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Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw stressed that even though the numbers are down, people are still dying and families are losing loved ones on a daily basis.

Old wells leak the potent greenhouse gas methane and toxins that can cause health issues for people who live nearby.

The city’s health commissioner said vaccinating children under 5 will help slow the spread, and the city will be ready when federal regulators give the green light.

Edward Cagney Mathews was indicted on charges stemming from a racist rant against Black neighbors last summer and previous incidents that have since been investigated.

The residents who will help push the city to address issues like extreme heat and air pollution bring a wide range of experiences and expertise.

Local voting rights advocates Abu Edwards, Saj “Purple” Blackwell, Brittany Smalls, and Rev. Gregory Holston join Christopher Norris for a Community Conversation about voting

Lawmakers are working furiously to update the 135-year-old law that was put in place in the aftermath of the Civil War and came perilously close to unraveling on Jan. 6, 2021.

Delta Sigma Theta is marking its 95 years of service by partnering with Life Turning Point of Philadelphia, which supports women and children experiencing homelessness.

Thousands of people gathered at Gobbler's Knob as members of Punxsutawney Phil's “inner circle” summoned him from his tree stump at dawn to learn if he had seen his shadow.

Some New Jersey lawmakers are putting forward two proposals to address the state’s high property taxes. Here’s what those bills would do.

The transit agency is getting creative with recycling and reusing parts from retired vehicles to deal with supply chain shortages.

An 2017 agreement means the cash-strapped city will get less per ton of trash brought in by a big customer — the county Solid Waste Authority.

A major winter storm was expected to begin with heavy snow starting in the Rockies and freezing rain as far south as Texas before it drops snow and ice on the Midwest.

The most that has ever been spent on a Pa. gubernatorial race was $82 million in 2014, and the most spent on a U.S. Senate race was $164 million in 2016.

The lawsuit was filed in Manhattan federal court. Lawyers sought class-action status for the legal filing.