Tom MacDonald

Larry Krasner said giving young people an outlet such as a pool could help quell the rising tide of violence in Philadelphia.

The agency was supposed to end its work after city bonds were repaid in 2023, but a new extension will keep PICA around until 2047.

The area now being protected was home to prominent Black doctors, pastors, architects, small business owners, and politicians since the early 1900s.

The compromise implements traffic calming and pedestrian safety measures east of Broad Street, while leaving the area west of Broad at five lanes of traffic.

The temporary extension of the city’s curfew to 16- and 17-year-olds is part of an effort to keep young people from being involved in crime late at night.

Almost $6 million will be split among attorneys and support staff in an effort to gain pay parity with prosecutors.

The number of physical and verbal assaults on Philadelphia Parking Authority officers has been on the rise since the COVID-19 pandemic.

The members of the city’s legislative body gathered in a display of unity after two cops were shot during the city’s Fourth of July festivities on the Parkway.

Nestel is leaving just short of 10 years on the job, after more than a quarter-century of working in law enforcement.

Philly tourism officials are closely monitoring to see if the first Welcome America without COVID restrictions brings back crowds at pre-pandemic levels.

A group of doctors and nurses say they’re concerned about a potential complete ban on abortion if Republican Doug Mastriano is elected governor.

Philly officials are trying to spread the word that city health centers have the COVID-19 vaccine available for children under 5.