Philadelphia

A departing U.S. Senator has some interesting words for his colleagues in Washington.     Senator Arlen Specter says ...

Pennsylvanians are now shopping around for the best deal on electricity. The end of rate caps this month means that for the first time, ...

Ground has been broken for some new industrial space at the Navy Yard in South Philadelphia.  The new tenants at the former military ...

With the Lovett Memorial Library in Mt. Airy temporarily closed, advocates for the nearby Wadsworth branch think now would be a good time ...

Officials with SEPTA say the multi-million dollar renovation of Allen Lane train station should be complete by the end of this month. ...

NewsWorks reached out to a few graduates of local high schools and asked them to tell us about their experiences during a first semes ...

NewsWorks reached out to a few key community/civic leaders in Roxborough, Manayunk and East Falls and asked them to tell us what thei ...

Will you make a list of the things you want to accomplish in 2011? Or do you play that kind of thing by ear? Do you worry about taking it ...

It’s not what most people would think to do on New Year’s morning, but a few brave souls were courageous enough to try. &nbsp ...

West Oak Lane residents are taking stock of the past year and getting re ...

The New Year brings a new crop of politicians.  Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senator-elect Pat Toomey is outlining his legislative prio ...

This New Year’s Eve marked the 195th birthday of General George Gordon Meade, Philadelphia’s Civil War hero who defeated Robe ...

Before the summer of 2010, a large brick wall on East Sharpnack Street near Germantown Avenue was, well, just another wall. Hundreds of c ...

NewsWorks reached out to a few key community/civic leaders in Roxborough, Manayunk and East Falls and asked them to tell us what thei ...

Police are investigating how a two-month-old boy was allowed to starve to death a few days before Christmas while staying at a shelter in ...