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Supermarket is first business to open in the $52M Sharswood Ridge shopping center
It is the first business to open in the complex, which will also include an Everest Urgent Care Facility, a barbecue restaurant, and a Santander Bank branch.
3 years ago
What kind of education does Pa. owe its public school students? A judge will now decide
For eight years, parents, school districts, and advocates have been trying to prove Pa. funds its schools unfairly. Now it’s up to a Commonwealth Court judge to decide.
3 years ago
Philadelphia confirms heat-related deaths
Health leaders confirm new heat related-deaths.
3 years ago
The civil rights lawsuit began in January with just two plaintiffs alleging assaults by one officer. The claims and number of officers have grown exponentially.
3 years ago
The defense is challenging whether the Delaware District Attorney’s Office produced enough evidence at the preliminary hearing to allow the case to go forward.
3 years ago
Man’s 63-month prison term matches longest for Capitol riot
Ponder, a 56-year-old resident of Washington, D.C., asked the judge for mercy before she sentenced him to five years and three months in prison.
3 years ago
Rep. Glenn Thompson says no to gay marriage, attends son’s same-sex wedding
Thompson's office says he and his wife are “very happy to welcome their new son-in-law into their family.”
3 years ago
Frankford residents hope new affordable housing complex is a sign of things to come
“We wanted this project to feel like Frankford, to be about Frankford, and be for Frankford,” said City Councilmember Maria Quiñones-Sanchez.
3 years ago
Comcast awards $1 million to minority-owned businesses to offset pandemic impacts
Comcast announced the July 2022 recipients of their RISE fund pandemic relief grants. 100 Philly-area businesses were awarded $10,000.
3 years ago
Pa. man admits to Jan. 6 attacks on police, AP photographer
In a deal with prosecutors, Alan Byerly, 55, admitted to wielding a stun gun while confronting officers who were trying to protect the Capitol from the angry mob.
3 years ago
GOP warms to Doug Mastriano, far-right gubernatorial nominee, in Pennsylvania
As the general election season intensifies, the GOP machinery is cranking up to back Mastriano’s campaign and attack his Democratic rival, Josh Shapiro.
3 years ago
One of the two women to win a sexual harassment judgment against former Philadelphia Police Commissioner Richard Ross talks about her healing process.
3 years ago
Listen 8:57CHOP, Habitat for Humanity to repair West Philly homes to improve health outcomes
Bank of America has invested $1 million in a CHOP program that offers exterior repairs to homes in West Philadelphia.
3 years ago
West Chester Borough Council supports effort to restore SEPTA passenger rail service
Commuter trains ran to West Chester for 100 years before SEPTA stopped service. Borough Council is backing a plan to bring it back.
3 years ago
TBS cancels Samantha Bee’s ‘Full Frontal’ after 7 seasons
In a statement announcing the cancellation, TBS said it has made “some difficult, business-based decisions” as part of its new programming strategy.
3 years ago