When Mayor Cherelle L. Parker ran for mayor in 2023, most of her opponents in the crowded Democratic primary raised and spent more money than she did. She has said often that it made her something of an underdog.

Mayor Cherelle Parker and other city officials will host a Community Town Hall for those impacted by the deadly plane crash in Northeast Philadelphia.

NTSB investigators are working to extract black box data that may help determine what caused the aircraft to go down.

More than 300 homes were affected — and four destroyed entirely — by Friday’s deadly plane crash in Northeast Philadelphia, officials said Monday as the extent of the disaster came into focus even as questions remained about what caused the crash and who will pay for recovery effort.