City leaders are touting 2024’s decline in gun violence, but they say more work needs to be done to improve those numbers ...

The new mayor’s work is being undermined by District Attorney Larry Krasner.

These were Philly’s, and Billy Penn’s, biggest stories of 2024 Philadelphia had an eventful year, yet again. A new mayor took ...

The Philadelphia 76ers won city council approval on Dec. 19 for a $1.3 billion downtown arena despite vocal opposition from ...

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This was a crucial year for opioid settlement money in Pennsylvania. For the first time, counties across the state faced serious accountability from a powerful state oversight board. The board ...

Trump's election, substance use in Kensington, military intelligence in Ukraine, public transportation, gun violence, and more.

Police are looking for the driver of a tan sedan following a hit-and-run crash that killed a man in South Philadelphia on Christmas night. About 9:35 p.m. Wednesday, a man in his 40s was walking on ...

Danielle DiLeo Kim, president and chief executive officer of Philadelphia250, a nonprofit organization founded to help plan Philly’s 2026 Semiquincentennial celebrations, resigned Monday. DiLeo Kim ...

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This year saw a lot of major attention to Philadelphia city government, mostly due to the historic election and a new arena ...