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Louis Pollak, a federal judge who helped work on the pivotal school-desegregation case Brown v. Board of Education, has died. He was 89 ...

Thanks to a grant from WNET in New York and the PBS program “Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates,” we help a WHYY emplo ...

Mother’s Day is the inspiration behind our First appreciation for gardening.  Contributor Karen Smyles heads to the Delaware C ...

Rob Tornoe was watching NBC’s Meet the Press last Sunday when the Vice President was asked where the administration stood on gay ma ...

Philadelphia officials have cut the ribbon on the newly renovated Sister Cities Park on Logan Square. The Thursday ceremony marked ...

Applying for a job with Doylestown Township? Make sure you’re well-dressed, on time and tobacco-free. The township’s p ...

It’s a dubious distinction for Delaware’s largest city: Wilmington is number three on Men’s Health’s list of most ...

Five students have received cash prizes for the business plans they developed for Rowan University’s Business Plan Competition. ...

The old proverb says laughter is the best medicine. On Friday night, three Roxborough-native comics will bust out the laughs to benefit c ...

It surprised me to learn that Carpenter Lane is not named for George Carpenter of Phil-Ellena, but for Samuel Carpenter (1649-1714)! ...

Funding woes and waves of retirements have thinned the ranks of Pennsylvania’s State Police force. Lawmakers are hoping to spur n ...

Residents of Manayunk and Roxborough are one step closer to seeing their vision of a food co-op in the neighborhood become a reality. But ...

A Philadelphia judge has sentenced a local rapper to 15 to 30 years in prison for his role in the 2009 death of Rodney Barnes. Bar ...

Tired of advertising being sent to your phone? The New Jersey Legislature is talking about banning unsolicited text message ads. A ...

As the academic year winds down, one enterprising University of Pennsylvania student will be heading to a Silicon Valley startup. ...