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A federal investigation blames faulty, old pipe for the explosion and fire at the South Philly refinery. Hydrofluoric acid was released in the blast.

A new Urban Institute report prices out popular reforms like “Medicare for All” and a so-called public option. Who will they cover? What will they cost?

Researchers have found that requiring more space for cars encourages less dense and more expensive housing development.

Weeks after getting the green light to buy St. Christopher’s Children’s Hospital out of bankruptcy, Tower Health will trim positions at two other locations.

Fifty percent of all severe crashes occur on just 12% of Philadelphia streets. That means certain roads — and certain neighborhoods — are at higher risk for traffic danger.

It reflects a frustration among activists that issues of sexual violence and harassment have largely been absent from the debate stage and campaign trail.

Michael White told a Philadelphia jury on Tuesday that he stabbed real estate developer Sean Schellenger, but never wanted to kill him.

A report from the New Jersey School Boards Association finds uneven availability of mental health services at public schools. It says building trust is a key first step.

Newark Police arrested a suspect in the decades-old case after using DNA evidence and an ancestry-type website to identify the alleged attacker.

The family says the Berks County-run facility is not equipped to care for a baby. Facilities are cold and normal caretaking items have been confiscated.

If the bills pass, it will be the first time the legislature has raised municipal salary caps since 1995.

Newport has long been known as a “speed trap’ for aggressive traffic enforcement. The town has been flouting a state law that earmarks money from fines for crime victims.

Derrick H. Pitts has been named one of the 50 Most Important Blacks in Research Science.

A newly released poll has found that more than two in three New Jersey residents feel that climate change is at a crisis level.

Pollsters are trying their best to track public opinion about the House Democrats’ decision to initiate an impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump.