Police are investigating a shooting that left a man critically injured in West Philadelphia Saturday morning. Officers responded to the area of 52nd Street and Girard Avenue just after 6 a.m. and found a 35-year-old man who had been shot once in the left side. He was taken to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center in critical condition.

Benita Valente, 91, a revered lyric soprano whose voice thrilled listeners with its purity and seeming effortlessness, died Friday night at home in Philadelphia, said her son, Pete Checchia. In a remarkable four-decade career, she appeared on the opera stage, in chamber music, and with orchestras.

The Giants Wire staff offer their picks and predictions ahead of a Week 8 game between the New York Giants and Philadelphia Eagles.

More alarmingly, the Sixers lost Embiid's court time by a total of 16 points. Sure, he has turned in worse plus-minus performances over the course of his career. But this is the first time Philly was minus-16 or worse with him in the game when he played under 21 minutes.

The weekend is trending dry and cool, good fall football weather for the Eagles game on Sunday. Be sure to bring the coat if spending time outdoors, but go ahead and leave the umbrella at home. We may notice more cloud cover on Sunday with a weak disturbance nearby, but that's about it.

The Philadelphia 76ers are looking to get back on the right track in the 2025-26 season following a miserable 24-58 year in which nothing went right for them. The Sixers were expected to contend for a title, but instead were ravaged by injuries and were unable to truly recover.

The Charlotte Hornets are looking to improve to 2-0 Saturday night as they begin a three-game road trip in Philadelphia against the 76ers. Can they get the job

The suspect who was arrested in connection with the disappearance of a 23-year-old nursing student in Philadelphia was charged with murder.

The massive water main break flooded streets, swamped cars and damaged homes in North Philadelphia near Temple University campus.