Philadelphia

Kids in Philadelphia go back to school next week. We talk with Superintendent Tony Watlington. Plus, the I-95 cap park project and the best events happening all weekend long.

To start the 5-year, NIH-funded study, researchers will collect feedback directly from students, something they say doesn’t usually happen.

The new beams are the first sign of permanent repairs to the formerly damaged structure.

Valley Creek is just one waterway out of many across the U.S. with elevated PFAS levels caused by wastewater treatment plants and electronics manufacturing facilities.

Dozens of artists at Studio Incamminati painted people displaced by the war in Ukraine. Sale of the portraits will directly support the families.

The city of Philadelphia says there will be more police officers around school campuses this fall in an effort to prevent gun violence.

The two-run drive, in Harper’s 1,481st game, put Philadelphia ahead 8-7.

Officials said they are working to review any possible surveillance video.

According to the city Health Department, 1,413 people died from drug overdoses in Philadelphia last year.

The shows will now take place next summer: Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024, and Friday, Aug. 23, 2024.

Why isn’t the business world a level playing field for women and minority-owned businesses decades later?

During a committee hearing, lawmakers looked for potential ways to improve the city’s Landlord and Tenant Office.

Masking will be optional for students and staff except when determined necessary to fight an outbreak.

The city will provide $50 million dollars in capital funding for the Family Court Building project starting in 2025.

Members of the Service Employees International Union from the New York area filled buses in support of their Philly counterparts.