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Just 26% of Philadelphia’s spending on goods and services went to local suppliers, well short of the city’s 58% goal.

Some vendors on Etsy say they are halting sales of their items on the site for a week to protest a hike in the fees the crafts e-commerce marketplace charges them.

Barbara Silzle has one more budget fight with the city before leaving the fund that distributes public money to small and mid-sized organizations.

ATF agents identified 400 illegally trafficked guns in Philadelphia that were bought by straw purchasers in Georgia and South Carolina.

Representatives of Parx Casino and state Sen. Tommy Tomlinson have worked in lockstep to ban unregulated, slot-like skill games that pose a threat to traditional gaming.

Retail licenses could be issued within a month, after approved alternative treatment centers pay fees and undergo compliance assessments.

The jury will start deliberating after closing arguments, meaning there could be a verdict before the end of the week.

The suspect is accused of buying some gun parts and creating others on a 3D printer at his Roxborough-Manayunk home to create untraceable firearms.

Philadelphia officials announced Monday that masks will once again be required in indoor spaces.

The mayor of the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol says that more than 10,000 civilians have died in the Russian siege of his city.

Joel Embiid won the NBA scoring title to become the first Philadelphia player to top the league since Allen Iverson 17 years ago.

Russia claims that it destroyed several air defense systems in Ukraine over the weekend, in what appeared to be a renewed push ahead of a broad new offensive in the east.

Studies suggest Black students perform better in school when they have at least one Black teacher.

Local scientists are trying to better understand the causes of mercury among fish populations to inform public health and environmental guidance.

Delco is no longer the largest county in the United States without its own health department as it was busy its first week tackling inspections, STIs, and tuberculosis.