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Mayor Jim Kenney says goodbye and Mayor-elect Cherelle Parker says hello in address to City Council’s final meeting of the year.

The resignation of Rep. John Galloway, a Democrat from Bucks County, on Thursday will tee up another special election to determine the chamber’s majority early next year.

A bull on the loose was spotted running on the New Jersey Transit train tracks in Newark on Thursday morning before it was safely captured.

Pa. lawmakers did not agree to spend more money on a popular home repair program or send additional money to poor schools despite a promise to do so earlier this year.

Dec. 14 - 17: Trans-Siberian Orchestra in Philly, “The Nutcracker” in N.J., and 90s Rock Fest in Delaware are among the weekend’s highlights.

Thousands of people in the Philadelphia area experience homelessness. Here are five ways to help.

New Jersey environmental groups are working together to plant more trees in urban areas.

A weekly radio program has served Philadelphia’s African diaspora for decades. As ‘Africatown’ comes into force, Radio XALAAT’s host looks back.

“[Safety is] paramount to us. But we're not here to get taken advantage of,” said union leadership following Wednesday’s strike vote.

Legislation to expand child care tax credits for parents was expected to come up for a vote Wednesday night, with both chambers still in session.

Supporters argued the current law held schools to rigid schedules that didn’t allow for flexibility to address student needs.

Ahead of the vote, Johnson called it “the next necessary step" and acknowledged there are “a lot of people who are frustrated this hasn’t moved faster.“

Pa. has seen an increase in chronic wasting disease since 2012. While the state has implemented tracking and mitigation efforts, testing is still optional for hunters.

The charge refers to the disruption of Congress’ certification of Joe Biden’s 2020 presidential election victory over Trump.

A bill moving through Harrisburg would expand the program to nearly a dozen more locations.