Sophia Schmidt

The explosion on Jackson Street in 2021 injured three people and caused several homes to be evacuated.

Items like TVs, game consoles and phones create toxic e-waste and emissions. Environmental advocates say repaired items are a better deal.

Part of the Trolley Trail that opened last year, the century-old skew arch bridge is getting a facelift.

Reservoir levels remain above thresholds that trigger drought operations, but officials could soon declare a water supply emergency.

Part of ReadyPhiladelphia, the new alert system will provide specific warnings about possible and ongoing flooding in the neighborhood.

The latest of Mayor Parker’s “clean and green” initiatives aims to keep household trash off the streets.

While climate change did not cause the current drought, scientists say it could be making it worse.

The Delaware River Basin Commission has a plan for situations like this, and could step up its efforts to repel the salt front if conditions worsen.

“With a Harris-Walz administration, we will at least have a seat at the table,” one activist said. “With a Trump administration, there won't be a table.”

After a magnitude 4.8 earthquake in April, inspectors declared the building unsafe. The branch reopened just in time to serve as a polling place for the election.

The event reinstituted its awards, The Billies, and celebrated some of its most engaging stories.

Miriam and Benny Saladin were set to retire in Manville, N.J. But their home was located between two rivers, and in more than two decades, their house flooded three times.