The Latest Breaking News from Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia is the largest U.S. city that has never elected an openly LGBTQ member to its City Council, and some local Democratic insiders are pushing the party to change that.

PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia police are searching for a 16-year-old who is expected to face murder charges over last week’s fatal shooting outside Roxborough High School, authorities said Tuesday.

PHILADELPHIA — Gun-safety advocates are launching a $2.1 million ad campaign in Pennsylvania, hammering Republicans Mehmet Oz and Doug Mastriano for their opposition to tougher gun laws, including universal background checks.

PHILADELPHIA — Mehmet Oz, the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania, is facing accusations over his treatment of animals following a report that dozens of his experiments at Columbia University resulted in the deaths of hundreds of dogs.

PHILADELPHIA — The longtime owner of a Northeast Philadelphia pharmacy that once prescribed more OxyContin than any drug store in the country has been sentenced to prison and ordered to pay more than $4 million to settle claims of defrauding the government.

Here are 15 players to watch when the Philadelphia Eagles and Arizona Cardinals meet out West in Week 5

PHILADELPHIA — Some guys just pop. They demand your attention. Even a casual observer can pick them out. A priest, a rabbi and a minister walk into a gym and all of them say to each other: Who’s that guy?

PHILADELPHIA — Enrollment in Pennsylvania's state universities has dropped again, but officials are focusing on what they say is a bright spot: The number of freshmen is up for the first time since 2009.

PHILADELPHIA -- Philadelphia City Council has taken the first step toward putting horse stables in East Fairmount Park that could serve as a much-needed base for at least some of the city’s iconic urban riders, the focus of the fictionalized 2021 Netflix film "Concrete Cowboy."

PHILADELPHIA -- The flu is poised for a comeback this year after two seasons in the shadows of the COVID-19 pandemic.

PHILADELPHIA — A nor’easter that started grinding the Jersey Shore over the weekend caused widespread moderate flooding as tides peaked Monday. It was expected to continue to throttle the coast overnight.