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Kathryn Ott Lovell spoke with WHYY about park safety concerns at this month’s ribbon cutting ceremony at the newly remodeled 33rd and Wallace Playground.

Gorbachev, as the last leader of the Soviet Union, waged a losing battle to salvage a crumbling empire but produced extraordinary reforms that ended the Cold War.

Delaware’s John B. Wockenfuss was beloved for his quirks. The Strat-O-Matic baseball league that bears the name of this former Phillie and Detroit Tiger is a fitting tribute.

The figures will likely cause some sticker shock. After a three-year pause in assessments, residential property values increased by an average of 31%.

An analysis finds that most of the money will be spent on long-term strategies to address root causes rather than solutions that could slow shootings in 1-3 years.

Wolf says there is more than enough money in the state’s own coffers to fund the $500 million program for more than 250,000 state residents.

Five volunteer fire companies are participating in a state study to determine how better collaboration among them might alleviate some cost and staffing challenges.

Around 1.8 million people in the Keystone State carry federal student debt, collectively owing about $65 billion.

As he runs to succeed Wolf as governor, Shapiro says he is against some of the same COVID measures that his fellow Democrat used to help manage the pandemic.

A new program that allows naloxone to be mailed to those who want it is being credited with helping reduce the number of fatal overdoses in the state.

Monday's update ties the previous record for most cases reported in Philadelphia during a single week.

School supplies like backpacks, notebooks, index cards, and pencils are tax-free.

Drill music, a subgenre of hip hop, has come under fire for graphic depictions of violence and criminal activity. Some Philadelphia rappers want to make a difference.

The speech comes roughly two months ahead of the November election and is one of three presidential visits across Pennsylvania this week.

The district’s extreme heat protocol calls on leaders to consider closures when they expect temperatures inside school buildings to reach 90 degrees or higher.