PHILADELPHIA — The Wharton State Forest wildfire, possibly the largest fire in New Jersey in 15 years, has consumed about 13,500 acres of the Pinelands, and is 85% contained, officials from the New Jersey Forest Fire Service said late Tuesday morning. …
‘People get killed in broad daylight’: Philly teens awaiting curfew change suspect teens will find a way around it, understand council’s motivations
PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia City Council is poised to change the curfew for teens from midnight to 10 p.m., but for kids like Musa Kane, that’ll change very little. Even after Kane turns 16 at the end of the year, he suspects he’ll continue making it t…
Pa. abortion providers are bracing for a surge in patients if Roe v. Wade is overturned
PHILADELPHIA — Thousands of people from neighboring states may come to Pennsylvania to terminate their pregnancies if a forthcoming U.S. Supreme Court decision ends a national right to an abortion. Pennsylvania abortion providers have spent months prep…
Marcus Hayes: World Cup 2026 can change Philadelphia’s reputation and profile
PHILADELPHIA — It’s never too late to make a fresh impression. Philadelphia landed a bid to be one of the 11 cities in the U.S. chosen by FIFA to host World Cup games when the tournament visits North America in 2026. So did Dallas and Boston, but hey, …
Will Bunch: GOP’s violent, expanding war on LGBTQ kids should make you think about 1930s Germany
I’ve been meaning to write a column on the growing threat — and reality — of violence to America’s LGBTQ community posed by right-wing rhetoric and politics, but it’s proved a difficult piece to write. Not because the “culture wars” around sexuality an…
Lawyer from Philippines shot dead in Philly while on vacation with his mother
PHILADELPHIA — A government lawyer from the Philippines who was vacationing in Philadelphia with his mother died Sunday morning after being shot in the head while riding in an Uber on his way to the airport, according to police and social media posts f…
Zach Eflin makes early exit from Phillies’ sweep-spoiling 9-3 loss to Nationals
WASHINGTON — Until a few days ago, the Phillies didn’t know for sure if Zach Eflin would be able to pitch Sunday. In hindsight, he probably shouldn’t have. Eflin left early from a start last week when his right knee stiffened. He underwent a series of …
City identifies the 27-year veteran firefighter killed in Philadelphia building collapse
PHILADELPHIA — A 51-year-old Philadelphia firefighter was killed in an early-morning building collapse Saturday that has devastated the Fire Department and left a neighborhood shaken. Two other firefighters were hospitalized in critical but stable cond…
Marcus Hayes: John Tortorella shovels lots of, er, fertilizer as he’s introduced as Flyers coach
PHILADELPHIA — John Tortorella sat with his back to a piano, bushes waving in the wind outside large windows on a sunny day on his farm in Westchester County, N.Y. His salt-and-pepper goatee trimmed, his long hair perfect, his glasses an eloquent acces…
Firefighter killed in Philadelphia building collapse
PHILADELPHIA — A Philadelphia firefighter was killed and four others were injured in an early-morning building collapse that has devastated the Fire Department and left a neighborhood shaken. A city building inspector was also injured in the collapse i…