A man was killed in a shooting on a SEPTA Broad Street Line train Friday night in North Philadelphia, and the suspected shooter turned himself in and said he fired in self-defense, police said. The ...

An investigation is underway after police said a man was shot inside a barbershop in Philadelphia. According to the Philadelphia Police Department, on Saturday, August 16, 2025, just before 10 a.m., a ...

A Levittown man already under investigation for a violent crime spree is now facing a long list of new felony charges after allegedly robbing a Philadelphia cell phone store at gunpoint, threatening a ...

After finally getting healthy, the Phillies' pitching staff looks primed for the stretch run. However, they nearly lost their vaunted new closer on Friday night ...

Police are investigating a shooting that happened after 11 p.m. Friday near the corner of 20th and Diamond streets.

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According to Philadelphia Police Inspector D.F. Pace, a man in his 20s told officers he opened fire after being attacked ...

A 35-year-old man is dead after a shooting in North Philadelphia overnight. Police said the man was found near the ...

An investigation is underway after SEPTA officials say a fatal shooting occurred on the Broad Street Line at Girard Avenue in ...

Schwarber hit his 43rd homer as the Phillies beat the Nationals 6-2 on Friday night, but the win was marred by an apparent ...

Man fatally shot aboard Philadelphia train in Friday night homicide PHILADELPHIA, PA – A man was gunned down on a moving northbound train in the city’s 22nd District Friday night, prompting a homicide ...