The Latest Breaking News from Philadelphia

In homer-happy Philadelphia, SF Giants don’t let Logan Webb’s brilliance go to waste

PHILADELPHIA — Giants pitching coach Andrew Bailey, effervescent as always, walked up to Logan Webb in the clubhouse Monday afternoon and proclaimed, “It’s a beautiful day out there.”

Tribune News Service · May 30, 2022

Joe Girardi ’Not Worried’ About Job Security as Phillies Sputter

Girardi is in the final year of his contract with Philadelphia.

Sports Illustrated · May 30, 2022

Spotted lanternflies are hatching again. But how far do they spread each year?

PHILADELPHIA -- Black-and-white spotted lanternfly nymphs about a quarter-inch long are starting to hatch in the region, hopping across decks, patios, and trees before they morph over the summer into flying Technicolor adults.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · May 30, 2022

5 dead after Pennsylvania house explosion; 2 injured

Authorities say five people are dead after a house exploded northwest of Philadelphia

The Independent UK · May 27, 2022

Philadelphia could rehire retired cops, other employees to address staffing shortages under a new proposal

PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia City Council is considering a proposal that would allow the city to fill vacancies — including in the Police Department — with retired employees who could continue receiving pension payments while also earning a paycheck.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · May 27, 2022

McCormick and Oz are fighting over tiny batches of votes in county after county. That’s how tight the Pa. GOP Senate primary is

PHILADELPHIA — Every vote matters.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · May 27, 2022

Residents navigate heaps of trash as college students move out, say current mitigation efforts aren’t working

PHILADELPHIA — It’s a trashy post in a neighborhood group almost every May.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · May 27, 2022

Workers at 4 Philly Starbucks vote to unionize

Employees at four Philadelphia Starbucks voted this week to unionize — with workers at two stores voting unanimously — joining a wave of newly organized Starbucks across the country.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · May 27, 2022

John Fetterman got a defibrillator after his stroke. But doctors say the campaign’s story 'doesn’t make sense'

PHILADELPHIA — It’s been more than a week since Lt. Gov. John Fetterman celebrated his win in Pennsylvania’s Democratic Senate primary from a Lancaster hospital, where he was recovering from a stroke and the implantation of a combination defibrillator-pacemaker. But the campaign’s explanation of his medical treatment doesn’t entirely make…

The Philadelphia Inquirer · May 26, 2022

Four people shot to death and eight others wounded Wednesday in Philly

PHILADELPHIA — Four people were killed and eight others were wounded by gunfire in Philadelphia on Wednesday, including four victims in a quadruple shooting in Mantua.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · May 26, 2022