Topic: John Street

New Zealand fire officials have ruled that a five-alarm blaze that heavily damaged a Wellington hostel and killed six people early Tuesday was an arson and a homicide.

Public works employees in a Massachusetts city made an unusual discovery when they opened a manhole cover -- a live python.

Residents of a Maine neighborhood awoke to a pungent mess when a truck dumped gallons of chicken parts on more than a mile of road.

Philadelphia has decriminalized possession of small amounts of weed, allowing those caught with the drug to face no more than a $25 fine and no criminal record.

Philadelphia mayoral hopeful T. Milton Street Sr. was jailed in New Jersey on outstanding traffic warrants just after announcing he was running, a report says.

Philadelphia Mayor John Street's brother has been charged with fraud and tax evasion for allegedly selling his presumed influence to an airport contractor.

Sir Elton John was honored with Philadelphia's first City of Brotherly Love award Monday for his work on AIDS.

Philadelphia Mayor John Street requested an urgent meeting with Pennsylvania Gov. Edward Rendell after 18 people were fatally shot in the city last week.

An imam and six other people, including two city officials, have been indicted in Philadelphia for allegedly cheating the city of thousands of dollars.

A fire in a two-story rowhouse has killed two Philadelphia firefighters, the Philadelphia Daily News reported Saturday.