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With their owners working from home during the pandemic, many dogs have gotten used to having their best friends around all the time.

“Pool season opens when we have enough guards,” said Parks & Rec Commissioner Kathryn Ott Lovell.

Calls for racial justice and an end to police brutality still fill social media a year after George Floyd's murder. But BLM says posts targeting it are full of disinformation.

Tamara Russell, aka P.O.C., hit the streets of Philadelphia to see what locals think about police and firefighters skipping out on vaccination.

With few signs the moratorium will be extended before it is set to expire June 30, though, state officials and lawmakers are looking at how to ease the financial pain.

SEPTA is trying a new approach to keeping its stations clean and safe, while helping people suffering from addiction who take shelter in the transit system.

The hourlong vigil in front of City Hall focused on solutions to systemic racism.

The private meeting came as negotiators on Capitol Hill continue to work on a police overhaul named after Floyd, and which the president had hoped to sign by now.

Two of the largest sororities and fraternities are collaborating to uplift spirits and raise awareness for Sickle Cell Anemia.

One year after George Floyd’s murder and the ensuing uprisings, we revisit the conversation around reforming and defunding the police. ...

Officials are hosting a series of memorial events, including a vigil and community healing circles, that aim to pay tribute to Floyd and other victims of police violence.

Either way, the Italian Market world record attempt made a great excuse for a big street party.

The incident took place two days before George Floyd’s death and Gordon’s family says they’ve heard little from authorities.

The Movement for Black and Brown Lives in Montgomery County is bringing state Pardons Board Secretary Brandon Flood to Norristown next month.

Although the market has expanded its number of Black-owned businesses in recent years to approximately 11, the booths are overwhelmingly white-owned businesses.