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The new city workers, made up of 125 civilians, will free up more police officers to work the streets and keep Philadelphia safe.

In a hearing on the gas utility’s weather normalization adjustment, customers said the billing practice is unfair in the face of climate change.

You can “laugh, enjoy, and shop for free” at Mount Airy’s community fridge and pantry located on Stenton Avenue.

Temple says the money will be used for tech upgrades, including gunshot detection devices, license plate readers, and CCTV cameras.

The mothers of Trayvon Martin and Leslie Prater spoke about grief, police brutality, and how to make change during a forum at the University of Delaware.

The show’s theme, “The Garden Electric,” is intended to conjure the “spark of joy while giving or receiving flowers.”

Erin Brockovich is best known for her work in the 1990s that exposed more than 30 years of water contamination in Hinkley, California.

Dozens of protesters took to the streets of Philadelphia advocating for abortion rights and women’s rights abroad.

Advocates say home appraisal bias can be traced to the industry’s lack of diversity. They say having an alternative to apprenticeship hours could help.

Philadelphia police are investigating after a person was shot outside of a school building on Wednesday afternoon.

The network that had spent years building record profits and ratings by catering to fan

Two abolitionists, a scientist, an artist, an athlete, and an activist whose legacies will live on in Philadelphia lore.

Nearly 20 hours of new footage and audio, along with accompanying documents, will be released to the public on Wednesday afternoon, officials say.

A gun violence prevention nonprofit is teaming up with an existing juvenile justice program to provide mental health help and other services.

The FBI has said the U.S. citizens crossed over into Matamoros, Tamaulipas, from Brownsville, Texas, on Friday, driving a white minivan with North Carolina plates.