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WHYY student interns Dre'Mere Reyes and Lamar Reed explore the challenges facing the Free Library of Philadelphia.

An IBID Associates spokesperson says, “the trespassers have no legal right to remain on the property.”

Members of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Region of the Red Cross are helping displaced residents after widespread flooding caused significant damage in eastern Kentucky.

A guide to reducing your landfill contributions.

Some are dated and quaint. Others have undergone aesthetic “upgrades” that do little to stop their decline.

Some people lost everything in the floods that devastated eastern Kentucky, and many didn't have much to begin with.

It was the second weekend of protests after a viral video sparked accusations of racism and the park faces a racial discrimination lawsuit.

The suspect fired shots at the responding officers and a barricade was declared.

WHYY student interns team up with P.O.C., a partner in the News and Information Community Exchange, to survey residents about their feelings on the National Guard.

With precipitation levels lower than normal, state officials are asking residents to conserve water while levels are “OK.”

The monthly prayer walk organized by the 14th District police took on extra meaning this week after a 7-year-old was caught in the crossfire of a shooting.

Fire officials say faulty electrical wiring led to a smoky two-alarm blaze that shut down South Street.

Search and rescue teams backed by the National Guard searched Friday for people missing in record floods that wiped out entire communities in Appalachia.

One week after a strike was authorized, Unite Here Local 54 announced a tentative agreement with the last two casinos without a labor deal.

The Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas ordered the encampment’s end last Friday. Law enforcement is expected to break it up in the coming days.