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A child playing with a lighter near a Christmas tree may have caused this week's deadly fire at a rowhouse in Philadelphia that killed 12 people, including eight children, according to a search warrant for the property.

A Philadelphia woman who was dragged out of her car and beaten by police officers in front of her 2-year-old son and nephew last year during the police shooting of Walter Wallace, has been awarded $2 million in compensation. Nursing aide Rickia Young, 28, was headed home in the early morning hours of Oct. 27, […]

A spot in Philadelphia, Steak 48, reportedly demands a $100 minimum per person, promoting Twitter to ask some pertinent questions.

As Philadelphia continues to celebrate their contribution to Joseph Biden’s monumental victory the public is now seeing some of the behind the scenes turmoil. Unfortunately the City of Brotherly Love wasn’t so brotherly the last two weeks. As spotted on Crooks And Liars the iconic Pennsylvania city wasn’t unified over the voting process in the recent presidential […]

Crime

One bar owner in the City of Brotherly Love failed to show at least one brother any love at all when, in fact, all that was being done was a simple common courtesy in the name of public health.

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Philadelphia power couple Kerry Anne and Michael Gordon tied the knot June 6th but that's not where the celebration stopped.

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Philly!! We love crowning our legends and giving them their roses while they can smell them. With that being said, Philadelphia has been a huge staple for Hip Hop since the creation of the genre. The most iconic Hip Hop group to come out of Philadelphia ‘The Roots’ have just been honored with a street […]

Meek Mill loves to put on for his city. His holiday toy drive was a success.

An incident that took place over the weekend in Philadelphia highlighted what appears to be an extreme misuse of power by officers who detained a shirtless Black boy for no discernible reason. According to a fellow teen waiting in the same area for a bus, the boy did nothing to warrant the harassment from police, […]

Via NBC 10: Meek Mill, the Philadelphia rapper who spent 12 years fighting for criminal justice reform amid his protracted legal battle over probation violations, spoke to fans on Tuesday after he pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor gun charge. All other charges were dropped. https://www.instagram.com/p/B1q5QUrnOMA/   The Common Pleas Court Judge Tuesday morning agreed to […]

A 21-year-old rapper on the rise fell victim to gun violence over the weekend in Philadelphia as he was in the midst of shooting a music video. Ezra Weah, also known as Bankroll Gambino, was shot and killed this past Sunday in a nighttime drive-by shooting that left five others injured as well. NBC Philadelphia […]

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A West Philadelphia man tried to save his mother from a blazing fire by scaling a 19-story building to come to her rescue.