Southwest Philadelphia

Philly Community Health Act

Some Philly neighborhoods bear an undue burden of environmental hazards; a new effort aims to change that

FEMA COVID-19 testing site expected to open in Southwest Philly this week

FEMA COVID Testing SW

Ex-president of Philly Wholesale Produce Market sentenced to 10 years in prison for embezzlement

Philadelphia Wholesale Produce Market

New gun violence prevention hub in West Philly to address root causes, aid victims

Philadelphia Violence Resources

Road safety project to add new bicycle lanes, crosswalks in Southwest Philly

Southwest Philly road safety project

1,300-acre Philly refinery property to be redeveloped as The Bellwether District

Bellwether District Main

Pennsylvania SPCA, IKEA host 'Hocus Pocus' drive-in for charity

Hocus Pocus show

Amazon signs lease for Southwest Philly warehouse, leaving SEPTA to mull other options for trolley project

Amazon SEPTA Warehouse Eastwick

Street cleaning to resume in Philly with plans to expand to new neighborhoods in coming months

Philly street cleaning program

10-year-old girl dies in accidental shooting in Southwest Philly, police say

Girl Shooting Southwest Philly

18th century barn, stable at Bartram's Garden gets $100,000 preservation grant

Bartram Barn Preservation

Most renters in Southwest, West Philly cannot meet housing costs, report shows

Philly Housing

At strategic site of Philly refinery explosion, Drexel report envisions community-informed future

Refinery Hilco Philly

Woman's body found inside Kingsessing home, police say

Kingsessing Woman Found

$3 million lottery ticket sold at Gulf gas station in Southwest Philadelphia

Philly lottery winner

Two teens die in Schuylkill River, one trying to rescue the other

Drowning Schuylkill River

Dismembered body found in Schuylkill River near Bartram's Garden

Body found Schuylkill

Two adults killed, five children injured in car crash in Southwest Philly

Southwest Philly crash

$3 million scratch-off lottery ticket sold at Southwest Philly Wawa

Wawa Bartram Lottery

Shuttered Philly refinery measured worst in U.S. for cancer-causing benzene, report says

PES Benzene Refinery

Philadelphia Energy Solutions unlikely to remain an oil refinery after auction

Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery explosion hurled 38,000-pound piece of shrapnel across Schuylkill River

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GoFundMe campaign raising money for Concrete Cowboys' permanent stables at Bartram's Garden

concrete cowboys bartrams garden

Gunman reportedly opens fire on police officers in Southwest Philly

southwest philadelphia police shooting

Facing terminal liver cancer, 18-year-old soccer phenom wants to ensure younger siblings are cared for when he's gone

Daniel Yallah

Metro PCS employee fatally shoots suspect in attempted Southwest Philly robbery

MetroPCS

Politicians, residents talk gun violence – and a lack of hope – in Southwest Philly

Scanlon and the rest of the panel

Parks and Recreation

$3 million investment will build new soccer fields across Philly

Rebuild Soccer Investment

South Philly refinery workers file lawsuit, claim PES didn't give enough warning before layoffs

Philadelphia Energy Solutions lawsuit

Philadelphia Energy Solutions will close oil refinery that caught fire

Philly Oil refinery closing

Philadelphia oil refinery explosion causes massive fireball and 3-alarm blaze

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Shots fired at graduation party guests in Southwest Philly; one dead and five injured

Graduation Party shooting philly

Two people struck, killed by SEPTA trains in separate incidents

Stock_Carroll - SEPTA Regional Rail Train

18-year-old shot moments after vigil ends for another Philly teen killed on same street

crime tape stock

Bike lanes on Market Street and a Wawa near Platt Bridge among projects included in state funding announcement

Carroll - Market Street Bike Lane

Police: Human skeletal remains found in suitcase in Southwest Philly

Philadelphia Police officer cruiser

SEPTA infrastructure program to impact Regional Rail in August

Stock_Carroll - SEPTA Regional Rail Train

Off-duty police officer critically injured in Southwest Philly shooting

Attakora Police Philadelphia

Food-truck controversy heats up in Overbrook Park

Platters Food Truck

Philly police investigate video of driver intentionally hitting cyclist

Thanks to the kindness of strangers, Philly teen heading to Rome this weekend

Kareem goes to Rome

Uber passenger hospitalized after drive-by shooting in Philly

Stock_Carroll - Police Car

Truck hits overpass in Philly, knocks off roof and driver just keeps going anyway

Truck Philly

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