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The mayor’s $5.6 billion spending plan looks like it will have fewer changes than usual this year in part because there are no tax increases proposed.

It is a bid to control energy prices that have spiked after the United States and allies imposed steep sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.

The array of issues is tied to the coronavirus public health emergency first declared more than two years ago and periodically renewed since then.

Despite Republican calls for higher gas production, IFO figures show it actually increased by 6.7 percent in the fourth quarter of 2021 compared with a year earlier.

Its forces seized the Chernobyl site in the opening stages of the Feb. 24 invasion, raising fears that they would cause damage or disruption that could spread radiation.

Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Philly Theater Week, Prince Tribute in Delaware among weekend highlights in the Delaware Valley.

Steep penalties against unscrupulous investors aim to protect homeowners from being pressured into below-market sales.

Horticulturists say bloom times are creeping earlier as the climate warms — possibly putting the blossoms at greater risk of frost.

Philadelphia’s more than $5 billion spending plan is designed to promote racial equity while also trying to make the city safer and better for all.

Most WNBA players have been hesitant to talk about Griner’s detention on apparent drug charges in Russia, hoping to avoid potentially hurting her case.

An FBI special agent spent a fourth day on the witness stand, defending assertions that fees paid to the Council member’s wife were really bribes in disguise.

Many have questioned why Smith was allowed to remain seated front row at the Academy Awards after the incident.

New Jersey Senate President Nick Scutari has announced he plans to form a joint committee to investigate the hold up over recreational weed sales.

A cup and a chair began and ended a hostage standoff at a Texas synagogue. The items will help the Jewish museum in Philly tell a story of kindness and struggle.

In a bi-weekly gun violence update, Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw said the crime rate is rising in areas targeted for crime prevention.