A Philadelphia man has been charged in the 2008 killing of a Philadelphia School District guidance counselor who was gunned down in the driveway of his Yeadon home.

Another road game and another blowout loss for the Pistons. In their first game after they showed some signs of competiveness during a two-game home stand, the Pistons reverted back to their horrible ways Saturday night with a 95-74 loss to the Atlantic Division-leading Philadelphia 76ers.

Police arrested a murder suspect Friday who investigators think may be connected to the execution-style killing of a North Philadelphia store clerk last week.

After a devastating recession that idled shipping worldwide, ports on the Delaware River say business is picking up - and 2011 was a growth year.

The Philadelphia Parking Authority's proposal to make every taxi in the city wheelchair-accessible by 2016 would drive cabbies out of business, owners and drivers said last week.

Residents who use natural gas for their home heating or cooking needs are being reminded that the city’s gas aggregation supplier, Constellation Energy, has established a new fixed rate of $4.95 per thousand cubic feet for its customers for the June 2012 through May 2013 billing cycles.

Authorities say a Northeast Philadelphia resident found the body of a young man in a creek by their home.

A 23-year-old Philadelphia man had been released from state prison for less than a month when he became the second victim of a homicide this week in Chester County.

Some city officials believe that more people are staying in their vehicles to purchase food, and that city regulations pertaining to off-street parking requirements for “eating and drinking places” need to be revised.

Patrick Rodgers, the self-styled Philadelphia "vampire" whose celebrated legal fight with Wells Fargo Home Mortgage garnered national headlines last year, is a big Ron Paul fan.