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Philly celebrates the civil rights leader with exhibits, events and service projects over the long weekend, January 13-15, 2024.VISITPHILLY.COM ABOVE PHOTO: Martin Luther King Jr. Weekend at The African American Museum in PhiladelphiaPhoto courtesy The African American Museum in Philadelphia Each year, Philadelphia honors Martin Luther King Jr. with a day of service and an…

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A 16-year-old was shot in the head Thursday night around 9:30 pm at the 15th Street station SEPTA’s Market-Frankford Line in Center City. According to SEPTA police, 17-year-old male fired into a crowd striking the 16-year-old in his head. Victim was reported unresponsive and in critical condition. Two people are in custody. Source CBS Phily

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PHILADELPHIA (January 11, 2024) – The Philadelphia District Attorney on Thursday filed a lawsuit against the Pennsylvania Attorney General to block implementation of Act 40, an unprecedented assault on a locally elected official’s authority and on the rights of voters in the most populous and racially diverse county in the Commonwealth. Act 40 is the product of legislation written by a Republican…

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Philadelphia’s new police commissioner Kevin Bethel announced Pedro Rosario as the city’s Deputy Police Commissioner on Wednesday. Rosario makes history as the first Latino to serve in that role in the department’s 225-year history.  “Rosario has been tapped by Commissioner Bethel to lead the Kensington Initiative, which will work to restore lawfulness and hope to…

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With all the pomp and circumstance befitting a history-making day, Cherelle Parker was sworn in as the city’s 100th mayor at the Met-Philadelphia on Tuesday. ABOVE PHOTO: Tuesday’s inauguration opened to a packed house — the lines of people waiting to enter the event at MET-Philadelphia wrapped around the corner. (Photo: [email protected]) By Denise Clay-Murray…

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Every four years, Philadelphia’s City Council members celebrate getting elected or re-elected to Council. This year was not different. By Denise Clay-Murray Sure, Tuesday’s inauguration was a celebration of an historic new mayor, complete with a ball at The Fillmore-Philadelphia on the Waterfront that featured a pledge of support from President Joe Biden. But it…

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By Marc Levy HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — In 2024, Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro could face a more complicated sophomore year in charge of Pennsylvania after his first year brought a highway collapse, a budget stalemate and friction with allies and adversaries as he navigated the battleground state’s political divides. He is under pressure to respond to a court…

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Cherelle Parker, who has held local and state office and first got involved in politics as a teenager, publicly swore her oath of office on Tuesday as Philadelphia’s 100th mayor, becoming the first woman to do so. The 51-year-old Democrat with years of political experience took the helm of the nation’s sixth-largest city in a…

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Cherelle Parker has been sworn in as the mayor of Philadelphia shortly after midnight on New Year’s Day. The formal inauguration will still take place on Tuesday Jan. 2. Outgoing mayor Jim Kenney’s term ended on Sunday, Dec. 31. “I have the utmost confidence in Mayor-elect Parker, who has demonstrated exceptional leadership and commitment to…

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State House Speaker Joanna McClinton (D-191st Dist.) and Philadelphia House Delegation Chair Rep. Morgan Cephas (D- are applauding $225,000 in state funds being awarded to Achieveability, a neighborhood revitalization organization that has served West Philadelphia for more than 40 years. McClinton and Cephas said that Achieveability will use the funds for part of its “60th…

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