Philadelphia News

A judge has sent Philadelphia rapper Meek Mill to jail for three to six months for violating his probation on a 2009 drug and gun case.

By Steve Tawa PHILADELPHIA - As Israel's prime minister says he will not cave in to international pressure to stop a military offensive in the Gaza Strip , Israel supporters in Philadelphia were rallying outside the Israeli consulate in center city.

The Attorney General says the eight men were arrested on unrelated charges as part of ongoing efforts to target those who participate in the distribution of child pornography.

William H. Frederick Jr., known as Bill, is 88 now, a little stooped and hard of hearing, a far hike down the road from his 1948 Swarthmore College graduation.

The Pennsylvania legislature finally got what it deserved Thursday: many millions less.

Teens who commit crimes often age out of such conduct by their mid-30s, criminologists say.

Last winter, a caravan of canoeists headed up the Schuylkill, paddling against the current and the chill to discuss plans for Invisible River , an arts event planned for this weekend.

With the help of our buds over at Be Well Philly , we stay pretty well-informed of the fitness scene here in Philly.

A complaint has been filed against 36 United Methodist ministers who blessed a same-sex wedding in defiance of church law.

More than 300 pink slips are going out today and tomorrow in the Philadelphia School District.

A symbol of the Philadelphia Museum of Art is once again looking radiant in bright shiny gold after a yearlong restoration.

Girard , a Fishtown restaurant with a no-tipping business model, has generated a lot of buzz.

Four days after a Southwest Philadelphia blaze killed four children, prompting angry questions about the adequacy of the Fire Department's response, a city safety official had a question for Patrick Sanyeah, father of two of the children who died.

Vice President Joe Biden made his second visit to Philadelphia in as many weeks last night.

While storms forced a delayed start to last night's Phish show at The Mann Center For Performing Arts in Philadelphia, the weather was much more cooperative on the second and final night of the quartet's visit to The City Of Brotherly Love.

The roof and side of a barn at Whitecombs Farm Market & Greenhouse in York was blown off and plants knocked over during Tuesday's storm.

Tornadoes, storms bring death, devastation to Northeast High winds led to the four deaths in the Syracuse area, officials said.

NHS Human Services hosted a visit from the Philadelphia Zoo's traveling zoo educators at its North Philadelphia facility this past Monday, July 7th.

Philadelphia hotels have taken a hit recently as room occupancy is down. Officials know exactly why this happened and they're confident this is temporary.

The debate rages on over the fire department's response time to Saturday's 3-alarm fire that left four children dead, left 10 families homeless and a neighborhood up in arms.