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It comes nearly a year after Gov. Phil Murphy vetoed a different bag ban, which he said was not tough enough.

After 25 years in prison, David Sheppard received clemency for a second-degree murder charge. But he may have to go back to prison for allegedly stealing jeans in 1992.

From the politics to the presidents' counternarratives, there are a number of similarities between the events of December 1998 and the proceedings underway now against Trump.

The U.S. winter flu season is off to its earliest start in more than 15 years.

The 2020 DNC in Milwaukee may feel a long way away, but voters throughout Philly and its suburbs are already planning how they’ll get there next July.

Increasing numbers of catchment families are enrolling in their local District schools in this section of Northwest Philly.

Which do you think has more impact, a sports stadium or a supermarket?

Pennsylvania regulators found varying levels of toxic heat- and water-resistant chemicals in drinking water supplies across the state.

A Monmouth County man was convicted Thursday of animal cruelty for leaving a caged dog in a New Jersey bay, prosecutors announced. 

Callowhill neighbors want a developer to address a persistent neighborhood problem: no place to pee.

Dentistry can be a lucrative career, but some say rising tuition costs mean massive loans to pay off in a changing market for care.

The ride-hailing service will issue 300 ride credits worth $10 each for clients of Philadelphia Works looking to secure employment.

Bedbugs found in the first year of a renter’s tenancy will be the landlord’s problem.

The World Health Organization has released the latest data on measles. The increase in cases is notable — and a sign of how much work needs to be done to address the outbreak.

By restricting where products can be sold, the law aims to prevent minors from getting addicted, but leaves room for adults who vape to quit smoking.