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Local groups remembered the hundreds of people killed as a result of gun violence in Philadelphia and in its surrounding counties.

The principal dancer with the Alvin Ailey Dance Company became its international star, and later its leader.

While school-related threats of violence are on the rise this academic year, experts caution that it is too early to determine if this upward trend will continue.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will lead the Department of Health and Human Services, and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio will be secretary of state.

Before Election Day, right-wing social media was awash with claims about noncitizens voting. Once it was clear President-elect Trump would win, those claims dried up.

According to Philadelphia police, officers responded to a home on the 5400 block of Chancellor Street for reports of a disturbance.

An NPR investigation finds thousands of veterans were pushed into high-cost mortgages by a program that was meant to help them.

Bus, trolley and transit operators in Philadelphia are currently working without a contract.

“We’re going to have to address urgent needs while doing the long-term work to achieve structural change,” said one organizer. "We are going to need everyone to fight back."

Health providers and legal experts say changes to federal funding, insurance coverage and federal law during Trump’s first presidency could foretell what’s to come.

The risk of fire damage while living in a Philly rowhouse is high. Here’s how renters insurance can and cannot protect you from bad luck, bad neighbors and landlords.

A Penn project could help keep urban bats out of your attic and support them in their fight against a deadly disease.

Lawmakers will hear testimony from the mayor’s administration, the Sixers, community stakeholders and the general public.

On Sunday, Philadelphia’s Air Quality Index was rated in the orange category for high amounts of particulate matter.

Numerous offshore wind projects have approvals and at least three are operating. Trump could prohibit future projects and exert leverage over ones that aren't as far along.