Last Easter while my children were sorting through their baskets of chocolate eggs and jelly beans, my son looked up from the table and asked a simple question: "Why don't …

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat, a nonprofit news site covering educational change in public schools. On an unseasonably hot March day outside Bluford Elementary School, Cat LaTorre hustled …

Unionized PECO employees will begin working without a contract Wednesday, and members said a work stoppage may be necessary if an agreement isn't reached soon. The International Brotherhood of Electrical …

A federal judge on Tuesday ruled that the University of Pennsylvania must turn over the names of its Jewish employees and students by the end of May, but the school …

The Hershey Company will abandon its use of substitute ingredients in Reese's-branded candies and other products next year, addressing backlash that mounted when the grandson of founder H.B. Reese criticized …

A group of 17 people allegedly involved in a North Philadelphia drug trafficking ring were arrested last week after an investigation from state and federal authorities. Members of the Louis …

SEPTA will soon add 24 coach cars to its Regional Rail fleet in an effort to avoid more service disruptions tied to ongoing repairs of its aging Silverliner IV rail …

A Bristol Township man who drugged and raped a dozen women, using dating websites to lure them to his home, was sentenced Wednesday to serve between 65 and 135 years …

A 17-year-old boy is in custody following the shooting of his 3-year-old nephew in South Philly this week. Police were called at around 11:30 p.m. Wednesday to the 2100 block …

The University of Pennsylvania's community has asked the school to reconsider proposed changes to its open expression guidelines, which dictate how protests and other forms of assembly are held on …