A retirement program for non-city workers was proposed months ago, and this week City Council moved to establish a board to oversee the initiative. A bill introduced Thursday calls for…
Hundreds of unregulated smoke shops that sell hemp products in the Philadelphia suburbs use fraudulent lab reports that leave their customers "dangerously uninformed" about the potency of the drugs they're…
A revised agreement to restore the Chesapeake Bay is speeding toward final passage, after a key committee rejected Maryland attempts to strengthen parts of the plan and voted Tuesday to…
New Jersey was hailed as a model for criminal justice reform nationally when state lawmakers eliminated cash bail more than a decade ago. Supporters of the move cheered that poor…
Philadelphia sued CVS Health, Express Scripts, Optum and other pharmacy benefit managers in federal court Thursday, claiming they perpetuated the city's opioid crisis. The city claims the companies knowingly over-distributed…
The former Greyhound bus terminal at 10th and Filbert streets will be renovated and reopened in the spring as Philadelphia's intercity hub for bus carriers and passengers, officials said Thursday.…
Longtime WMMR DJ Pierre Robert and retired KYW anchor Harry Donahue died Wednesday. Jon Bon Jovi was among the musicians who paid tribute to Robert. Donahue, who also voice Temple…
Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced on Tuesday that it had deported Bou Khathavong, who was found guilty of criminal conspiracy in the 1994 murder of Eddie Polec, a Philadelphia teenager.
Pennsylvania lawmakers proposed legislation this week calling for the state to use its 'rainy day fund' to support food banks and Meals on Wheels when SNAP benefits pause on Nov.…
Philadelphia ended fiscal year 2025 with a $1.19 billion fund balance — the city's largest budget surplus, Mayor Cherelle Parker says. The surplus will be used to safeguard against state…