Sources: WCAU
Thirty-three people are killed in mass shootings at Fourth of July celebrations, with 11 people killed and 55 others injured in Chicago, Illinois, two people killed and three others injured in Huntington Beach, California, one person killed and six others injured in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and one person killed and five others injured in Boston, Massachusetts. 2024-07-4
A firefighter is killed and five other people are injured after a building collapses in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. 2022-06-18
Three people are killed and eleven others wounded in a mass shooting in the South Street neighbourhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. 2022-06-4
Philadelphia lifts its mask mandate and COVID-19 restrictions. However, people who are not fully vaccinated are encouraged to wear masks. 2021-06-11
Pennsylvania reports 12,884 new cases in the past 24 hours, a new single-day record since the pandemic began. 2020-12-5
Pennsylvania reports 2,875 new infections, its single day record since the pandemic began. 2020-11-3
After 41 cases of COVID-19 are confirmed in Pennsylvania, Governor Tom Wolf orders all Kâ12 schools to close from March 16â29. 2020-03-13
The Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, City Council approves a 1.5-cent-per-ounce tax on sugar-sweetened and diet beverages, effective January 1, 2017. This is the first so-called sugary drinks tax in a major U.S. city. 2016-06-16
The Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, City Council approves a 1.5-cent-per-ounce tax on sugar-sweetened and diet beverages, effective January 1, 2017. This the first so-called sugary drinks tax in a major U.S. city. 2016-06-15
A shooting spree kills six people throughout Montgomery County in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania suburbs. The suspect, Bradley William Stone, remains at large. 2014-12-15