An early resident of the new neighborhood, Anthony J. Drexel built a “Drexel Colony” for his family, developed housing for ...

A NEXT Weather Alert will be in effect for the Philadelphia region for a chance of a few severe storms on Thursday night.

Local arts organizations have the power to tackle everything from community challenges to threats against national democracy by expanding access to art. That mission drives one of the country’s most ...

From "In West Philadelphia born and raised" to now having a street named after him in his hometown, Will Smith will forever ...

Will Smith returned to his West Philadelphia neighborhood on Wednesday, where a jubilant crowd greeted him with a street ...

The “Fresh Prince of Bel Air” actor was given a hero’s welcome and the first key to the city issued by Mayor Cherelle Parker.

Police have released surveillance video of the four suspects wanted in connection with the shooting death of a 15-year-old on ...

The Will Smith way is encompassed in the lessons that I got from my father, my mother and my grandmother.” The 56-year-old ...

Aimed to make crossing the street safer, pedestrian ‘refuge islands’ are being built at more than a dozen intersections along Chestnut Street in West Philly.

Three teenagers were taken to the hospital, two stable and one critical, after a shooting in Saturday evening.

Part of the Schuylkill Expressway in Philadelphia will close this weekend due to bridge deck repairs. Here's what to know.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. In West Philadelphia where he was born and raised, now there’s a ...