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House members have approved SEPTA funding for a fifth time. Now the Senate holds the power to stave off major transit cuts.

Advocates say recent immigration enforcement has left families struggling to cope both financially and mentally. Grassroots efforts seek to offer humanitarian relief.

An extreme June heat wave that prompted a heat health emergency declaration killed five people in the city and had been made four times more likely by climate change.

Philadelphia city employees working long hours due to understaffing earn massive overtime wages, with some earning more than the mayor.

Some of Philadelphia’s biotechnology companies that specialize in cell therapy shed employees in recent weeks as the industry is facing some unique headwinds.

The Philadelphia area’s transit system is preparing for a 20% cut to service later this month if the state legislature doesn’t approve more funding by Thursday.

In June and July, Philadelphia had 29 days where the highest dew point simmered to at least 75 degrees. Meteorologists say that's more than uncomfortable.

After 20 years in South Philadelphia, the public-private partnership said the move will make it more centrally located in the city.

Deportations like the cafe owner’s have “been going on for multiple administrations and not just Republican ones,” state Rep. Rabb said in his speech during the rally.

It’s not clear that any state has a solution and the actual effect of data centers on electricity bills is difficult to pin down.

Sixty-one-year-old Carmine Faino was fatally shot by police Thursday after authorities say he killed his neighbor and then ambushed first responders.

House lawmakers have introduced their legislation for the special session. State senators plan to reveal their proposals Monday.

Astronaut James Lovell, who was commander of the 1970 Apollo 13 mission that managed to get back to earth safely after an oxygen tank explosion, has died.

Officials said the consequences of projected cuts to SEPTA service would devastate suburban communities.

Now in its eighth year, the Philadelphia Chinese Lantern Festival has become a seasonal staple for locals and tourists alike.