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UPenn researchers looked at 15,550 patients admitted to Pa. trauma centers from March 21 to July 31, 2020; 8,170 had been tested for the virus.

Superintendent William Hite announced Thursday that all classrooms will have air and surface purifiers when school starts in the fall.

The office tasked with keeping an eye on city finances isn’t sure the Kenney administration is doing a good job.

Philadelphia has hired more sanitation workers to remove a backlog in the city.

Only one more round of giveaways remains, with the final drawing set for Monday.

Thirteen men and women from 10 different countries received their citizenship papers at the Betsy Ross House.

Alden Street residents worked through their trauma together after the fatal shooting. One resident called her block “a village looking after the children.”

At an online town hall, leaders discussed delta, which has become the most dominant strain of the coronavirus.

Bucks County Commissioners approved an emergency declaration to help residents impacted by the “100-year” storm that hit parts of the Philadelphia suburb earlier this week.

Marty Watson had just put gas in her tank when the episode started. Police have not responded to a request for comment.

The obligation to attend Mass on Sunday and Holy Days will resume in Philadelphia, and all of Pennsylvania, next month.

Federal investment in the cleanup of abandoned mines and wells will boost local economies, they say.

SEPTA was bullish on battery-powered electric buses. But $2.6 million and 25 broken buses later, the agency is rethinking its approach.

West Philly’s 140-year-old Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament is set to be demolished, erasing local Black history and memory, writes resident Kyle Hiller.

July 15 - 18: Baseball, fun for kids, and concerts in the Delaware Valley