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April 20 - April 23: James Beard dinner in Del., Jazz Fest in Philly, and “Beauty and the Beast, Jr." in South Jersey are among weekend event highlights.

New Castle County is attempting to combat drug usage through a new wastewater drug monitoring system.

Philadelphia's first water commissioner transformed the city's drinking water system but "was no saint.”

The forum in Center City focused on how to preserve and grow the city’s limited supply of affordable housing.

The new system will feature an “open architecture” design to allow the transit agency to “make changes more nimbly and adapt to technologies,” SEPTA officials say.

Climate activists want the suburban Philadelphia-based asset manager to stop investing in fossil fuel. Vanguard says it's carefully managing climate risks for customers.

Philadelphia police are investigating after a teenager was shot outside a recreation center on Wednesday afternoon.

The Coalition for Responsible Sports Betting Advertising consists of the NFL; Major League Baseball; the NBA and WNBA; the NHL, Major League Soccer and NASCAR.

A Pennsylvania grand jury in recent months accused nine men with connections to the Jehovah’s Witnesses of child sexual abuse.

The Florida Board of Education has approved a ban on classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in all grades.

Mail and absentee voting material will now be color-coded. Instead of all-white envelopes, Chester County voters can expect a splash of color.

Police said the youth was not the suspected gunman. None of the two suspects who remain at large have been identified, police said.

The department is at about 84% of its budgeted force and is pushing people through the academy but still is coming up short.

Local candidates with a lot of direct power over Pennsylvanians’ daily lives will appear on the May 16 primary ballot. Here are some tips to learn more about them.

Temple says the report is an assessment of the university's policies, technologies and training on campus and the neighborhood.