Philadelphia-based organizers are adopting a broad, multi-pronged approach to defending the slavery exhibits at the President’s House, a site within Independence National Historical Park that has …
“Is there any way we can screw him?” asked President Richard M. Nixon. “We’ve been trying to,” an aide replied, alluding to the White House’s efforts to remove from the airwaves an ABC …
Gov. Josh Shapiro’s administration is directing Pennsylvanians to professional medical associations for vaccine recommendations, rather than President Donald Trump’s Centers for Disease Control …
The Community College of Philadelphia will be the first institution of higher education to embed voter registration into its student application process, administrators announced Tuesday. Once the …
City Council members vigorously defended a contested business curfew after it became law Thursday without Mayor Cherelle Parker’s signature. The bill, approved in June, mandates that businesses …
The fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk during a speaking engagement at Utah Valley University on Sept. 10, 2025, has drawn widespread condemnation and renewed attention to the …
Environmental advocates on Tuesday urged Philadelphians to make their voices heard on a Trump administration proposal to repeal a key ruling underpinning much of the federal government's efforts to …
Philadelphia gun dealers will soon need to post bright orange signs warning their customers of the potential for hefty prison sentences for straw purchasing, after Mayor Cherelle Parker signed …
SEPTA will restore full service across all modes of transportation on Sunday, Sept. 14, if the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation approves its request to divert nearly $400 million in capital …
A whirlwind of SEPTA developments emerged late last week, as riders struggle to adapt to reduced service amid the transit agency’s ongoing funding crisis. New Regional Rail schedules, with 20% …
A Philadelphia lawyer is asking a court to order SEPTA to reinstate the service that was cut this week, arguing that the authority’s funding crisis is “political theater” aimed at pressuring …
A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that Pennsylvania election officials must count undated or incorrectly dated mail-in ballots, the latest development in the legal wrangling over the state’s …
Dozens of SEPTA bus routes were eliminated Sunday, as the authority began implementing its first round of planned service reductions to account for a $213 million budget deficit. The cuts came after …
Environmental justice advocates rallied Wednesday outside City Hall to celebrate a settlement with Philadelphia Gas Works that represents a significant reduction from the rate hikes the utility …
Mayor Cherelle Parker and Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 5 leaders appear pleased with the new two-year union labor agreement for Philadelphia’s police officers that was announced Friday. The …
Local Democratic lawmakers gathered Thursday outside ICE’s Philadelphia field office to advocate for a proposal to ban immigration agents – and all other law enforcement officers – in …
The Philadelphia Federation of Teachers is pressuring the city’s school district to offer a "fair contract," warning that a potential strike could upend the start of the academic year for thousands …
A day after President Donald Trump moved to deploy hundreds of National Guard troops to Washington, District Attorney Larry Krasner warned the president against taking similar actions in …
Former Municipal Court Judge Pat Dugan is taking another crack at District Attorney Larry Krasner. Dugan, after failing to defeat the incumbent in the Democratic primary, has opted to accept the …
Gov. Josh Shapiro met Sunday with SEPTA officials and again called on leaders in the Republican-controlled state Senate to approve new funding for public transit, just days before a deadline to avoid …
