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Mayor Cherelle Parker introduced her proposed budget to city council Thursday, with a commitment to keep city residents safe.

The plan includes expanding twice-weekly trash pickup to North Philly, fixing heating and air conditioning in libraries and adding planters to commercial corridors.

Sudiksha Konanki is a Virginia resident and a student at the University of Pittsburgh. She was vacationing in Punta Cana with five others when she went missing last week.

Rick Siger, secretary of Pennsylvania's Department of Community and Economic Development, nominated Vijay Kapoor to lead the city of Chester out of bankruptcy.

About 20% of people in Philadelphia are 60 and older, according to local data.

Opponents of the project say they will continue to organize until the plan is canceled.

The show is based on author Liz Moore’s bestselling novel about a beat cop’s search for a murderer and her sister in Kensington amidst the opioid crisis.

Delaware legalized adult-use of cannabis in 2023. Sales were expected to start this spring, but delays in fingerprint checks are worrying advocates.

Students at the Transitions School will learn job skills and earn work experience operating the cafe at the library system’s Westampton branch, officials said.

A federal judge ruled that Emine Emanet can be released from immigration detention on $7,500. She could be reunited with family by Wednesday.

“We sent an invitation, they enthusiastically accepted,” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said.

“There have been way too many fires at EMR,” one neighbor said. “Nothing’s been done.”

Advocates are pushing for more resources to help adults with disabilities in Delaware who live with aging parents.

A pivotal meeting Tuesday could decide the fate of the project.

Positive Movement Drumline spreads a message of peace through its drill team in its mission to stop gun violence.