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Mayor Cherelle Parker said it’s about balancing the city’s books during a time of financial uncertainty while offering some relief to businesses.

New Jersey has been facing an unseasonably high number of wildfires. Delaware officials also warn residents of wildfire risks.

Mayor Cherelle Parker introduced her proposed budget to city council Thursday, with a commitment to keep city residents safe.

The former regulators' warning comes in the wake of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's announcement to roll back dozens of air and water protections.

The plan includes expanding twice-weekly trash pickup to North Philly, fixing heating and air conditioning in libraries and adding planters to commercial corridors.

The Trump administration has shuttered, fired or targeted for resignation individuals, offices and agencies that could serve as a check on President Trump.

Jameson has been serving as Penn's interim president after the university's former president, Liz Magill, resigned in December 2023.

The mayor’s latest budget proposal calls on the city to borrow $800 million to create and preserve more affordable and market-rate units across the city.

A federal judge said that the terminations were directed by the Office of Personnel Management and its acting director, Charles Ezell, who lacked the authority to do so.

Sudiksha Konanki is a Virginia resident and a student at the University of Pittsburgh. She was vacationing in Punta Cana with five others when she went missing last week.

Rick Siger, secretary of Pennsylvania's Department of Community and Economic Development, nominated Vijay Kapoor to lead the city of Chester out of bankruptcy.

About 20% of people in Philadelphia are 60 and older, according to local data.

March 13–16: Erika Alexander in Delaware, St. Paddy’s Day celebrations in Philly and EagleMania in South Jersey are among this weekend's event events.

The Center for Dance will quadruple the ballet’s size and include community spaces.

Overbrook students spend recess in a bare-bones concrete yard. Now, they’re working with Trust for Public Land to reimagine the space.