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City Council will gather for another public hearing on re-drawing Council boundaries tonight, while members face the prospect of payless ...

Philadelphia’s Mayor didn’t receive a warm welcome at the Labor Day Parade for the second year in a row. Three of Phil ...

This week, WHYY/NewsWorks presents a special report, Out of the Shadows: Trauma and Recovery after 9/11.  It was written and pr ...

If you thought September would bring the end of wild weather in Philadelphia, think again. The National Weather Service ...

Teachers in the Archdiosese of Philadelphia are at the bargaining table with officials on Labor Day to negotiate a new contract, but a st ...

Chestnut Hill   Springside Chestnut Hill Acade ...

Some people think they’re cute and furry.  Some people think they are large, dangerous vermin.  Raccoons.  Urban rac ...

The tenth anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks is emotionally difficult and it brings back painful memories. In their weekly ...

To many drivers traveling along the bustling corridor of Ridge Avenue, one storefront has been a bit of a mystery.  Artwork, sculptu ...

A funding crisis. Promise Academies and broken promises. The Ackerman departure controversey.  It’s been a wild year for Phila ...

Chester County is included in a group of Pennsylvania counties that will receive federal disaster relief funds after Hurricane Irene stor ...

As the region cleaned up from Irene’s soggy tantrum, the weather luckily has been dry and tranquil. Unfortunately, this week’ ...

After a tumultuous tenure marked by recent revelations of sex abuse scandals, Archbishop of Philadelphia Justin Rigali will preside over ...

President Barack Obama will visit one of the North Jersey cities heavily affected by last week’s hurricane, the Associated Press re ...