Aaron Moselle

State Sen. Sharif Street is again trying to give the state parole board the option of releasing hundreds of inmates serving life without parole.

Prosecutors say Hooked, Inc. circumvented the city’s towing system so it could pocket thousands by overbilling car insurance companies. It preyed on drivers who were confused.

The ‘community store’ version of the coffeeshop in Parkside will have space for local groups and hire from neighborhood.

Nearly 800,000 people could lose their food stamp benefits if the USDA adopts a new rule aimed at single adult participants.

More than a hundred Temple University students have come down with the mumps over the last month. The school is offering two free clinics this week.

A grand jury found that Liberation Way orchestrated a series of schemes to profit from those in the throes of drug and alcohol addiction.

The University of Pennsylvania is exempt from paying property taxes in Philadelphia. Activists say the school should contribute its ‘fair share’ for city services anyway.

Philadelphia is poised to have three laws rooted in national political movements in less than one year.

Inglis Methodist Gardens also will offer social services and connect its homeless and disabled tenants to nearby mental- and physical-health services.

The ACLU of Pennsylvania says too many low-income residents are spending time behind bars before trial because they can’t afford bail.

Philadelphia is the first major city to ban cashless stores. But anti-poverty advocates and low-income residents never asked for it.

General Assistance is for low-income residents who need help, but don’t qualify for traditional welfare because they don’t have dependents.