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At the first in a series of workshops, Philadelphians raised concerns about illegal dumping, poorly maintained trees and air pollution.

Tech OWL, which stands for Technology for Our Whole Lives, provides the surrounding North Philadelphia community with workshops, classes and a space for connecting.

Members of the Wagging Tails Brigade of therapy dogs were honored Monday at PHL, marking five years that the dogs have been dutifully working in the airport's corridors.

West Nile virus has been found in mosquitoes in nearly every county in the region, and one case of Eastern equine encephalitis was reported in Atlantic County, New Jersey.

Parker, Watlington and other school officials were on hand at Franklin S. Edmonds School in Mount Airy on Monday to celebrate the beginning of the school year.

The Burlington County Sheriff’s Office will work with police departments in the river towns and NJ Transit Police to deter crime.

The receiver’s office asserts there’s an important caveat to their monetization plan: The entities must remain publicly owned.

The School District of Philadelphia announced 63 schools without adequate cooling will close early on Tuesday and Wednesday due to extreme heat.

The new school in the city's East Side neighborhood, which replaces Bancroft School, is named in honor of Maurice Pritchett, who was principal at Bancroft from 1975 to 2005.

Police said there is also similar video depicting the same scenario at the bear enclosure the same day involving the same person.

The authority will take over the crumbling building in West Philadelphia less than a month before a scheduled gas shut-off and sheriff’s sale.

Prison staff accidentally released Daniel Rogers from the George W. Hill Correctional Facility on Aug. 9. The Darby man, who was serving time for a DUI, has yet to return.

Goodwill of Delaware and Delaware County hosted a sustainable fashion show to promote the positive impact of wearing upcycled garments.

The cash-strapped district expects to be eligible to apply for Solar for Schools grants and is currently working to identify good sites for solar.

A warmer future could mean bananas, kumquats and pomegranates replace some of the more traditional fruit trees that have thrived for centuries in the Philadelphia region.