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Children and teenagers were recognized by the National Liberty Museum in Old City for their volunteerism and achievements in the name of democracy.

Elected officials praised police handling of the Wednesday night shooting, and used the occasion to make passionate pleas for increased gun control.

Philly DA Larry Krasner is reviewing “options” in case against driver who struck and killed bicyclist Emily Fredricks.

Croda Inc. released more 2,600 pounds of highly flammable ethylene oxide in November. Officials want to resume production in two months but state says more must be done.

The diocese launched its compensation program in February. Those wishing to apply had to do so by mid-May.

The regulator demanded information on how the local population would be affected by any pipeline failure.

The first 80 workers have been let go at the shuttered Philadelphia Energy Solutions complex, more than a week earlier than expected.

Signed into law Wednesday are programs designed to offer incentives to home and business owners and help the city advance its climate goals.

Tina Fey was in town to promote the Broadway tour of her musical comedy, “Mean Girls,” which is coming to Philly in November.

The state has developed a demographic snapshot of those who died of drug overdoses in 2017. It will be used to try to reduce future opioid-related deaths.

Revel offers registered vehicles through an app. It runs a $19 check of your driving record before unlocking anything. And no wheels if you’re under 21.

The mass shootings in El Paso and Gilroy have horrified me. I won’t allow my fear to silence me. Instead, I will use it to resist and fight against white supremacy.

Los asesinatos en El Paso y Gilroy me han horrorizado. Pero no permitiré que mi miedo me silencie, lo utilice para resistir y luchar contra la supremacía blanca.

Prison walls are designed for separation. A new installation at Eastern State Penitentiary in Philly flips that defining characteristic on its head.

Food, folk, and arts and culture festivals anchor the weekend events calendar in the Delaware Valley.