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The Academy at Penn program aims to provide career and college support for students from two Philadelphia high schools over the next four years.

The policy includes protocol for how county employees should interact with federal immigration agents.

During the community conversation, the group talked about people in power and those meant to help them didn't listen to their needs.

The strike authorization is the union’s first in more than two decades, with an August contract expiration looming.

The decision effectively protects from legal challenges many Trump administration and Republican-led state government efforts to roll back protections for transgender people.

CBD store owners, customers and marijuana advocates pushed back, leading the legislative sponsor to return to the drawing board.

The Trump administration cut millions of dollars in research funding. Private funders in the area are stepping in, but say they cannot completely fill the gap.

A national search firm has been collecting feedback from parents on characteristics they want in the next superintendent of the Camden City School District.

More than 50% of Philly residents have family or friends struggling with substance abuse. One in three know someone who died from overdose.

New Jersey's U.S. Sen. Andy Kim said the detainees escaped from Delany Hall in Newark by breaking a wall and escaping from a parking lot.

“Despite his decades of service, he is now known more widely as Gold Bar Bob,” said defense lawyer Adam Fee.

The Scranton-area politician was cited by national media for trading during Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs. He says the trades were done by a financial adviser.

Take Back Your Neighborhood filed a lawsuit against PennDOT, SEPTA and State Rep. Jared Solomon over plans to remove car lanes along Castor Avenue.

The organization A Better Chance Lower Merion has helped young students of color with mentors and access to strong schools.

The transit agency is facing funding opposition from Pennsylvania Republicans over safety. SEPTA says it plans to hire new officers despite its budget crisis.