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Recipients of the letters included parents of extremely sick children born in the U.S. and children receiving treatment for cancer, some of whom live in Pa.

Critics say the $300,000 purchase will erode public trust in law enforcement, citing protests in Ferguson, Missouri, and elsewhere.

An autism diagnosis is a challenge for any family. An outreach program aims to help bridge a cultural divide that can make things even tougher.

Industrial Realty Group has met with Philadelphia Industrial Development Corp. and the local Steelworkers union to discuss the South Philly complex.

Poverty in America declined last year, continuing a trend that began in 2014.

"Cash is king. For us to rebuild these communities, we need funds," the president of Rotary International says.

A guide to Philadelphia’s “Green Book” sites in South Philly and Center City that highlight the area’s black history during the Jim Crow era.

The Delaware Valley boasts music from Meek Mill and Willie Nelson, and fall favorites like the Scarecrow Festival this weekend.

The Green Army Women figurines will now be available by Christmas 2020 in four different military poses.

According to the research, 11.1% of U.S. households — about 14 million — were food insecure in 2018, down from 11.8% in 2017.

Representatives from Philly's police, fire and prisons departments gathered in Old City to mark the 18th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks and remember the first responders.

A quick-thinking surfer rescued a swimmer in distress off a Monmouth County beach late Wednesday morning.

The Wilmington arts center has been fostering creativity and soothing minds for nine years, but the character of the neighborhood around it is changing.

At a free event set up by the Mexican consulate in Philadelphia, checking for the damaging effects of exposure to the sun got the spotlight.

Laid-off employees, who got no severance pay, expressed outrage at the $4.5 million paid out to Philadelphia Energy Solutions officials pre-bankruptcy.