Jack Tomczuk

Ahead of the May 19 primary, Philadelphia election officials are hosting an educational series to give residents the opportunity to learn more about the voting process.

At least five people were injured in gun violence that occurred over the weekend across Philadelphia.

Relatives of a 19-year-old man from Philadelphia who was allegedly killed last month by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank called for American authorities to conduct an independent investigation.

Nine months after shelving two-thirds of Nicolas O’Rourke’s Safe Healthy Homes Act, a City Council committee on Wednesday advanced the remainder of the renter protection legislation.

City Hall must pay $1.5 million to the family of an inmate who died inside a Philadelphia jail in 2023, a jury ruled this week.

School District of Philadelphia students now have guaranteed recess and bathroom breaks, under new rules adopted last week.

Philadelphians appear set to decide if members of City Council should be allowed to remain in their positions while running for state or federal office in a question on May’s primary ballot.

A car came loose from a tow truck and fatally struck a motorcyclist Saturday afternoon in Frankford, police said.

Three people were hurt in separate shootings over a period of less than three hours late Saturday night and early Sunday morning in Philadelphia, according to authorities.

School District of Philadelphia Superintendent Tony Watlington Sr. presented his decade-long, $2.8 billion facilities master plan Thursday to the Board of Education.

Two of the 20 schools originally slated to shutter under the School District of Philadelphia’s facilities plan are no longer being recommended for closure, under a revised proposal presented Thursday to the Board of Education.

Authorities arrested 19 people Wednesday with ties to three West Philadelphia-based gangs for their alleged role in a spree of retaliatory gun violence that impacted dozens of victims over a period of less than two years.

An ex-cop wanted for child rape was killed in a shootout with Lower Merion Township Police early Wednesday morning near the campus of St. Joseph’s University, law enforcement officials said.

A civil trial began Tuesday in federal court to determine whether the city should be held liable for the death of a man held inside a Philadelphia jail more than two years ago.

Mayor Cherelle Parker continued to encourage Philadelphians to stay off the roads and give plowing crews space to clear streets, as precipitation from a major winter storm wrapped up Monday afternoon.

SEPTA halted all bus and Regional Rail service Monday, as a major winter storm blanketed Philadelphia with more than a foot of snow.

Students, parents and teachers impacted by the School District of Philadelphia’s proposal to shutter 20 schools are now waiting.

Snow accumulation is forecasted in the 18-to-24 inch range, with the heaviest precipitation expected Sunday night into Monday morning.

City Council on Thursday passed a three-year moratorium on the breeding and sale of puppies, amid a rise in dogs entering the municipal shelter system.

Philadelphians now have access to real-time data about the air quality in their neighborhood.