financial uncertainty By Jeffrey Brown, Alison Thoet In the wake of the pandemic and other changes, arts organizations are struggling. Opera, one of the most expensive of all art forms, is especially feeling the pinch and looking for new ways to move forward in its music, business… Continue watching
Nov 07 Democrat Cherelle Parker is elected as Philadelphia's 100th mayor, 1st woman to hold the office By Brooke Schultz, Associated Press/Report for America Parker emerged from a crowded field of Democrats in the May primary and was heavily favored over Republican David Oh in the city, a Democratic stronghold. Continue reading
Oct 13 WATCH: Biden touts economy and green energy in Philadelphia speech By Will Weissert, Associated Press President Joe Biden returned to Pennsylvania Friday to use the critical battleground state again as a backdrop for some of his favorite political themes. But the war between Israel and Hamas has scrambled geopolitics and potentially reshuffled a 2024 presidential… Continue reading
Sep 12 Armed escaped inmate still at large after fleeing homeowner's gunfire By Marc Levy, Sarah Brumfield, Associated Press Police found footprints and tracked them to the prison shoes identical to those Cavalcante had been wearing. A pair of work boots was reported stolen from a porch nearby. Continue reading
Sep 04 WATCH: Biden touts unions, job creation in Philadelphia Labor Day remarks President Joe Biden, who often says he's the most pro-union president in history, is heading to Philadelphia on Monday for the annual Tri-State Labor Day Parade. Continue reading
Jul 20 WATCH: Biden talks economy and unions in Philadelphia as possible strikes loom By Josh Boak, Darlene Superville, Associated Press Tensions are rising between unions and companies about a rapidly evolving economy in which AI, clean energy and e-commerce are rewriting some of the basic rules of work. Biden is trying to allay those concerns by saying unions should be… Continue reading
Jul 17 Massive search underway for missing children swept away in Philadelphia flash flood By Maryclaire Dale, Associated Press Crews in suburban Philadelphia on Monday intensified the search for a missing 9-month-old boy and his 2-year-old sister, swept away after weekend rains swelled the banks of a creek while they were driving to a barbecue with their family. Continue reading
Jul 10 Officials say one victim was killed prior to Fourth of July mass shooting in Philadelphia By Associated Press The Philadelphia district attorney says one of five people believed to have been killed in the city July 3 appears to have been fatally shot almost two full days before the mass shooting reported last week. Continue reading
Jul 05 Watch 6:11 Philadelphia district attorney discusses what needs to be done to curb gun violence By Amna Nawaz, Courtney Norris, Ryan Connelly Holmes A mass shooting on the eve of the Fourth of July left five people dead in Philadelphia. It was just one of several U.S. cities that saw violence on the holiday. The suspect, 40-year-old Kimbrady Carriker, was arraigned Wednesday on… Continue watching