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AFSCME District Council 33 represents 9,000 employees ranging from sanitation workers to crossing guards. Trash pick-up, pools and 911 calls are among the services impacted.

The criminal justice graduate student was arrested in Chestnuthill Township, roughly 90 miles north of Philadelphia, weeks after the killings.

Anna Paulson will become president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia on July 1. She replaces Pat Harker.

The union represents 9,000 blue-collar city employees ranging from sanitation workers to crossing guards.

“For WHYY to really take a chance and really take an approach like this is important,” said Perry Shaw III, director of the Trenton Community Street Team.

Evans, who had a stroke last year, won’t leave office until 2027. His announcement will likely set off a primary scramble to find his successor.

AFSCME DC33, which represents Philly’s blue-collar workers, is vowing to strike at midnight if there isn’t an agreement with the city.

Nicole Sweeney brings her signature storytelling and soulful presence to Evening Jazz at WRTI, connecting Philly listeners to jazz’s rich legacy.

A non-profit group is offering Trenton, New Jersey, high school girls advanced classes in math, English and leadership.

In response to a post-COVID economy, Philly theater companies are learning how to collaborate for the long term.

The 87-year-old Atlantic City resident said he will be knocking on doors to raise $100,000 for the museum.

With July Fourth falling on a Friday this year, many local businesses are closing up shop. Neighborhood leaders say they will redirect efforts to the 2026 celebration.

Two women who lived in one of the adjacent homes were injured when the collapse happened.

Hayden, both the first woman and first Black person to head the Library of Congress, was fired by President Donald Trump in May.

Safety improvements are coming to 58th Street and Baltimore Avenue. Residents say the changes can’t come soon enough.