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City Councilmember Gilmore Richardson argues investment in green space is critical to fight climate change — and can help create jobs and reduce violence.

The probe apparently concerns allegations that Chief Justice Thomas Saylor may have improperly interfered in disciplinary matters involving former Justice Cynthia Baldwin.

Key speakers for Night 3 of the Republican National Convention: Vice President Mike Pence, Kellyanne Conway, second lady Karen Pence.

About 100 protesters are in attendance so far for the demonstration organized by Refuse Fascism Philly, with the streets surrounding City Hall being blocked off by police.

The new guidance was posted earlier this week on the website of a federal agency, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

NBA players made their strongest statement yet against racial injustice Wednesday.

The Justice Department is asking whether policies “may have resulted in the deaths of thousands of elderly nursing home residents.”

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will receive the honor in Philadelphia on Constitution Day next month.

There’s a growing consensus in Pennsylvania that laws allowing professional license denials based on “moral character” are useless. A court has concurred.

The Philadelphia Water Department says people facing financial hardships should apply for help, but expect processing delays.

A temporary mural above the front door to Philly’s Municipal Services Building depicts the summer of protests that erupted after the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

The executive committee of the Philadelphia Chapter of the NAACP voted on Aug. 20 to dissolve itself and yield full control to the national office.

In a hearing before lawmakers Tuesday, treatment providers, advocates, and state officials warned that the industry has not received dedicated coronavirus relief funding

The settlement fund has so far paid about $720 million to retired players for neurocognitive problems linked to NFL concussions, including more than $300 million for dementia.

After several months — and a feud with a South Jersey gym — Gov. Phil Murphy said gyms may reopen at the beginning of September; bring your masks.