Community

Through updated research methods, the new survey found a 60% increase in the Jewish population in the five-county Philadelphia region.

Frank Maimone was 53 years old. The owner of popular Northern Liberties pizzeria Rustica died in a ski accident in Colorado on Sunday.

This week: we catch up on the latest news in New Jersey government, Sister Mary Scullion on poverty and the State of the Union, and why are there so few librarians in Pa.?

There’s a revamped name and vision for the semiquincentennial celebration.

The university says it’s moving its investments away from carbon-intensive energy sources. Fossil Free Penn wants clarification and more details.

Bilal Motley’s 48-minute documentary, “Midnight Oil,” chronicles the last days of the South Philly complex. Some of his former coworkers are not pleased.

The women say their common identity is helping cut through red tape and make way for real change.

A rocket launch will likely dazzle sky-gazers throughout the region early Sunday evening.

Authorities say a 4-year-old boy who gained access to an unsecured handgun in a New Jersey home died after an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound, authorities said.

Guard House at the Frankford Arsenal will give Bridesburg a place to get La Colombe coffee, plus more.

Peter Del Borrello III’s shop at Broad and Washington has become home to an unexpected artifact: a Bible inscribed by Martin Luther King Jr.

Camden residents convened to discuss the potential layoffs of 27 firefighters. But the mayor’s office says that talk is premature.

Philadelphia City Councilmember Isaiah Thomas is using social media to promote Black-owned businesses during Black History Month.

Wreckage from the helicopter that crashed last month and killed Kobe Bryant, his daughter and seven others did not show any outward evidence of engine failure

Forecasters say strong and potentially damaging winds Friday at the Jersey Shore could spur power outages.