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The report analyzed 342 calls for service between December 2021 and January 2023.

Mayor Barbarann Keffer is finishing her term but isn’t seeking re-election. Here’s what you need to know about the Democratic candidates running to replace her.

The national homicide clearance rate is at an all-time low. Philadelphia’s numbers are lower.

All three county commissioner seats are open in a crowded race. Here’s a look at the eight candidates and their priorities.

In a new report, environmental advocates crunched EPA data to call out Pennsylvania’s “dirty dozen.”

Dozens of business leaders gathered to hear about Gov. Josh Shapiro’s plans for the statewide economy and his vision to collaborate with the next leader of Philadelphia.

A teacher at Grover Washington Middle School alerted authorities that a student was in possession of a firearm, according to the Philadelphia Police.

Hear directly from candidates Amen Brown, Jeff Brown, Allan Domb, Helen Gym, David Oh, Cherelle Parker, and Rebecca Rhynhart.

Experts supporting the Save Chinatown Coalition say the city is doing a disservice to its residents.

The goal is not only to have a $15 minimum wage, but to wrestle control for future wage increases out of state control and into local hands.

The verdict was announced in a federal courtroom in New York City on the first day of jury deliberations.

At stake in the Delaware County special election is whether Gov. Shapiro will have at least one chamber to aid his agenda going into the final month of budget negotiations.

They escaped from the Philadelphia Industrial Correctional Center around 8:30 p.m. Sunday by cutting a hole in a fence surrounding a recreation yard.

There has been an ongoing, broader discussion around displaying human remains, which has brought up some difficult questions many institutions are grappling with.

Strep throat is fairly common among school-aged kids, but cases dropped during the pandemic. Now, infections are soaring.