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Built to Last, which staff say helps “future-proof” Philly homes, got $5 million in the budget City Council passed Thursday.

Confused about extreme heat terminology? Curious how climate change factors into soaring temps? The WHYY News Climate Desk has you covered.

Sunday’s Juneteenth Parade and Festival in Philadelphia served as a “celebration and homage to our ancestors.”

A spokesperson with the Delaware Department of Justice says it is reviewing the ruling. Delaware banned bump stocks in 2018.

Openings begin Monday, June 17, and several other pools across the city will open throughout the rest of the week.

Drexel professor Rachel Higgins and her students are recording data on discarded items to better understand textile waste in the Drexel community.

A literacy initiative beginning four years ago has reached 58% of Delaware's children. Now, a bilingual book collection enhances the program in both English and Spanish.

After two missed tries, the literary state senator will lend his voice to James Joyce’s “monumental, musical, bawdy” masterpiece.

Focus on Fathers was established in 2001 to help new dads transition to fatherhood. Since then, the program has served over 250 fathers.

The markers are the first ones recognizing the borough’s Black history since its founding in 1713.

A bas-relief sculpture of the major civil rights lawyer represents the man who shaped modern Constitutional law.

A divided Commonwealth Court turned down Krasner's argument that the law passed late last year by Republicans in the General Assembly violates the state Constitution.

The two major presidential candidates have very different approaches to health policy. What are they, and how might they shape health care access over the next four years?

The lawsuit argues the current system leaves too many cases for too few attorneys.

The high court found 6-3 the Trump administration did not follow federal law when it banned bump stocks after a gunman in Las Vegas attacked a country music festival in 2017.