Philadelphia

Nicolas Elizalde’s life was cut short when what police say were five gunmen ambushed a group of students following a football scrimmage near Roxborough high school. His mother remembered him as a gentle soul who was proud of being both a Muslim and a Mexican-American.

No one has been charged with a crime in the January death of Cheryl Yewdall, but a new wrongful death lawsuit filed on behalf of her mother casts suspicion on an unidentified staff member at the care home.

A teenage boy was killed and four others were injured in a shooting behind Roxborough High School in the Roxborough neighborhood of Philadelphia Tuesday afternoon, police said.

Ernest Pressley, 42, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit murder for hire, four counts of use of interstate commerce facilities in the commission of murder for hire and other crimes, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Eastern Pennsylvania said in a news release.

Valencia Prime, 25, was performing at Tabu Lounge and Sports bar, in the heart of Philadelphia’s Gayborhood, when she collapsed on stage, bar owner Jeffrey Sotland said. 

A teenage girl was shot and killed while she was walking a dog in the Frankford section of Philadelphia Sunday night, police said.

Jalen Reagor’s disappointing run in Philadelphia ended Wednesday. The Eagles used some creative negotiating to trade the wide receiver to the Vikings.

A 4-year-old boy was shot and injured when a gunman opened fire inside of a Philadelphia barbershop late Sunday afternoon, police said.

Video appears to show a group of teens throwing chairs, and even a bike, inside a restaurant on Saturday night in Philadelphia’s Germantown neighborhood. NBC10’s Aaron Baskerville has more from the owner on what happened that night.

A mother of two young Black girls is calling out Sesame Place Philadelphia after she says her daughters were intentionally dismissed by a performer dressed as a Sesame Street character over the weekend, sparking a fierce backlash online.

It remains unclear why the suspect, Derrick Jones of the West Oak Lane neighborhood, targeted the three men, police said. But the killings are similar in several ways: all three victims lived in the same neighborhood as Jones; all three were getting off a SEPTA bus; and all three are Black men. They also had another thing in common, investigators...

Two brothers turned themselves into police Monday amid a citywide search for seven kids seen on surveillance video beating a 73-year-old man with a traffic cone last month. The man later died. NBC10 reporter Aaron Baskerville was at Philadelphia police headquarters.

A group of teenagers in North Philly bludgeoned an elderly man to death with a traffic cone. The victim’s family begs for anyone who recognizes the teen’s responsible for the murder to be turned in to police. NBC10’s Karen Hua has the story.

Two police officers were shot near Philadelphia’s Benjamin Franklin Parkway as thousands attended a Fourth of July concert and fireworks show Monday night, leading to crowds scattering from the scene. The police union released a photo that showed a bullet lodged in the cap of a police officer.

FIFA on Thursday announced which cities in the U.S., Canada and Mexico will host matches during the 2026 World Cup.

More than a decade after her death, the city of Philadelphia stands firm in its belief that 27-year-old Ellen Rae Greenberg died by suicide. Greenberg’s parents, however, remain convinced that their daughter was murdered. Now they’re hoping a new court opinion will allow the case to head to trial.

Two people are in custody in connection to the mass shooting that killed three people and wounded 11 others on South Street in Philadelphia over the weekend.

Three people are dead and at least 11 others injured after gunmen fired into a crown in Philadelphia Saturday night.

Authorities say gunfire killed three people and wounded at least 11 others in one of downtown Philadelphia’s most popular entertainment districts late Saturday night.

Seeking to honor Tubman on a grander scale, the Philadelphia bookstore owner is campaigning to make her the first American woman to be honored with a federal holiday.