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The mayor’s initial spending plan did not include city funding for the new 70-unit development in West Philadelphia.

Populations have been growing in parts of the South and East Coast for years, and many researchers think it's only a matter of time before they spread to much of the U.S.

Bashaw appears poised to shift away from the right-tilting politics of the GOP primary in a state where Republicans haven't won an election for the Senate in 52 years.

Letters obtained by WHYY News acknowledge state oversight responsibility while arguing that not disclosing the embezzlement was the right move.

Nadine Menendez was scheduled to attend a pretrial hearing next Wednesday in Manhattan federal court. Judge Sidney H. Stein said she can skip the hearing.

Gov. Phil Murphy has signed legislation overhauling access to the state’s public records, likely making it harder to access some documents, according to critics.

The dam could generate enough electricity to power all county operations in Norristown.

Key voices — some within Biden’s campaign headquarters — believe leading Democrats should lean into Trump’s felony conviction. But others favor a more cautious approach.

The bill was introduced following a string of violent incidents involving deputy landlord-tenant officers last year.

In a confusing couple of days, a breakdown inside the Free Library led to opposing postings about the future of the Author Event series.

A judge dismissed felony charges against Cpl. Michael Perillo, who in 2021 hit the loose animal multiple times and pinned it to the pavement, where it was then euthanized.

The cleanup started this week in the River Wards neighborhoods. North Philly is next, followed by West, Southwest and South Philly.

The Odunde Festival, Art for the Cash Poor and West Philly Porchfest are some of the things happening this weekend.

The race was overshadowed by the federal corruption and bribery trial of Menendez’s father, but that did not derail his son’s campaign.

The longtime assemblyman and director of the Burlington County Health Department bested his colleague Carol Murphy.