Police have made an arrest in the mass shooting that left three people dead and nine others wounded last month in Grays Ferry. Terrell Frazier, 22, was taken into custody this week after …
The initial cuts built into SEPTA’s doomsday budget will go into effect later this month if Pennsylvania lawmakers do not approve a funding package by next week, the transit agency’s leaders said …
City officials introduced a policy this week intended to ease the burden on entrepreneurs who now have to pay business taxes, after Mayor Cherelle Parker’s administration scrapped a popular …
Signs tied to trees outside Abraham Lincoln High School in Mayfair inform riders that SEPTA’s Route 88 will be discontinued Aug. 24, one day before the city’s public school students return to …
A group of Democratic state representatives intend to introduce legislation banning law enforcement from wearing masks and nondescript clothing, as federal agents ramp up enforcement across …
Members of AFSCME District Council 33 approved the tentative contract between union leaders and Mayor Cherelle Parker’s administration, officially ending a saga that included an eight-day strike …
SEPTA says riders are happier and crime is declining, as transit officials advocate for additional state funding to avoid a plan to eliminate 50 bus routes and five Regional Rail lines, among other …
Students and teachers may be off on summer break, but moves are being made that could impact the future of Philadelphia’s schools. In fact, decisions about education often occur in the warmer …
AFSCME District Council 47 and Mayor Cherelle Parker’s administration have reached a tentative agreement on a new contract, avoiding the potential for a second municipal workers’ strike in the …
This November, there will be no candidate for president, governor, senator or even representative on the Pennsylvania ballot. Pennsylvanians will vote, however, on three members of their …
Pennsylvania and Philadelphia election officials rolled out a redesigned provisional ballot Monday, in an attempt to cut down on technicalities that result in votes being scrapped. The remodeled …
This story was originally published by Kensington Voice. Sign up for their newsletters here. As the Parker Administration reshapes how the City of Philadelphia funds grassroots responses to the …
Philadelphia-based U.S. Environmental Protection Agency employees rallied Wednesday in support of nearly 140 colleagues who have been suspended for criticizing President Donald Trump’s …
AFSCME District Council 33 leaders and Mayor Cherelle Parker’s administration have reached a tentative contract agreement, ending a city workers’ strike that suspended trash pickup for over a …
As the Philadelphia municipal worker strike enters its second week, so-called “Parker piles” – large collections of garbage that some residents blame on Mayor Cherelle Parker – continue to …
The U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass President Donald Trump’s 'One Big Beautiful Bill Act' on Thursday. The $4.5 trillion bill would cut taxes and social services, including Medicare and …
Talks resumed Wednesday afternoon between Mayor Cherelle Parker’s administration and AFSCME District Council 33, on the second day of a strike that has canceled trash collection and hindered city …
When dawn broke Monday, June 30, on the Pennsylvania Capitol, it was a foregone conclusion that lawmakers would miss the midnight deadline to approve the next state budget. This marks the fourth year …
Curbside trash pickup will be suspended and other city services will be curtailed, if Mayor Cherelle Parker’s administration and the leaders of Philadelphia’s largest municipal workers' union do …
Congressman Dwight Evans will not run for reelection next year, setting up the potential for a competitive Democratic primary to fill his seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. Evans, 71, …
