Local News Judge Burke recalls Civil War soldier at Memorial Day service Ceremony held in New Philadelphia Judge William Burke speaks at Memorial Day services in New Philadelphia on May 26, 2025.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — There are no excuses for violence like the Memorial Day shooting at a Philadelphia park that killed two people and injured nine, the city’s mayor said Tuesday. Two young ...

Two people were killed and nine others were injured when a barrage of gunfire erupted on Memorial Day in Philadelphia's largest municipal park, one of a series of mass shootings across the nation ...

Nation World Memorial Day mass shooting in Philadelphia leaves 2 dead, 9 injured The shooting occurred despite officers' presence in the park, Philadelphia's police commissioner said.

- Memorial Day weekend at the Museum of the American Revolution, featuring a special exhibit: Black Founders: The Forten Family of Philadelphia (May 27-29) ...

However, in 1954, Congress and President Dwight D. Eisenhower, who served as a general during World War II, changed Armistice Day to Veterans Day and made the holiday a day to commemorate all ...

NEW PHILADELPHIA — Lt. William Cullen, an officer with the 48th Pennsylvania Regiment, died in the Battle of Antietam Creek during the Civil War on Sept. 17, 1862. Schuylkill County Common Pleas ...

The Philadelphia shooting unfolded at Fairmount Park around 10:30 p.m. on Monday, the final day of Memorial Day weekend, according to the Philadelphia Police Department.

Those injured in the Memorial Day shooting were listed in stable condition, he said. Police identified those killed as Amya Devlin, 23, and Mikhail Bowers, 21.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — There are no excuses for violence like the Memorial Day shooting at a Philadelphia park that killed two people and injured nine, the city’s mayor said Tuesday.