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Council members unanimously backed a resolution supporting a proposal to put a lid atop I-95 through part of the city to reconnect neighborhoods with a park.

You’re more likely to win the lottery than develop this severe COVID vaccine reaction. But for a Manayunk woman, the lowest of odds changed her life.

Less than 30 minutes before the man charged with killing George Floyd was pronounced guilty, yet another Black person was dead at the hands of police in the U.S.

This stark access gap is prompting increased calls across the world for the U.S. to start shipping vaccine supplies to poorer countries.

The deadly encounters are only a small snapshot of the thousands of interactions between American police officers and civilians every day.

Organizers say his case and the 2020 murder of George Floyd are linked to a long history of racist policing nationwide, as well as in Philadelphia.

While previous presidents have offered somber reflections of the dark moment in history via remembrance day proclamations, they have avoided using the term genocide.

The majority of the board voted to follow the recommendation of a hearing officer to not renew Universal Bluford and Universal Daroff schools.

Even as more people get treatment overall, people with criminal justice involvement still remain less likely to get medication for opioid use disorder.

On Thursday, a group of about 20 Philadelphia high school students were asked to react to the Chauvin verdict. This is what they said.

The Carnaval de Puebla tradition started by Philly’s Mexican community will live on this year with two concerts and celebration held April 25 on Facebook Live.

La tradición del Carnaval de Puebla iniciada por la comunidad mexicana de Filadelfia se celebrará este año con dos conciertos en Facebook Live el 25 de abril.

The Carnaval de Puebla tradition started by Philly’s Mexican community will live on this year with two concerts and celebration held April 25 on Facebook Live.

SEPTA General Manager Leslie Richards said the Market-Frankford Line station is now a model for other stations in the system.

New Jersey officials have started to prepare for a major backlog in landlord-tenant cases that will come when Gov. Phil Murphy lifts the state’s eviction moratorium.