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In 2011, Philadelphia’s homicide rate crept back up.  At just over 300, the murder rate is the highest of the nation’s 1 ...

Teenagers who want to quit smoking in 2012 have a new tool at their disposal: personal messages of encouragement and advice sent straight ...

A year ago the owners of the Safeway Supermarket in the Governor Square Shopping Center in Bear announced they were leaving. Ernie ...

The National Hockey League has announced it has pushed back the start time for the alumni game from 1 p.m. on Saturday to 3 p.m. due to w ...

In Northwest Philly’s neighborhoods this year, you didn’t have to shop around very far to find tasty stories about land use a ...

Earlier this week, a guitar player was fatally shot in his home in Levittown, Pa. Danny DeGennaro was a longtime presence on the l ...

After a rocky 14 month-approval process, the affiliation of Delaware’s largest insurer with a Pennsylvania company is now official. ...

A Rutgers University professor is predicting the job picture in New Jersey will improve in the New Year. Private-sector employers ...

In one of the final acts of 2011, Mayor Michael Nutter opted to veto a neighborhood improvement district bill. NewsWorks’ To ...

A grass-roots social movement with no defined leader is returning to the streets of Philadelphia. And it’s not Occupy Philadelphia. ...

The Bucks County Courier Times is reporting the death of noted Bucks County musician Daniel DeGennaro has been ruled a homicide. A ...

For the first time, the American College of Physicians has added a section on responsible use of social media to its ethical manual. ...

A Philadelphia area attorney has submitted his first bill to Harrisburg city council members, charging nearly $90,000 for his work. < ...

Murders are on the rise in Philadelphia.  The city’s homicide tally reached 324 on Wednesday–more than last year’s ...

Philadelphia law enforcement officials are reminding residents that New Year’s Eve is for Champagne and noisemakers, and not guns.< ...