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The city bill now goes to Mayor Jim Kenney for final passage. The ban comes as the nonprofit Safehouse continues its efforts to open a site.

When asked what MLK would think of today’s gun violence, Jones said: “He would put his head in his arms, and he would just weep.”

The Philadelphia Joint Board of Workers United lost some members after Good Karma Cafe baristas voted to decertify the union.

After a controversial decision to rethink its collection of medical pathologies, the Mütter will launch a 2-year public discussion about human remains.

The owners of one, Community Offshore Wind, are bringing the federal government in on their environmental monitoring plans at an earlier stage than has ever been done.

President Joe Biden's son has also been under investigation for his business dealings.

The new Office of Outdoor Recreation has a $422,000 operating budget, so officials say the key to its success will be building relationships rather than lavish funding.

Pennsylvania voters will be asked to consider giving two Superior Court judges new 10-year terms. These little-noticed ballot questions can have huge ramifications.

Rep. Kathy Rapp plans to introduce a bill that would remove the chance of parole for inmates that try to escape.

Trump and other defendants had asked to be tried separately, with some saying they couldn’t be ready by the late October trial date.

In a long-awaited study, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recommended the levee to reduce flooding in the low-lying Philly neighborhood.

Officials said flames started in the warehouse and then spread to nearby stores and apartments.

Danelo Cavalcante told investigators he knew authorities were on to him and needed to make his ultimate getaway.

Sep. 14 - Sept. 17: Coatesville Grand Prix near Philly, Boyz II Men in N.J., and Ann Lowe exhibit at the Winterthur in Delaware are among the weekend’s highlights.

Little Amal, a 12-foot puppet of a Syrian refugee, is a global theater project to evoke empathy for people displaced by war.