A champ at 48, Bernard Hopkins may stay in ring
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Bernard Hopkins has another belt around his waist and a slice of boxing history to his name. He just might not have another bout...
Retired boxer Tony Martin shot, killed in Philly
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Family members say retired boxer Tony Martin was fatally shot in an altercation with a visitor at one of his rental properties in Philadelphia...
23 Philly schools slated to close
NBC PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia School Reform Commission voted Thursday night to save four public schools and close more than two dozen in an effort to save the cash-strapped district about $24 million per year.
Beanie Sigel gets 6 to 23 months in Pa. drug case
MEDIA, Pa. (AP) - Rapper Beanie Sigel has been sentenced to six to 23 months in prison after pleading guilty to a narcotics possession charge in a Philadelphia suburb...
7-year-old is youngest mobile game app creator
theGRIO REPORT - Seven-year-old Zora Ball has become the youngest person to create a full version mobile video game application...
Hate crime, murder alleged in Philly basement case
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A paroled killer targeted mentally disabled adults in a scheme to steal their Social Security benefits, confining them like 'zoo animals'...
Police: Nets player questioned, not a suspect in sex assault probe
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Brooklyn Nets forward Andray Blatche was questioned by Philadelphia police, but not charged, as part of a sexual assault investigation at an upscale hotel on Tuesday...
Brooklyn Nets say player involved in sex assault probe
theGRIO REPORT - A Brooklyn Nets player is involved in an ongoing investigation of an alleged sexual assault, according to the team and multiple reports. The incident occurred before 4 a.m. early Tuesday morning, according to Philadelphia's WCAU-TV...
Philadelphia's Mummers parade features blackface performance
theGRIO REPORT - Although the parade's message is supposedly lighthearted , some acts featured this year may have crossed the fine line of being politically correct or even racially insensitive...
37 Philadelphia public schools may close in June
theGRIO REPORT - A source tells NBC10 that the closures are expected to save as much as $28 million for the district...
