The Philadelphia Phillies rightfully received a poor grade for their start to the season.

One Sixers player in particular, though, has been named the team’s biggest playoff X-factor by Kevin O’Connor of Yahoo Sports. That player is Quentin Grimes.

Mayor Cherelle Parker, the Capital Program Office, city and state officials, SkatePhilly, and Philadelphia residents came together to celebrate the reopening of Thomas Paine Plaza on Friday.

The launch comes after a years-long effort to revive cruise service in the city, and nearly two decades since a cruise ship last operated regularly from Philadelphia.

One man and a dog are dead following an early-morning high-speed car crash Friday in West Philadelphia. The crash happened just after 4 a.m. at 48th and Walnut Streets, when a man driving a black Dodge Durango at a high speed ran a red light,

Alumnus Nick Howley donated $74 million to St. Joseph's Prep, which will be used for scholarships, campus upgrades and more.

WEST PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A crash involving at least four vehicles has left one person dead in West Philadelphia early Friday morning. It happened at 4 a.m. at South 48th and Walnut streets. Chopper 6 was over the scene where you can see a heavily damaged SUV in the middle of the roadway and debris scattered all across the street.

A shelter in Philadelphia’s Fairmount neighborhood that has more than 300 beds and is a critical part of Mayor Cherelle L. Parker’s strategy to address the drug market in Kensington is facing an uncertain future amid a potential zoning battle and lease instability.