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The legislature’s preemption of municipal bans was tied to Gov. Wolf’s lifting of the COVID-19 state of emergency. The preemption expires Dec. 8, 2021.

Only 47 of the city’s 69 pools will open this year. To some, the plan feels like a stinging reminder of ongoing inequities in America’s poorest large city.

July 1 - 4: Fourth of July fun in the Delaware Valley includes fireworks, concerts, and more.

The city’s pool season begins, despite the recruitment issues and criticism surrounding which neighborhood pools were chosen to open.

The move by receiver Juan Baughn means the district won’t, for the time being at least, become the first in Pa. almost completely under charter control.

Shervon Thompson, Dobbins class of 1996, will serve as principal after serving her entire career there as a teacher and assistant principal.

Andrew Bruck will take over after Gurbir Grewal departs for the federal government in July. Bruck will be the state’s first openly gay attorney general.

The $1.35 billion bond bill will fund construction projects throughout the state, but some lawmakers say it’s too much.

Defecting from Czechoslovakia 48 years ago, Zizka helped forge Philadelphia’s theater renaissance.

Salina Brett has spent every weekend this month on her bicycle to raise money for LGBTQIA charities.

The charges against the Trump Organization and the company’s chief financial officer, Allen Weisselberg, appear to involve non-monetary benefits the company gave to top execs.

Cosby has served more than two years of a three- to 10-year sentence at a state prison near Philly. He had vowed to serve all 10 years rather than acknowledge any remorse.

Republican lawmakers are likely to use the constitutional amendment process to take the issue to the voters.

O’Neil, a Villanova graduate, also has local ties from a previous job as vice president of sales with the Philadelphia Eagles.

Nearly 1,000 students voted for the new mascot this month. They had a choice between the Raptors or "R" for Radnor.