Negotiators for Mayor Cherelle Parker’s administration and AFSCME District Council 33 met Wednesday to work on a contract agreement and avoid a strike that could halt trash pickup, shutter …
Investigators used TikTok and automatic license plate readers to identify and build a case against a man charged with impersonating a federal immigration agent during a robbery earlier this month in …
Career and technical education teachers in Philadelphia’s public schools will no longer have to pay out-of-pocket for their state-required certification courses, officials said Monday. The costs …
Several members of Philadelphia’s Congressional delegation responded over the weekend to President Donald Trump’s decision to launch air strikes in Iran. The attack, amid ongoing hostilities …
The world awaited Iran's response on Sunday after President Donald Trump said the U.S. had "obliterated" Tehran's key nuclear sites, joining Israel in the biggest Western military action against …
Temple University President John Fry believes Philadelphia’s colleges might be on the verge of a “generational transformation.” He is co-chairing a task force launched Tuesday that intends to …
Advocates gathered Monday morning in Center City to rally behind the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, which they say is being “gutted” under President Donald Trump’s administration. Lee …
City Council’s decision to approve $800 million in borrowing for Mayor Cherelle Parker’s H.O.M.E. plan wasn’t the body’s only action taken last week aimed at making housing more affordable. …
The "No Kings" rally kicked off in Philadelphia Saturday, with a sea of protesters already assembled by mid-morning. Crowds swelled as protesters marched from Love Park towards Eakins Oval, many …
President Donald Trump isn't letting anyone get in the way of his birthday celebration, warning protesters who plan to interrupt a massive military parade in DC on June 14 that they'll be "met with …
Mayor Cherelle Parker celebrated the passage of her second city budget Thursday afternoon, after lawmakers approved a spending-and-tax plan along with a measure to borrow $800 million to fund her …
Philadelphia police clashed with people protesting the Trump administration’s accelerating deportation efforts Tuesday night in Center City. A clip circulating on social media shows an officer …
A massive "No Kings" protest in Philadelphia on June 14 will serve as the flagship event for anti-Trump rallies across the U.S. and Pennsylvania as protesters reject "Trump's birthday parade" as a …
More than four years after City Council passed legislation banning the use of synthetic herbicides in parks and playgrounds, Philadelphia’s Parks and Recreation department is still applying tons of …
City Council is set to vote Thursday to approve a $13.4 billion operating and capital budget, along with Mayor Cherelle Parker’s plan to borrow $800 million for housing programs, after reaching a …
The U.S. Supreme Court passed up a chance to give politicians more power over how federal elections are conducted, declining on Friday to hear a Republican challenge to a Pennsylvania judicial …
A pair of Pennsylvania lawmakers are looking to pass a so-called shield law that would offer legal protections for out-of-state women seeking abortions in the Commonwealth and for the doctors who …
Mayor Cherelle Parker’s ambitious housing plan appeared to be in jeopardy Wednesday afternoon, with at least a few City Council members expressing reservations over her proposal to borrow $800 …
City Council came to a "consensus" Tuesday to advance only one bill from lawmaker Nicolas O’Rourke’s three-piece legislative package to bolster protections for renters and go after negligent …
Pennsylvania senators John Fetterman and Dave McCormick sat down together Monday for a livestreamed discussion on antisemitism, foreign policy and other topics that unite them in a time of deep …
