Some parents say they're concerned ahead of the new school year as the threat of a possible strike between the School District of Philadelphia and the local teachers' union looms.

If government structure were a hoagie, counties would be the bread. Cities and towns would be the ingredients inside. But every Philadelphian knows if you want a classic Philly hoagie, you can’t be pulling things apart. In Philadelphia, the city and county are one.

Authorities are investigating whether the Tuesday robbery of a Brinks truck outside Philadelphia may be part of a pattern.

A 12-year-old boy is dead after a fire broke out at a North Philly home on Friday evening, according to Philadelphia police.

A Dodge Challenger was fleeing Tinicum Township police when it crashed into the hotel transportation van on the 8900 block of Bartram Avenue, police said.

The FBI and Philly police are investigating after a former Brinks employee and two other men were arrested and accused of orchestrating a $2M robbery of an armored truck in the city earlier this summer.

A 22-year-old man was shot in Center City at 13th and Locust streets on Thursday night, Philadelphia police said.