Ryan Briggs

This controversial legal mechanism allows police departments and district attorney offices to profit from property seized during arrests, even if a suspect is never convicted

The use of civil asset forfeiture increased slightly in Philadelphia last year, despite the election of District Attorney Larry Krasner, a critic of the practice.

The lion’s share of revenue lost to Philly’s tax abatement is tied to large commercial real estate projects, not single-family homes.

Philadelphia union members marched for Labor Day at the Philadelphia waterfront at a time when many say organized labor is under attack.

The police lab can’t afford overtime anymore, per a memo from the DA’s office. It may cause the city to prosecute fewer low-level drug possession cases.

Legislation pending in Congress aims to bar U.S. public transit agencies from importing Chinese train cars due to security concerns.

The misconduct lawsuit that unraveled ex-Commissioner Richard Ross’s career is one of dozens in recent years.

SEPTA General Manager Jeff Knueppel will retire on Dec. 31, at the end of his contract with the $2 billion-a-year transit agency, officials confirmed today.

An apartment building at 509 Vine St., known as the Boekel building, is turning into a new kind of hotel.

Christine Coulter, the city’s new interim top cop, was implicated in coverup of fatal 1990s police beating.

Former Commissioner Ross is accused of ignoring harassment claims as retribution for a fizzled love affair.

The owner of a popular Fairmount cafe and artisanal market has gotten permits to build a 55-foot-tall apartment complex on a vacant Poplar Street lot.