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Friday’s scrapyard fire caused roughly 100 people to evacuate their homes. It wasn’t EMR’s first.

A Pennsylvania state senator and state representative left the meeting after they say a university administrator referred to diversity as a “lightning rod.”

The sinkhole opened up on the 2700 block of E. Birch Street on Tuesday.

Transit agency officials remember the pioneering streetcar operators and discuss the importance of equity today.

SEPTA said it initially will run eight buses with the compartments to see what, if any, adjustments are needed and to get driver feedback.

The Black Visioning Group is chasing the dream, literally, into its fifth year.

The shareholder vote came a month after the same group presented a similar proposal during Costco's annual meeting, only to have it overwhelmingly rejected.

Since last May, there’s been a 57% reduction in shootings in Kensington, and police have seized 24,000 grams of fentanyl, according to city officials.

Philadelphia often uses the play, in which two teammates push quarterback Jalen Hurts forward to help him gain yardage. NFL owners could vote on the proposal next month.

Organizers emphasize value at the event, which runs through March 7.

The four-alarm fire at the aerospace product manufacturing facility triggered school closures, shelter-in-place orders and voluntary evacuations.

We talked to more staff about how things ended and how they are (still) transitioning — 8 months later.

The house was badly damaged by a fire two years ago. The restoration work to turn it into a museum is expected to be completed by 2026.

Tindley Temple United Methodist Church held a special service Sunday to honor the civil rights pioneer and opera singer.

The Gather Food Hall and Bar will open on the ground floor of the Bulletin Building, the historic former home of the Philadelphia Bulletin newspaper.