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 ...

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

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

Gov. Josh Shapiro is ending his second year as Pennsylvania’s chief executive with a solid approval rating and a new national ...

Mayor Cherelle Parker gave her first “State of the City” address as mayor, highlighting the substantial efforts and ...

Mayor Cherelle Parker has not taken a firm stance just weeks before President-elect Donald Trump takes over the White House.

Look at you, Philly! You got through the year — and it wasn’t all bad. In fact, some of it was downright … spectacular. Let’s ...

Philadelphia's business community saw plenty of consequential leadership changes in 2024. Here's a look at some of the most notable.

Parker has largely gotten her way on major issues and has advanced a majority of her campaign promises, but vulnerabilities ...

At the start of December, Philadelphia introduced twice-weekly trash collection for parts of Center City and South Philly.