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Family and friends reflect on the city's influence on the late filmmaker, who attended the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts.

Philadelphia mayor Cherelle Parker knows that video of her botching an Eagles chant before Philadelphia’s 28-22 victory over the Rams in their Divisional Round game last Sunday went viral.

The president's reversal on 'sensitive locations' frees agents to act not just at churches but at schools, hospitals, colleges, funerals, and rallies

A snow goose in West Philadelphia ’s Carroll Park neighborhood is the city’s first suspected case of a highly contagious avian flu spreading among birds and cattle across the country, Philadelphia health officials said Wednesday.

Upper Darby police say they're investigating an alleged altercation between a Drexel Hill Middle School student with autism and a worker.

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The Philadelphia Department of Health said Wednesday that the city's first suspected case of avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu, was detected in a snow goose earlier this month. The sick goose was found in the 1200 block ofN. 59th Street near Carroll Park in West Philadelphia on Saturday, Jan. 11.

Regional President Travis Rhodes said Charlotte-based Truist is on the rise locally with the decision to host this spring's Truist Championship at the Philadelphia Cricket Club showing the bank's commitment to the market.

Here is a list of major events happening in the City of Brotherly Love and beyond that you won't want to miss.

The entire Delaware Valley will see snow Sunday, with 3-6 inches expected in Philadelphia. On Monday and Tuesday, temps plummet into the teens and single digits.

Webster is calling for the flag's design to undergo some kind of change. To that end, he's putting up a memorandum to establish the "Pennsylvania State Flag Commission" to study the history of the flag, and gather design submissions to eventually redesign the official flag.

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- It's another bitterly cold night but temperatures gradually begin to moderate as we approach the weekend. THURSDAY: Partly sunny and not as harsh, but still well below ...