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The second leg of a constitutional amendment to expand absentee voting fell short of the two-thirds vote needed to pass in the Delaware State House this week.

The African American Cultural Collaborative of Mercer County plans to host a three-day Juneteenth celebration next weekend in Trenton.

Bearded bike-maker Stephen Bilenky typically builds high-performance steel bikes using vintage milling machines.

U.S. regulators are allowing the release of 10 million doses of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine from a troubled Baltimore factory, but many other doses can't be used.

The body of the man who witnesses say chased a code enforcement officer with a gun Thursday was found inside the rubble of his Eagleville home shortly before midnight.

Ghee will also lead the Fair Housing Commission, the city agency tasked with addressing unfair rental practices in housing.

Last year, Richard Gordon, who is now the principal of Paul Robeson High School for Human Services in West Philadelphia, was named the National Principal of the Year.

A new marketing blitz targets markets just a short hop away, as well as local businesses that could keep their conferences here.

Along with the trauma and isolation of this past year, some students also found a new, and urgent, sense of community.

`We Got Time’ by Matana Roberts is an elegy to both Taylor and the year of the pandemic.

The legislation passed Thursday and slated for approval by the mayor will increase the penalties for people caught by police riding dirt bikes on Philadelphia streets.

The new public space in Headhouse Sq. now has parking and lighting for evening events. It is meant to be “inviting to people,” not off-putting, said SSHD director Mike Harris.

The new regulations aim to treat the short-term rental industry more like a traditional business and impose rules similar to those that govern conventional hoteliers.

Patrik Jordan Mathews briefly lived in the Newark area when he was caught on tape constructing rifle parts and talking about committing violent crimes, authorities say.

“I would not at all call this a complete disaster,” said Julia Simon-Mishel, supervising attorney with Philadelphia Legal Assistance.