A Pennsylvania plastics manufacturer will pay $2.6 million for allegedly violating the federal Clean Water Act and will ensure that no more of its plastic pellets leak into waterways, under…
President Donald Trump's choice for U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania is one of 10 federal prosecutor nominees whose confirmations were delayed Wednesday when a senior Democratic lawmaker…
A Philadelphia program focused on addressing the city's student dropout crisis is expanding into four new district schools this year. This article originally appeared on Chalkbeat, a nonprofit news organization…
SEPTA is moving forward with a 21.5% fare increase on Sept. 14 and will aim to restore full service across the transit system by the same date as part of…
Less than two weeks after SEPTA began implementing its new plan for fiscal solvency, a judge said Thursday the transit agency must immediately reverse major service cuts. However, the ruling…
To stop a form of deed fraud, Philadelphia has rolled out new technology that will verify if the signatory was alive at the time of the transfer of ownership. Mayor…
CHESTER, Pa.–In this small Delaware County city, trash is a problem. A thick white cloud rising from Reworld's Delaware Valley Resource Recovery Facility, the largest trash incinerator in the country…
Mayor Cherelle Parker and other city officials announced plans to invest in neighborhoods around the city ahead of America's 250th birthday celebration — including installing Liberty Bell replicas at 20…
A Philadelphia Water Department rate hike went into effect Monday and typical customers should expect to pay nearly $100 more a year with their average monthly bill increasing by 9.4%.…
SEPTA pledged to refund riders who accidentally were charged extra Monday despite a court-ordered pause on the transit authority's fare increase. A 20% fare increase that increased transit trips from…