Sources: WCAU
A presidential debate hosted by ABC News between U.S. vice president and Democratic nominee Kamala Harris and former president and Republican nominee Donald Trump takes place at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 2024-09-10
A firefighter is killed and five other people are injured after a building collapses in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. 2022-06-18
Twelve people are killed and two others are injured in a fire at a row house converted into apartments in the Fairmount neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. 2022-01-5
Pennsylvania reports its first case of a new variant of SARS-CoV-2 in a resident of Dauphin County who traveled internationally. 2021-01-7
Pennsylvania reports a record 7,126 new cases in the last 24 hours, surpassing 7,000 new cases for the first time since the pandemic began. 2020-11-19
Philadelphia bans nearly all indoor gatherings, both public and private, between November 20 and January 1 as part of new restrictions in the wake of a spike in COVID-19 cases. In addition, high schools will be reverted to remote learning, restaurants will only be allowed to have takeaway or delivery, and businesses like movie theaters, arcades, and bowling alleys are ordered closed again. 2020-11-16
Pennsylvania reports 2,875 new infections, its single day record since the pandemic began. 2020-11-3
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
Two students, a male and a female in stable condition, are each shot in the arm by an at-large gunman, who may be a student, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania's Delaware Valley Charter School high school. [http:--news.msn.com-crime-justice-police-2-philadelphia-high-school-students-shot (MSN)]date=April 2020 2014-01-17