Philadelphia

Gas-powered leaf blowers are noisy, polluting and harmful to habitat. We'll discuss efforts to ban them in our region and why leaf litter is so important for the ecosystem.

Disney 100: The Exhibition will premiere at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia next year, then travel internationally.

Ahead of the final episode of “Radio Times,” host Marty Moss-Coane talks to Jennifer Lynn about empathy, human existence, and making room for herself.

SEPTA’s bus redesign does not improve overall public transit options for the lower Northwest section of Philadelphia, writes resident Rebecca Poyourow.

Tropical Storm Isaias damaged hundreds of homes in Philly. In low-lying Eastwick, residents are still recovering.

The Philly Pops has announced that it will cease operations at the end of the 2022-2023 season.

Protesters symbolically mourned the Atlantic Sturgeon during a mock funeral to urge regulatory agencies to protect the endangered species.

At the Young Chances Foundation in South Philly's Grays Ferry area, gun violence prevention involves feeding kids, mentoring them, and building their trust in law enforcement.

The vote sets the stage for what would be the first Pennsylvania Senate impeachment trial in nearly three decades.

Attorney General Josh Shapiro says Rasheen Crews forged signatures to make sure his clients made it on the ballot in the 2019 Philadelphia primary.

Mayor Jim Kenney called Gov. Greg Abbott’s decision to bus asylum-seekers to Philadelphia a “purposefully cruel policy using immigrant families … as pawns.”

A ruling upheld a change to the city charter to create public safety officers who do more routine police jobs to let cops focus on crime fighting.

A $70 million “sanctuary” dedicated to Alexander Calder and his suspended mobile sculptures is expected to open in 2024.

Local officials and community organizations are ready to welcome the newcomers.

The city will use its experience helping other immigrant arrivals to aid those being sent to Philadelphia from the Texas border.