North Philadelphians can now skip the commute downtown for municipal services with the reopening of the North Philadelphia Municipal Services Center at 2761 N. 22nd St.

Fire engulfed the 133-year-old United Missionary Baptist Church building in North Philadelphia earlier this week, leaving stained glass windows shattered, the roof charred, and the sanctuary destroyed...

District Attorney Larry Krasner announced Tuesday he would seek a third term as lead prosecutor in Philadelphia, promoting his successes and railing against President Donald Trump.

Mayor Cherelle Parker gave the Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia a peek at her major housing plan Wednesday at their annual luncheon.

School District of Philadelphia Superintendent Tony Watlington Sr. touted the progress of the eighth largest school district Thursday during his second annual State of School address.

Philadelphia public school students have shown progress in math and reading, according to recent data released by the National Assessment of Educational Progress, also called NAEP.

Automated speed enforcement cameras will be coming to a series of major roadways throughout the city, thanks to legislation signed Monday by Mayor Cherelle Parker. She hopes this won’t be

The Thurgood Marshall College Fund announced that a $25 million grant will go to 32 of its member institutions to support HBCU capacity building and improve the process and procedures

Lt. Gov. Austin Davis announced Thursday that $11.6 million in state grants will go to 46 organizations to provide after-school programming for students. This is the first budget year the

SEPTA reported its largest one-year drop in serious crimes in the authority’s history, said SEPTA Police Chief Charles Lawson at a press conference on Thursday.

Through building relationships with students and introducing opportunities for growth, Paul L. Dunbar School has seen an increase on the PSSA’s in reading and math.

In its new report canvasing the maternal health outcomes across Philadelphia, the city’s health department found Black women in the city had a higher rate of maternal morbidity than any

Tony Allen will be stepping down from his role of chairman emeritus and board member of the President’s Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities. His last day

Family, friends, and dignitaries gathered to honor the legacy of the late boxing icon Joe Frazier on what would have been his 81st birthday on Sunday.

School District of Philadelphia Superintendent Tony Watlington Sr. has been named 2025 Superintendent of the Year by the District Administration Leadership Institute.

Several Black leaders, who originally supported the Sixers proposal to build the team’s new arena in Center City, appeared Monday to be behind the new plan to keep the team

It has been confirmed that Bernard W. Smalley Sr. will step down from his position as president of the Board of Directors of City Trusts and be replaced by former

Nafees Norris started his first STEM-based education workshop for kids on October 3, 2024. Stripping away the security of a job in a Delaware lab, Norris fused his skillset with

In one of his first interviews since he was cleared of the murder of a high school girl in 1991, Jimmy Dennis, shared what it was like to twice come

While many of America’s leaders congregated in the nation’s capital for former President Jimmy Carter’s memorial service, Philadelphia celebrated his legacy through his works.

Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker joined corporate sponsors and leaders from across the city's education and nonprofit fields to kick off the 30th Annual Greater Philadelphia Martin Luther King Jr. D...

Philadelphia received its highest combined credit rating in decades, according to a release from the mayor's office, Wednesday.

Former Eagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson was formally introduced Wednesday as the new head football coach at Delaware State University.