District Attorney Larry Krasner told City Council that prosecutors declined to appeal the bail ruling in the case against Keon King, the suspected killer of Kada Scott, because they felt $200,000 was "relatively high."

Mayor Cherelle Parker visited churches across the city on Sunday, urging congregants to back her proposal to widen income eligibility for a key home-repair program at the center of a dispute with City Council.

City Council introduced an amendment to a measure permitting the borrowing of $800 million for Mayor Cherelle Parker's housing initiative, H.O.M.E., which aims to preserve or build 30,000 affordable homes.

City Council is considering legislation to streamline the process for restaurants to set up outdoor seating, expanding the zones where eateries can operate a sidewalk cafe without needing a Council bill and community meetings.

Mayor Cherelle Parker blames the City Council for delaying the start of her $800 million housing initiative, which aims to create or preserve 30,000 units of affordable housing over four years. The rift between the Mayor and City Council threatens the future of the Housing Opportunities Made Easy (H.O.M.E.) initiative.

The Philadelphia City Council has advanced a first-year budget for Mayor Cherelle Parker's $800 million housing plan, prioritizing low-income Philadelphians.

Mayor Cherelle Parker is promising to implement traffic safety enhancements on all of Philadelphia’s most dangerous roadways over the next five years. Her administration also wants to …

Governor Josh Shapiro has announced that Pennsylvania is distributing nearly $220 million to SEPTA to address infrastructure issues that have caused significant problems for riders in recent weeks.

Mayor Cherelle Parker of Philadelphia is proposing a bill that would provide a 20-year tax exemption to companies that convert commercial, industrial, and governmental buildings into residential properties.

Immigration activists are demanding that Sheriff Rochelle Bilal take action to prevent ICE arrests in and around Philadelphia's criminal courthouse.

Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker has replaced longstanding provisions aimed at ensuring minority, women, and disabled-owned businesses are included in municipal contracts with a preference for companies that qualify as "small" and "local."

City Council is considering a proposed law that would prohibit the city of Philadelphia from hiring companies to incinerate waste, which could result in a 12% cost increase for the city.

The US House of Representatives voted almost unanimously to force the release of unclassified records on Jeffrey Epstein, sending the resolution to the Senate for consideration.

The US House of Representatives is set to vote on releasing Justice Department files related to Jeffrey Epstein, which Speaker Mike Johnson believes will clear up allegations that President Donald Trump had any connection to Epstein's abuse and trafficking of underage girls.

In a roundup of City Council's Thursday session, abortion rights advocates and reproductive health care providers in Philadelphia are urging City Council to take action to protect access to abortion. Meanwhile, a bill mandating businesses charge a paper bag fee became law without Mayor Cherelle Parker's signature, and a proposal was introduced to tighten regulations on "absentee" landlords.

Philadelphia City Council has delayed a preliminary vote on the budget for Mayor Cherelle Parker's $800 million housing plan, known as the Housing Opportunities Made Easy (H.O.M.E.) initiative, due to concerns about proposed changes to income eligibility guidelines.

Philadelphia's Mayor Cherelle Parker has initiated a comprehensive process to reimagine Market East, a corridor that has struggled to regain its former glory as the city's premier shopping destination.

Americans voted in elections on November 4 in the first major test of whether Republicans can hold together the coalition of voters that propelled Donald Trump to the White House in November 2024. …

No Republican candidate or cause prevailed in any statewide or city contest, mirroring a national trend, with Democrats scoring big wins Tuesday in gubernatorial contests in New Jersey and Virginia.

Too Short’s song “Blow the Whistle” blared from Larry Krasner’s phone as he walked out of his Center City office Wednesday morning to speak to reporters, a day after a landslide election victory that secured him a third term as Philadelphia’s district attorney.