A 25-year-old Philadelphia man has been arrested for his participation in the illegal car meetups that took place across the city on Saturday night into Sunday morning, authorities said. Deonte …
News
City Council explores creating prison oversight office in response to staff shortages and inmate deaths
Councilmembers Isaiah Thomas and Nicolas O'Rourke introduced legislation Thursday to create a Prison Community Oversight Board and an Office of Prison Oversight. Philadelphia's correctional facilities have struggled with understaffing, high-profile …
Mayor Cherelle Parker cast her lot with the 76ers last week when she declared her support for the team's arena proposal on Market Street. The controversial plan, which Chinatown activists …
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's trip to a Scranton ammunition plant on Sunday has led to outrage, calls for a Ukrainian ambassador to be fired, and an investigation into whether the …
The impeachment of Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner that the Pennsylvania House of Representatives started in 2022 expired with that year's legislative session, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday. "The …
Former President Donald Trump will hold a rally next month at the site in Butler County where he was wounded from an assassination attempt on July 13. The Trump campaign …
Politics
It’s been more than 100 years since a Pennsylvanian was a major player in national politics
"The things that truly last when men and things have passed, They are all in Pennsylvania this morning." – Rudyard Kipling in "Philadelphia." The failure of Pennsylvania’s governor, Josh Shapiro, …
City Council approved legislation Thursday that would provide mail-in voting help to nursing home residents — a group that's not always able to make it to the polls. Introduced by …
With a single post on Instagram on Tuesday night, Taylor Swift may have unlocked a significant pocket of young voters now motivated to register to cast ballots in November's presidential …
Local street artist Winston Tseng confirmed in a statement that he created the artwork calling Vice President Kamala Harris the "official candidate of the Philadelphia Eagles," but he claims to …