A man has been charged with murder after police said he shot another man to death at a busy SEPTA station in Center City Philadelphia.

A security guard was arrested after she fatally shot a man who allegedly spat on her inside an IHOP in Center City, Philadelphia police said on Monday

Yahaira Melendez, of Philadelphia, was charged with murder after the Saturday evening incident. A security guard who shot a patron at a Center City IHOP restaurant this weekend has been charged with murder and related crimes, police said Monday.

An investigation is underway after officials said a man was shot and killed on a SEPTA platform in Center City, Philadelphia, early Friday morning.

Center City hospitality employees represented by UNITE HERE Local 274 began striking on Sunday at two Philadelphia hotels with expired contracts.

Commuters headed into Center City on Monday will be met with widespread road closures due to a parade marking the 250th anniversary of the Navy’s founding in Philadelphia. The Navy and Marine Corps 250 Parade will start at 11 a.

The Church’s administrative offices comprising 250 employees will move little more than a block away beginning in spring of 2026. The current site at 222 North 17th Street, built in 1971, faces cost prohibitive maintenance needs.

Union contracts have expired at eight Center City hotels, with picket lines forming over the weekend outside the Sheraton and the Hampton Inn.

A late-night shooting involving a security guard at an IHOP in Center City on Saturday has left a male customer dead, police say.

Thousands of demonstrators are expected to march in Center City Philadelphia for the second "No Kings" protest and rally on Saturday.