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Police Release Surveillance Video Of Suspect In Fatal Stabbing Of Fruit Vendor

According to investigators, 68-year-old Don Ly was loading his cart with food and supplies when he was approached by a man who stabbed the victim in the neck.

2013/05/20

Italian Market Festival Draws Large Crowds To South Philadelphia

A two day festival kicked off Saturday at South Philly’s Italian Market.

2013/05/18

Bank Embezzler Pays Steep Prices After Lying Her Way To A 1 Day Sentencing

A former South Philadelphia bank branch manager who talked and lied her way to a one day sentence in a half million dollar embezzlement case is now paying a steep price for her lies.

2013/05/18

Police: 2 Shootings In South Philadelphia Just Days Apart Appear To Be Related

Police believe a woman who was shot Thursday while attending a funeral for a recent homicide victim was the victim’s girlfriend.

2013/05/09

Fiery Crash Snarls Traffic On I-95 In South Philadelphia

All lanes of Interstate 95 near Broad Street are open after a tractor trailer caught fire, halting traffic along the highway Sunday morning.

2013/05/05

Local Singer Takes Stance Against Bullying During Concert At High School In South Philadelphia

A group of local performers will get together to take a stance against bullying during a family friendly concert at a South Philadelphia high school Saturday night.

2013/04/27

Philadelphia Celebrates Arbor Day By Planting Trees, Bushes Around City

The City of Philadelphia celebrated Arbor Day Friday as it does every year, by planting trees and shrubs.

2013/04/27

(Gov. Corbett, Mayor Nutter, and a Nittany Lions mascot were among those taking part in the ceremony marking the start of the EEBH rehab, in rear. Credit: Pat Loeb)

Ceremony Marks Start of Buildout For ‘Energy Efficient Building Hub,’ In South Philadelphia

Now in the third year of a five-year, $130-million grant, the hub will finally get its own building: a retrofit.

2013/04/24

Man Killed In South Philadelphia House Fire

Philadelphia Fire Department officials say one person was killed in a house fire early Monday morning.

2013/04/22

1 Hospitalized After Fire In South Philadelphia

Fire officials confirm that one person was hospitalized after a house fire broke out Sunday morning.

2013/04/21

Walt Whitman Bridge Re-Docking Project Entering Final Phase

Notice something different these days on the Walt Whitman Bridge? Those cattle chutes are gone, a sign that the $140 million re-decking project is entering its final phase.

2013/04/21