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Officer Jaime Roman was shot in June and died from his wounds last week.

So far, Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, has been charged with possessing a firearm despite a prior felony conviction and possessing a firearm with an obliterated serial number.

Sept. 19–22: Rittenhouse Square Fine Arts Show in Philly, XPoNential Music Festival in New Jersey and CityFest Dance Jubilee in Delaware are among the weekend’s highlights.

A French biotechnology giant just opened a molecular and genomic innovation center at Philly’s Navy Yard after acquiring a homegrown startup.

Delaware is the lowest-lying state in the U.S., leaving it vulnerable to the effects of climate change, lawmakers and advocates say.

Immigrants drive job creation, start new businesses and bring innovative ideas that benefit everyone in the city, says Anuj Gupta, president and CEO of The Welcoming Center.

WHYY reporter and NABJ member P. Kenneth Burns attended both conversations featuring former President Trump and Vice President Harris.

The district attorney’s office says the suspect did extensive research about LGBTQ+ parades and planned to join a terrorist group in Syria.

Speakers and panelists discussed the long-term economic benefits of immigrants at a WHYY event on Wednesday.

Mayor Cherelle Parker said she will present a legislative package to City Council for approval on a new 76ers arena to be developed in Center City.

County election officials say they will need time to test, print and mail the ballots — a process that could stretch into October.

Republican Timothy DeFoor, Democrat Malcolm Kenyatta and three other minor party candidates are in the race.

Accusations against Mayor Marty Small Sr. and La’Quetta Small for abusing their daughter went before the grand jury.

The apparent second assassination attempt of Donald Trump is stirring concern about growing political violence in the U.S.

The first checkpoint since 2019 occurred this month. The goal is to reduce roadway deaths, which in 2022 reached 165, tying a 34-year record.