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According to the district attorney's office, a total of four children ages 12 to 13 were inside a home without any adults around.

The School District of Philadelphia said Friday that Frankford High School will be closed for the rest of the school year due to damaged asbestos.

Memphis has approved its own version of the Driving Equality Act, a Philly law that changes which vehicle offenses can be the primary reason for pulling a driver over.

The Sixers begin their postseason Saturday, hosting the Brooklyn Nets in Round 1 of the playoffs.

Police said the suspects got away in a white Chrysler 300 with tinted windows and a dark-colored pickup truck.

The new limits would take effect Saturday unless the court acts before then.

Council authorized hearings on Philadelphia’s emergency management practices for drinking water threats after a March chemical spill triggered a bottled water advisory.

The measure wouldn’t take effect until July 2025. Food establishments would be covered but hospitals, fire companies, and nonprofits that serve meals would not.

Officials say that 99% of wildfires are caused by humans.

Sound artist and Lenape descendant Nathan Young has installed noise and avant-garde music at William Penn’s historic estate.

A Pew Charitable Trusts report shows that Philadelphians are re-engaging in city life but concerns regarding public health, housing, and safety still remain.

Some of those images were posted on the dark web.

The lawsuit comes after the nation's largest stand-alone Pops orchestra announced in November it will cease operations.

Philly’s air monitors did not detect a rise in unhealthy particulate pollution during Wednesday’s fire, officials say, but the closest monitor is two miles away.

The Democrats said the task force would tackle wage theft and worker misclassification.