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The School Board rejected the tax abatement in a prior vote. Board members said a vow to hire Philadelphia graduates changed no votes to yes.

Stars in the opera world offered their gratitude to the supreme court justice and lover of the musical genre.

The ribbon-cutting happened 171 years after the Underground Railroad conductor first attempted to escape from slavery. It follows a virtual opening in June.

Sally's remnants were over South Carolina on Thursday afternoon and were expected to move into the Atlantic within 24 hours.

Democrats know they’ll win Philly in November. But their margins could determine who wins Pa., and the Biden campaign is trying to shore them up.

Police said the gunmen opened fire at the officers’ home on the 2900 block of Clinton Street late Tuesday night.

For the first time since winning the nomination, Biden was to face live, unscripted questions from voters, with the coronavirus pandemic responsible for the unusual format.

The judge noted after a hearing that Trump had repeatedly attacked voting by mail by making unfounded claims that it is rife with fraud.

Restaurants that want to move to 50% indoor capacity must first go through a self-certification process — which will be available starting Sept. 21.

UPenn professor Erick Guerra said increased alcohol consumption and less congested streets — both side effects of COVID-19 — were behind the spike.

“We need to do much more than we’re currently doing to address this crisis,” City Councilmember Jamie Gauthier said in introducing the new resolution.

At least five people were shot Wednesday night at Roberto Clemente Park in the Spring Garden section of the city, marking the 21st mass shooting this year.

The decision handed Republican lawmakers a long-sought — though possibly temporary — political victory over Wolf after a string of defeats.

As a councilman, Trippi Congo was part of what Mayor Purzycki calls the “resistance.” Tuesday Congo ousted a Purzycki ally to win the council presidency.

The court-appointed lawyer employs armed deputies to perform lockouts.