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With Christmas coming up it’s the perfect time to know about what local organizations in our area are doing to help those in need.

Sang Kee Peking Duck House, a beloved restaurant in Philadelphia’s Chinatown, has reopened its doors after the Department of Licenses and Inspections shut it down earlier this week due to a hot steam issue.

Philadelphia sports radio legend Howard Eskin says he is leaving WIP — the radio station that arguably defines him after nearly four decades on the air. “After 38 years I am moving on from Sportsradio WIP where I launched the station’s sports talk franchise in 1986,” Eskin posted on social media on Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. “I ...

Cherelle Parker reflected on her first year as Philadelphia’s mayor and looked ahead to next year in her State of the City address at Temple University on Friday.

Whether you’re part of a local club taking part in the festivities, you’re headed out to watch in the crowd, or you’re just an uninterested Philadelphian wondering how you’ll get around on Jan. 1, here’s everything you need to know about the 2025 Mummers Parade.

A man was shot and killed in West Philadelphia, police said.

An investigation is underway after a beloved New Jersey veterinarian was stabbed to death in front of his home, officials said.

An Atlantic City police officer was arrested and suspended without pay after allegedly assaulting his wife and threatening her with a handgun and scissors, according to police.

A Delaware County woman is accused of trying to fraudulently register four people – including her dead father and a person who died inside her home — to vote in the 2024 presidential election.  

After months of back and forth, Philadelphia City Council is expected to hold a final vote on the legislative package that would bring a new $1.3 billion arena for the Sixers to Market Street.

A man from Maryland has been sentenced to 41 years behind bars in New Jersey for sexually assaulting a six-year-old girl in Burlington County, prosecutors announced.

A woman and a dog were found dead in a fire that likely began in the bedroom of a Camden County home, officials said.

Philadelphia Eagles rookie Jalyx Hunt stepped in to help the Little Flower Catholic High School for Girls basketball team after hearing the girls needed a sponsor to help the team. Hunt spoke about what fuels him to give back to the community.

Pennsylvania SPCA shared that the puppies — only 4-week-old — were found in Merion Gateway Park.