Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf is once again calling for Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams to resign. This comes a day after Williams' law license suspension was officially approved by the PA Supreme Court. It is effective May 13th. Williams agreed to have it suspended in a joint filing with the Disciplinary Board of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court on April 4th, two weeks after...

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A runaway horse was caught this morning in Port Richmond. The horse named Big Mamma escaped from the Fletcher Street Urban Riding Club in Strawberry Mansion around 7 am. She ran down Kelly Drive and passed the Philadelphia Art Muesum. The horse then turned down Spring Garden Street followed by an escort of police cruisers. Eventually, police were able to coax her into a police horse...

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A new museum is opening up in Philadelphia that will showcase the start of America. The Museum of the American Revolution, located on 3rd and Chestnut in Old City, takes visitors through the history of America from being under British control through the Revolutionary War. Visitors are asked questions about the time period and are later shown artifacts, artwork, and other exhibits that...

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The Philadelphia 76ers and the Mural Arts program unveiled a brand new mural in South Philadelphia today. The work is located at the corner of Broad and Federal Streets. Past players like like Dr. J, Hal Greer, Bobby Jones, Charles Barkley, and Allen Iverson are depicted on the mural. There is also room to add future stars and legends to the wall. The Mural Arts Program has now completed...

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A judge in Delaware convicted two of the three teenage girls in the death of classmate Amy Joyner-Francis following a fight in a high school bathroom last year. Family Court Judge Robert Coonin read his ruling in court Thursday in the non-jury trial after a week of testimony. All three girls were tried as juveniles. The 17-year-old girl facing the most serious charge of criminally...

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Philadelphia Police are now searching for two suspects who are wanted in connection with a shooting that took place in the Kensington section of Philadelphia. The shooting took place on the 2900 block of Rosehill Street at around 7:30 pm on Wednesday. Police arrived on the scene and found a 29-year-old man who was reportedly shot in the leg by two men in a car. The man was rushed to Temple...

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Forbes has published an updated list on Major League Baseball franchise valuations, "The Business of Baseball." As a business operation, the Philadelphia Phillies are doing quite well. In fact, the team has the highest operating income (aka profit) in baseball. Last year the Phils had $325 million in...

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A Montgomery County man is facing federal identity theft charges after a woman's searches for a deceased relative on ancestry.com discovered someone else had been impersonating them for over 20 years. 44-year-old Jon Vincent of Lansdale has been charged with one count of aggravated identity theft. In 1996, Vincent escaped from a halfway house in Texas. He went to a cemetery to find someone...

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Philadelphia Police are now investigating after a grenade was found in the Port Richmond section of Philadelphia on Tuesday. The grenade was found on a walkway on the 3100 block of Tilton Street at around 2:30 pm. Residents who found the grenade immediately contacted 911 to come help dispose of the explosive. The Philadelphia Bomb Unit arrived on the scene and later determined that the...

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The Philadelphia Parking Authority is suspending parking meter payments through the mobile payment app, meterUp powered by Pango, tonight at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, April 12. Parking Authority Deputy director Corrinne O'Connor blames the suspension on the financial problems of the service provider Pango USA. Some 40,000 motorists have been using the app to pay for street parking through the...

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