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Anna Jarvis, who created the holiday to honor her own mom, petitioned FDR to remove it from the country’s official calendar.

Activists and family members protested for the third week in a row outside Philadelphia jails to draw attention to what they describe as deteriorating prison conditions.

Philadelphia’s newest COVID-19 recovery fund aims to send grants to neighborhood-based organizations through a community-driven process.

The Keystone Awards recognize “journalism that consistently provides relevance, integrity, and initiative in serving readers and audiences.”

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

When Jade Rone was placed in Stacia Parker's care, she kept her feelings to herself: "I just felt like I didn't matter." But Parker had different expectations for her.

Nearly 200 people packed the online room to tell the Delaware County Solid Waste Authority board that the Covanta waste-to-energy plant must go.

Twitter released a new feature that detects potentially offensive replies on its service and asks users to review a message before sending.

The Community Bail Fund is freeing more moms this year than ever before.

The images of enslaved Black Americans were originally used to criticize the Confederacy, but out of historical context, they can offend.

May 6-12: The week’s events include a Latino restaurant week, a movie night for a cause, and celebrate Philly's parks.

Philadelphia’s top homelessness official defended the city’s strategy for housing people in need and pointed to long-term funding challenges.

Here’s what you need to know about current restrictions, recommendations, and mandates across the Delaware Valley.

Tamara Russell, aka P.O.C., hit the streets to hear what Philadelphians are saying about the news that Penn Museum had stored and studied the remains of MOVE children.

U.S. companies that cheat their workers out of pay are unlikely to be fined or punished even after they're caught.