On the first day of Philadelphia City Council’s high-profile hearings on the 76ers’ arena proposal, lawmakers raised concerns ...

Michelle Chambers was 19 and living in Harrisburg, Pa., when she pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor for stabbing a pregnant woman with a kitchen knife in 1993. The woman was a friend then ...

What you should knowPhiladelphia City Council is holding its second day of hearings on plans to build a 76ers arena in Center ...

Council chambers were nearly filled to capacity Wednesday for the second day of hearings for the Sixers’ proposed new area with opposers and supporters of the project present.

Plans for a $1.3B Philadelphia 76ers arena in Center City faced a tough city hall crowd Tuesday, with concerns about SEPTA ...

Lawmakers will hear testimony from the mayor’s administration, the Sixers, community stakeholders and the general public.

Justin Chambers‘ character on Accused is nothing like Alex Karev from Grey’s Anatomy — and that’s exactly what he liked about the role. “What drew me in was the chance to play someone so ...

A smattering of applause rang out in Philadelphia City Council chambers as Johnson announced ... signature from Democratic first-term Mayor Cherelle Parker. “When we keep vehicles and people ...

The next mayor of Philadelphia will be Democrat Cherelle Parker, a former member of the city council and former school teacher, according to NBC News projections. Parker’s election as the city ...

As promised, Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker transmitted a legislative package ... Longtime activist Debbie Wei was dragged out of chambers by law enforcement. “No arena. Save Chinatown,” the ...

The battle between these dissenters and the developers had largely been playing out in the court of public opinion, until Mayor Cherelle Parker ... the City Council chambers spilled out into ...

Squilla also proposed a Chinatown zoning overlay that is “intended to include affordable housing, protect small businesses and implement use controls.” ...