Be at Citizens Bank Park as Philadelphia takes the stage for the 2026 All-Star Week festivities! Events will take place at Citizens Bank Park and the Pennsylvania Convention Center from Saturday, July ...

Nowhere will celebrate America’s 250th anniversary like Philadelphia. Because nowhere else can celebrate the national milestone like Philadelphia. Philly is where it happened. Only in Philadelphia, on ...

For the first time in more than half a century, Philadelphia has recorded fewer than 225 homicides in a single year. In 2025, 222 people were killed — the fewest since 1966, when there were a fraction ...

Get ready! In 2026, the City of Brotherly Love is going all out. From massive sporting events and must-see concerts to grand openings and citywide celebrations, there’s something happening all year ...

Mother Nature had her say and disrupted the 125th annual Mummers Parade in 2026. Officials say high winds blew around the bands' props on Thursday. The Philadelphia Mummers Parade said the String Band ...

Two men were killed and another was hospitalized following a triple shooting on New Year’s Day in Philadelphia, police said. According to the Philadelphia Police Department, officers responded to ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Colorful costumes, confetti and music filled Broad Street in Philadelphia on Wednesday as the Mummers Parade celebrated its 125th year, despite winter weather forcing changes to ...

DA Larry Krasner and others attribute the drop to gun violence prevention efforts, grassroots violence-interruption work and supportive programs for young people. File: Philadelphia District Attorney ...

The Mummers Parade can be attended in-person and watched for free anywhere along the parade’s path. The parade will also be broadcast live on WDPN-TV (MeTV2) and WFMZ-TV Channel 69. It will also be ...

Philadelphia is set to end 2025 with the lowest number of homicides in over 50 years, officials said Wednesday. On Dec. 31, data on Philadelphia police's website showed the city had 220 homicides in ...

At the tail end of 2024, Philadelphia Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel told The Philadelphia Tribune that his wish for 2025 was to keep the city’s homicide numbers down. Bethel’s resolution came true ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- With just days left in the year, 2025 is shaping up to be one for the history books: Philadelphia is on track to record its lowest homicide total in more than four decades.