Pepsi is laying off more than 100 workers from its plant in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.Production at the plant is expected to cease on December 28.The company will also end transport operations at a plant near Carlisle.Pepsi cited regional sourcing changes for the decisions, which stretch to plants in other states.Pepsi's Philadelphia facility on Roosevelt Boulevard is not impacted by the layoffs.

It's almost time for festive holiday fun in Philadelphia.The date is set for the opening of Christmas Village at Love Park.The annual holiday market will officially open on November 28, which is Thanksgiving Day.A preview weekend will be held on the 23 and 24.The market will feature 120 vendors, festive decorations, and live music, all under twinkling lights.This year marks the 17th season of the Christmas Village.It's recognized as one of the best German Christmas markets in the world.

Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele says 39-year-old Edward Cieri Jr. threatened to “shoot up” or “blow up” the Montgomery County Republican Committee Office Saturday morning after getting into an argument with a worker over the phone.

Thousands of returned mail ballots in Philadelphia might not be counted, according to data posted on the City Commissioner's website.The regularly updated list includes names of voters whose ballots have been flagged for errors or because they were undeliverable.Errors that will cause a ballot to be rejected include:Lacking a signature on the declaration envelopeLacking a date on the declaration envelopeHaving a potentially incorrect dateLacking a secrecy envelopeMail ballots from voters whose identification cannot be verified are also flagged.Officials say the county also uses a statewide system that automatically emails voters if there is a defect with their mail ballot. Several area counties...

Federal funds from the American Rescue Plan Act ran out in June that funded homeless services for homeless students in the School District of Philadelphia. In its place, the district has allocated more than $2.3 million to keep them going.

A 21-year-old man has been arrested after police sources say he threatened someone with a firearm at a charter school in Philadelphia.

A U.S. city broke a 150-year weather record on Tuesday morning. The city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - home to 1.5 million people - has not had a drop of precipitation in a month. It's officially been 30 days since Philly had precipitation. That's a new record according to the National Weather ...

CAMDEN, N.J. - County and city leaders are calling out the alleged absentee landlord and owners of what they say is an abandoned gas station in Camden. U.S. Petroleum off Admiral Wilson Boulevard has been closed for months, becoming the target of graffiti, dumping, squatting and other illegal activities. On...

Kevin William McCloud, 33, of Philadelphia, was sentenced to 19 to 38 years in prison after being convicted of conspiring with Bryan Jaurice Clark Jr., of Cheltenham Township, to illegally obtain five firearms while participating in a gun trafficking organization that utilized straw purchase schemes in Montgomery, Bucks and Philadelphia counties between 2020 and 2023, Mainline Media News reported.

NORRISTOWN — Moments after a Montgomery County judge sent her to jail for threatening district court staff in Plymouth Township, an “agitated” Norristown woman turned her anger against the judge with new threats, according to court documents. “All hell is going to break loose once I get...

Monday evening’s event in North Philadelphia is a part of the Harris campaign’s “When We Vote We Win” concert series.

FOX 29's Kathy Orr breaks down the latest in weather which includes a possible chance of rain in the days to come. Watch!

Police are searching for the estranged husband of a woman who was found stabbed and wrapped in a blanket inside a Philadelphia garage last weekend.

The Philadelphia Police Department had been calling for help in finding Christian Sorensen, a missing endangered individual, last seen in the morning of October 29, 2024, on the 16xx block of Borbeck Ave. According to the Philadelphia Police Department statement, Sorensen is 63 years old and was notably dressed in blue jeans, a corduroy jacket with fur lining, a plaid shirt, and a brown cowboy hat at the time of his disappearance.

Philadelphia has shelled out more than $770,000 in back pay to three fired police officers who were reinstated through arbitration earlier this year.Why it matters: The payments add to millions of dollars that taxpayers have footed in recent years to settle police misconduct claims.Zoom in: Sgt. Joseph Przepiorka was among hundreds of officers accused by the Plain View Project in 2019 of making racist and offensive Facebook posts.A federal judge this week tossed out a lawsuit that Przepiorka and several officers filed against the city, ruling Philly officials were within their rights to terminate or discipline those officers.By the numbers:...

Leaders across faiths joined forces to speak out against antisemitism in Philadelphia on Wednesday.It comes after a Center City synagogue became the target of vandals twice in one week."Mikveh Israel is a beacon of history, faith and resilience. It is a beacon of faith and history," said Michael Balaban, President and CEO of the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia.With its origin in 1740, the congregation has a history that dates back more than 280 years."We're the oldest Jewish congregation in the United States," said Leon Levy, former president of Congregation Mikveh Israel.That history, though, is now marred by hate. After...

Philadelphia is one of six new cities and counties that will receive funding to provide housing for justice-involved people. PHILADELPHIA – Today, Philadelphia announced that it was selected to participate in the Just Home Project, a national program to advance community-driven efforts to break the link between homelessness and incarceration led by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and the Urban Institute. Philadelphia will receive $262,179 to create a plan to disrupt the cycle of homelessness and continued engagement with the criminal justice system. At the end of their planning process, Philadelphia is eligible to apply for additional funding from the MacArthur Foundation to implement their plan and acquire or develop housing for populations that are not currently served by existing housing resources.

The Philadelphia Police Department did not violate the First Amendment rights of several officers who were fired or suspended for racist and violent social media posts, a federal judge has ruled.U.S. District Judge Wendy Beetlestone issued her ruling Monday, just days before the case was set to go to trial. She determined the officers' posts and comments were "likely to cause significant interference" with the police department and the city's operations and did not constitute protected speech.LEARN MORE | 7 Philadelphia police officers resign over offensive Facebook postsThe officers' social media accounts were included in a database, published in 2019...

Exciting news for Newtown's food scene. There’s a new, fabulous chicken spot on the way, according to The Patch. During the Newtown Township Board of Supervisors meeting on October 9th, they unanimously approved a proposal by Brixmor Property Group for a new fast-casual chicken restaurant in the Village at Newtown shopping center.