Antionette Lee

As Philadelphia’s gun violence crisis continues to affect young people, a group in West Philly has stepped up to the call to serve, with hopes of saving lives.

Philadelphia prosecutors have withdrawn most of the charges against the man accused of being the getaway driver for the individual who shot and killed a sanitation worker in Mayfair last November.

A Philadelphia man on Thursday pleaded guilty to murder in a series of shootings over a Fourth of July holiday a few years ago that killed two and injured five. Prosecutors say the defendant was part of a gang tied to several retaliatory shootings.

During a press conference about the death of Philadelphia Police Officer Richard Mendez, Acting Commissioner John Stanford pointed to the overall criminal justice system for an increase in crimes that he says have occurred over the last two years.

With dozens of judicial candidates on the ballot for November’s general election, The Elevation Project is hosting a forum to help communities learn more about those who could be filling those benches, possibly for decades.

Officials say Nassir Boyd, 21, and Saimir Brown, 22, have been arrested and charged in connection to the looting of a small West Philadelphia pharmacy and a carjacking in September.

Eric Torres has been tried three times for allegedly shooting Philadelphia Police Officer Edward Davies in the stomach in August 2013, leaving him in a coma for weeks

Hundreds of kids received free winter coats at a giveaway hosted by a Northeast Philadelphia school, made possible by a partnership with area businessman Gary Barbera and Pennsylvania state Rep. Jared Solomon.

An audience of hundreds gathered at the National Constitution Center in Old City on Friday as journalist Judy Woodruff and philanthropist David Rubenstein each received the prestigious Liberty Medal.

In an 18-page report, the nonprofit Pennsylvania Prison Society says if “decisive action” isn’t taken to improve Philly prisons, more people will die, more will be injured, more will escape — and violence in Philadelphia will continue to rise.