Mayor Parker’s right hand man, managing director Adam Thiel, earned more money last year from two outside consulting firms than he formerly did as fire commissioner He’s still does consulting work today, but he refused to disclose who his clients were inquirer.com/politics/phila…

Quamere Hall showed up to Philadelphia’s Criminal Justice Center on Friday to support a friend who was scheduled to be sentenced for killing three people. He left in handcuffs, charged with murder. inquirer.com/crime/quamere-…

VP Kamala Harris has chosen Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate, opting against Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, who had catapulted to the national stage as a possible pick in recent weeks. Shapiro faced the most backlash of any of the top finalists inquirer.com/politics/elect…

Breaking: The DA's Office has withdrawn the first degree murder charge against former Philly police officer Mark Dial, who fatally shot Eddie Irizarry last year during a traffic stop. Dial will now be released on bail ahead of his trial. inquirer.com/crime/mark-dia…

Former Philadelphia Mayor Wilson Goode went to court today to show support for a pastor convicted of raping and sexually abusing children. Rev. Mark Hatcher, of the Holy Ghost at the Met, was sentenced to five to 12 years in prison. inquirer.com/crime/mark-hat…

How speculators fueled a nightmare for Kensington residents — and could soon cash in inquirer.com/news/kensingto…

A concerned neighbor said she reported the abuse of 4-year-old Damari Carter to Philly DHS just days before police say his mother’s boyfriend beat him to death. The child’s remains were found months later, in a duffle bag abandoned in a trash-strewed lot. inquirer.com/crime/damari-c…

This is Meredith Elizalde’s goodbye to Philadelphia — the city that shaped her life, then ruined it. She’s moving to Montana for a fresh start, where her son’s spirit will be free to frolic through fields of wild daisies and swim alongside rainbow trout. inquirer.com/crime/a/meredi…

Ellie Rushing welcome to the west, meredith. a river runs through missoula, as in philly.

ICYMI, in today’s Inquirer: Meredith Elizalde’s only child, Nicolas, was shot and killed by a stray bullet outside his school in 2022. Now, she’s moving to Montana to start a new life. This is her goodbye to Philadelphia. inquirer.com/crime/a/meredi…

who is behind this small army of figurines guarding the acme on east passyunk

Mario Olivera was shot and killed while holding his 1-year-old son last night. During the gunfire, he placed his son “on the porch of his mother’s home and put a chair over his small body to shield him from the gunfire. Then he collapsed to the ground.” inquirer.com/crime/mario-ol…