Philadelphia

Jonathan Lau told police he was a heroin user and was experiencing withdrawal while in police custody, the lawsuit says.

Mayor Parker signed the law on Wednesday.

The filings show how the New Jersey power broker and Philadelphia labor leader raised money to support each other’s favored political candidates and leveraged their fiefdoms to advance their goals.

On Friday, Nov. 22, Gov. Josh Shapiro announced he directed PennDOT Secretary Mike Carroll to flex $153 million of federal highway capital funds to SEPTA immediately.

TWU members will get a 5% across-the-board wage increase, as well as a 5% monthly increase in pension benefits for people who retire during the next year.

SEPTA supporters want Gov. Josh Shapiro to use federal highway dollars as a stopgap to prevent service cuts and fare increases.

The salt front in the river has encroached well above its normal level and is now near Philadelphia International Airport. It should be 19 miles further south in Wilmington.

Joe Nicolosi of DiNic’s, Dave Braunstein of Pearl’s Oyster Bar, and Danny DiGiampietro of Angelo’s are behind the iconic market's new cheesesteak joint Uncle Gus' Steaks.

SEPTA will raise fares nearly 30% by January and prepare to shut down dozens of routes after the state legislature declined to approve a funding boost for the beleaguered agency.

After a rainless October, Friday's barely there drizzle came as Pennsylvania officials issued a drought declaration for the region.

While voting advocates predict most of the challenges will be rejected, they say the campaign is yet another instance of a loose network of right-wing organizers sowing confusion ahead the Nov. 5 vote

Two Philadelphia women who lost family members to traffic violence share their stories ahead of Broad Street speed-camera launch.

The funding means more children "will not have to sleep on the floor, not have to go to bed cold, not have to go to school without clean clothes," one advocate said.

No cause was given for his passing, which came two days after his family announced he'd been admitted to the intensive care unit of a hospital.

Terrance Jones, 52, ran a human trafficking ring out of his home in Lawndale, the Attorney General's Office said.

The iconic Bassetts Ice Cream in Reading Terminal Market has been expanding across Asia with the help of a little-known federal agency that sells insurance on export deals.

“Legacy in Bloom” in West Philadelphia is for future generations to celebrate civic engagement.

Philadelphia police and the district attorney’s office say they’ve identified the driver who struck nurses and a gunshot victim Oct. 12 outside Penn Presbyterian.

William McGrath IV was charged with raping a child after the now-adult victim told police he had assaulted her 20 times in 2010.

In "Fox Chase Boy," a film based on his one-man show, Gerad Argeros speaks his truth for himself, for his friends who can no longer can speak for themselves, for anyone who needs to hear it.

From classrooms to communities: Rodney McLeod's mentorship program inspires growth and success in Philadelphia’s youth.

Common Pleas Court Judge Mark B. Cohen made Facebook posts skewering Republicans and praising Democratic politicians despite repeated warnings from superiors he was breaking judicial rules.

Dennis Pagliotti, president of Local 1 of the Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers, is accused of using instructors from its apprenticeship program to work on his Broomall home.

Even though the four-day strike is over, union workers still hope to drum up support for their contract fight with Aramark.

Differences over a new gambling tax are holding up a funding fix.

Drug overdose deaths among Philadelphians have risen every year since 2018, but preliminary numbers for 2023 show a drop.

The South Philly resident doesn’t want to “wither away and die,” so he’s being proactive and trying to find a living donor using an old tool he's used to promote his music: stickers.

Healing Verse Germantown will use poetry workshops and public art installations to help residents address gun violence and its trauma.

Penn said the hearing board decision came after Wax engaged “in years of flagrant unprofessional conduct within and outside of the classroom that breached her responsibilities as a teacher ..."

Cooks, bartenders, and other food service workers will begin picketing outside Citizens Bank Park, the Wells Fargo Center, and Lincoln Financial Field Monday morning.

Harris has a commanding 63-point lead over Trump in Philadelphia, according to The Inquirer/New York Times/Siena College poll. But there is some nuance to her support within the city.

Muhyyee-Ud-din Abdul-Rahman, now 18, conducted more than a dozen tests on homemade bombs near his family’s house in Wynnefield while aspiring to become a bombmaker in Syria, authorities said.

Chinatown opposition to the arena declared "the fight is far from over" in a statement about Mayor Cherelle L. Parker's endorsement.

Despite increased investment, the city is ambivalent about accelerating the transition to EVs.

Foreign-born residents account for a third of the city’s labor force growth since 2010.

The shuttered university reportedly owes creditors more than $50 million.

The move comes after Temple University announced its merger talks with the 150-year-old arts institution had ended without a resolution.

Critics bemoan lack of health services; city says revitalization will take years.