Philadelphia News

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has removed an Ecuadorian national wanted for rape in his home country, officials announced Wednesday. Elvis Isaac Aguirre Yanez was deported to …

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — A Pennsylvania Lottery player in Philadelphia is holding a winning Cash 5 with Quick Cash ticket worth $1.5 million, officials announced Wednesday. The ticket matched all five …

PHILADELPHIA, PA — A Pennsylvania Lottery player in Philadelphia has won a $322,927.07 prize while playing the holiday-themed online game HO HO wHO Dunnit, officials announced this week. The game, …

PHILADELPHIA — A 98-year-old man was found dead Sunday night inside his Roosevelt Boulevard home with a severe head wound, prompting a homicide investigation by Philadelphia police. Officers from the …

PHILADELPHIA — A 12-year-old boy was shot and killed over the weekend while filming a music video with a group of teenagers and firearms inside a Philadelphia home, police said. …

PHILADELPHIA, PA — A woman was pulled from the Schuylkill River and pronounced dead at the scene Saturday morning, prompting an investigation by Philadelphia authorities. Police responded to the 4500 …

PHILADELPHIA, PA — A 32-year-old woman is dead after being shot in the chest and pushed out of a moving vehicle in West Philadelphia on Thursday night, police said. Authorities …

PHILADELPHIA — A Philadelphia man is facing multiple felony charges after a police officer was shot and wounded Wednesday during a violent altercation near Overbrook High School, authorities announced late …

A 37-year-old man was fatally shot on a Philadelphia highway Thursday evening, prompting an active homicide investigation by the Philadelphia Police Department. The incident occurred just before 7 p.m. in …

A 29-year-old man is in critical condition after being stabbed Saturday evening in Philadelphia’s 24th District, police said. Officers responded at approximately 7:26 p.m. to the 2000 block of Pickwick …

Philadelphia police are investigating three violent incidents that occurred overnight across the city, including a fatal hit-and-run and two separate stabbing cases, authorities confirmed early Saturday. In the 19th District, …

The Philadelphia Police Department is investigating two unrelated shooting incidents that occurred within 30 minutes of each other Saturday afternoon in different parts of the city. The first shooting took …

Philadelphia, PA — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced the removal of more than 130 Central Asian nationals this week, with 90 individuals repatriated directly from Philadelphia as part …

PHILADELPHIA, PA — The Philadelphia Police Department is actively searching for Deiby Rivera Gonzalez, 56, who is wanted in connection with a double shooting that occurred Wednesday morning, April 30, …

PHILADELPHIA, PA — A single Fast Play ticket purchased at a neighborhood grocery store has delivered a massive $798,244 payday to one lucky player in Philadelphia. The winning Deep Pockets …

PHILADELPHIA, PA — A man was shot and killed Thursday night on the 5900 block of Ludlow Street in West Philadelphia, according to police, who say the investigation is ongoing …

PHILADELPHIA, PA — A wave of gun violence swept through Philadelphia overnight, leaving nine people injured in three separate shootings across the city, according to police. The shootings, which occurred …

PHILADELPHIA, PA — The Philadelphia Police Department is asking for the public’s help identifying a suspect involved in a broad daylight shooting that left a 27-year-old man in critical condition …

PHILADELPHIA, PA — A Philadelphia jury convicted Talim Hunt of first-degree murder and multiple related charges last week for the fatal shooting of 45-year-old Cody Hargett, District Attorney Larry Krasner …

PHILADELPHIA, PA — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has deported a Jamaican national wanted for murder in his home country, following a multi-agency effort that began with his arrest …

PHILADELPHIA, PA — A 27-year-old man is fighting for his life after being shot multiple times late Tuesday night in the Juniata section of Philadelphia, authorities said. Officers from the …

PHILADELPHIA, PA — Philadelphia police are investigating a series of diversion-style burglaries targeting elderly residents in the city’s Northeast, where suspects have used impersonation tactics to enter homes and commit …

PHILADELPHIA, PA – A man has been sentenced to more than 40 years in prison for participating in four killings committed for financial gain between late 2018 and mid-2019. Steven …

PHILADELPHIA, PA — The Philadelphia Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing and endangered man last seen early Friday morning. Joselyn Vissandier, 77, was last …

PHILADELPHIA, PA — A woman was killed late Thursday night in a hit-and-run collision involving a dark-colored SUV on the 2800 block of Cottman Avenue, according to the Philadelphia Police …