Philadelphia Sheriff's Office has been called out by multiple news outlets for alleged scandals ranging from bogus news stories on the department's website to questionable spending.
A Pennsylvania appeals court has allowed a challenge against the removal of a Christopher Columbus statue in Pittsburgh's Schenley Park to proceed, officials said.
A dash camera captured the moment an armed man approached a vehicle at a stop light in Philadelphia before the driver opened fire and sent him and the car he got out of speeding away.
An Eid al-Fitr event marking the end of Ramadan turned violent Wednesday afternoon in Philadelphia. Police said three people were shot and five people were arrested.
Philadelphia Eagles greats Jason Kelce and Lane Johnson got involved in a WrestleMania 40 match between Rey Mysterio and Andrade and Dominik Mysterio and Santos Escobar.
Three long-retired Philadelphia detectives have been ordered to stand trial, accused of lying under oath in a case against a man exonerated in a 1991 rape and murder.
Tyrese Knuckles, 25, was shot early Thursday by police following a "physical confrontation" at a Wilmington, Delaware, apartment complex. He then led them on a chase into Pennsylvania.
Rap music mogul Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter's "Made in America" festival, hosted annually in Philadelphia over Labor Day weekend, has been cancelled for the second year in a row.
Interstate-95 north in Philadelphia will be closed for several days, officials say, after an oversized truck hit an overhead railroad bridge on Monday.
The pencil eraser was patented in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by Hymen Lipman, a Jewish immigrant from Kingston, Jamiaca, on this day in history, March 30, 1858.
Philadelphia might be the City of Brotherly Love, but Braves skipper Brian Snitker made sure his family and some friends weren't inside the Phillies' ballpark for opening day.
A Pennsylvania court has ruled that mail-in ballots must have accurate dates on envelopes, a ruling that will have a significant impact on this year's election.
Bucks County, Pennsylvania, is joining a lawsuit against the oil industry, alleging companies deliberately misled the public about their role in manmade climate change.
Willie Nelson's iconic Fourth of July Picnic, traditionally held in Texas for its 50-year history, will relocate to the Philadelphia area this year, officials say.
Blanche Carney, chief of the Philadelphia Department of Prisons, announced Monday that she will be retiring April 5; this follows a 'series of inmate deaths and escapes.'