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Perpetrators broke into the historic Japanese house in Fairmount Park Wednesday night, causing millions in damage.

The Senate passed the Black Heritage Trail bill, which the Assembly approved in March.

New bike lanes and builder notifications for residential construction are also part of a flurry of legislation passed before council breaks for the summer.

WHYY’s first-ever gun violence prevention reporter took a two-month listening tour in Philly’s hardest-hit communities. Here’s what she learned.

Boeing Aerospace has donated $3 million to the Franklin Institute’s $8 million update of its space exhibition, planned for 2023.

Pennsylvania levies a 9.99% tax on corporate net income, the second-highest rate in the country.

Tony Watlington is taking over as superintendent of Philadelphia public schools on June 16, 2022.

Philadelphia is one of more than a dozen cities in North America that will host the FIFA World Cup games in 2026.

Keisha Hudson, leader of the Defender Association of Philadelphia, speaks with WHYY host Cherri Gregg about the DAP's fight for fair pay.

The Jan. 6 committee is plunging into Donald Trump’s last-ditch effort to salvage the 2020 election by pressuring Vice President Mike Pence to reject the electoral count.

Budget negotiations were fraught with concerns over steep increases in property valuations that threatened big tax hikes for many Philly homeowners.

Foodtruck Frenzy, Brian McKnight and Movies On The Block are also on tap as Juneteenth and Father’s Day celebrations share the weekend calendar.

The property owner has asked HUD to extend its affordable housing contract to Sept. 7 as residents wait for the vouchers they need to move.

President Joe Biden signed an executive order to stymie what the White House says are discriminatory legislative attacks on the LGBTQ community by Republican-controlled states

Atlantic City casino workers have authorized their leaders to call a strike against the gambling houses if new contracts are not reached by the beginning of July.