PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Even as Philadelphia's shooting and homicide rates plunge, it was a violent weekend across the city. "These are human beings we are talking about and not statistics.

Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker, for the second time in her career as the city's 100th mayor -- as well as being the first woman and Black woman to hold the job -- addressed City Council with a ...

In 1926 Japan gifted 1,600 cherry trees to Philadelphia for the American Sesquicentennial, and they’ve been a symbol of friendship ever since. Over the years many more have been planted ...

Mayor Cherelle Parker's newest budget for the city of Philadelphia cuts some taxes, expands programs in the School District of Philadelphia and the court system and sets the stage for the U.S ...

“This is the great city of Philadelphia, so I’m going to keep it real. This recovery process is going to be difficult, it’s ...

Philadelphia police directed traffic on roads near busy 30th Street Station before daybreak Tuesday after power went out in University City and near Logan Square in Center City. the same outage ...

The budget proposal is similar to recommendations by the Philadelphia Tax Reform Commission, which recently released its report. Under BIRT, the city collects 1.415 mills on every $1,000 of gross ...

(WHTM) — Two people were shot in Philadelphia Friday afternoon as the city held its Eagles Super Bowl Parade, Philadelphia Police said. The shooting happened outside of the parade footprint ...