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Introduced by Councilmember Kenyatta Johnson, the seven-point plan is backed by a veto-proof supermajority.

N.J. offers free admission to all state parks, forests, and recreational areas. State leaders say water quality is in good shape ahead of Memorial Day weekend.

Ray Liotta, the actor best known for playing mobster Henry Hill in “Goodfellas” and baseball player Shoeless Joe Jackson in “Field of Dreams,” has died. He was 67.

Republicans blocked a domestic terrorism bill that would have opened debate on difficult questions surrounding hate crimes and gun safety.

Federal regulators have also sent clearer guidance to physicians to help them determine how to manage Paxlovid’s interactions with other drugs.

With millions of dollars at stake, certification businesses buy radio ads, dominate Google searches, and even offer Groupons.

More than police accountability — Black workers demand economic and social justice.

The amount of time that elapsed has stirred anger and questions among family members, who demanded to know why officials did not storm the place and put a stop to the rampage.

The busy Memorial Weekend schedule also includes Nelly, the Latino Film Festival and a celebration of Black Birders Week.

Despite hemorrhaging workers, Chester County officials say that the 911 call center is “operating normally.”

Philadelphia nonprofit organizations are now pushing to make trauma education more available to families.

While reintroducing his own legislation to control guns and ammunition, Gov. Murphy calls out G.O.P. efforts to unravel the state’s current gun restrictions.

The vast majority of Delaware’s 515 overdose deaths involved the synthetic pain reliever fentanyl. The death toll is the highest in state history.

WHYY News was awarded the honors in a region encompassing large-market stations in New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania.

The efforts are designed to fight an increasing wave of violence in the city which is approaching 200 murders not even halfway through 2022.