PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Colorful costumes, confetti and music filled Broad Street in Philadelphia on Wednesday as the Mummers Parade celebrated its 125th year, despite winter weather forcing changes to ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Hundreds of people gathered on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway on Wednesday night for Philadelphia's first-ever free New Year's Eve concert and fireworks show. It's an event that ...

DA Larry Krasner and others attribute the drop to gun violence prevention efforts, grassroots violence-interruption work and supportive programs for young people. File: Philadelphia District Attorney ...

The Mummers Parade can be attended in-person and watched for free anywhere along the parade’s path. The parade will also be broadcast live on WDPN-TV (MeTV2) and WFMZ-TV Channel 69. It will also be ...

Philadelphia is set to end 2025 with the lowest number of homicides in over 50 years, officials said Wednesday. On Dec. 31, data on Philadelphia police's website showed the city had 220 homicides in ...

Holiday parades are a common place to flex creativity, maximize festiveness and celebrate as a community. These parades take place all over the country, with the most popular one being the Macy’s ...

Philadelphia is ready for a big 2026 and it plans to start the new year off with a bang — literally. Three firework shows, including one capping a free concert by LL Cool J on the Benjamin Franklin ...

Light snow, sleet and some freezing rain moved through the Philadelphia region overnight into Saturday, Dec. 27. As of 9 a.m., most reported snow totals around the city were a few tenths of an inch, ...

A Winter Weather Advisory will be in effect through 10 a.m. Saturday. New Jersey, meanwhile, has declared a State of Emergency in all 21 counties. File: A mix of ice and snow makes travel treacherous ...

Greater Philadelphia and the World (Vol. 3) is available at Penn Press. The following is an excerpt from Greater Philadelphia and the World (Vol.3), the third of a three-volume book series. The ...

Ring in 2026 with fireworks lighting up the Delaware River waterfront. Philadelphia’s New Year’s Eve shows will return with two displays, including an earlier, family-friendly show at 6 p.m., followed ...

The shopping and list-checking might be done, but one of Philadelphia's best known and longest-running holiday traditions is still to come — the Mummers Parade. The annual New Year's Day event, which ...