Curtis Jones Jr.Why did a firearms instructor who promoted gun safety shoot three Philly cops? Those who knew him struggle for answers.Eric Franks cared about reducing crime in his Wynnefield neighborhood, those who knew him said. After he shot officers there Saturday, police returned fire and killed him. Jesse Bunch Officer wounded in fatal West Philly shooting released from hospital, as questions about the incident remainJillian Kramer, Jesse Bunch, and Ellie Rushing Philly Mayor Cherelle Parker wants big tech companies to pay up. With the clock ticking, she’s meeting resistance.Anna Orso Philly DA Larry Krasner got kicked out of election day lunch after clashing with union leader Ryan BoyerAnna Orso Philly’s teachers union says it’s coming up with an alternative to closing 17 schoolsKristen A. Graham AdvertisementThese Manayunk public stairs have been closed for 13 years. A civic group wants them fixed and reopened.Thirteen years after Philadelphia officials condemned and removed part of the stairway linking Manayunk’s hillside, a civic group is mounting a renewed push to get it rebuilt. Frank Kummer Philadelphia school board votes to close 17 schoolsThe 6-3 vote came amid intense opposition and after City Council members shut down the meeting twice by shouting over the board. The $3 billion facilities plan also includes renovating 169 schools.Kristen A. Graham and Dana Munro City Council members threaten to shut down vote on facilities plan that would close 17 Philly schoolsIn an extraordinary muscle flex, 10 City Council members threatened a broad range of actions, from lawsuits and injunctions to civil disobedience and blocking reappointments of school board members.Kristen A. Graham and Sean Collins Walsh Negotiations continue ‘around-the-clock’ ahead of Thursday board vote on 17 Philly school closingsThe school board plans to vote Thursday on a $3 billion facilities plan to close 17 schools, co-locate six, and modernize 169. City Council members are threatening to hold up school funding over it.Kristen A. Graham Philly Sheriff Rochelle Bilal asks City Council for 54% budget increase, more than any other city agencyMayor Cherelle L. Parker’s budget proposal for fiscal year 2027 includes essentially no new funding for the sheriff’s office. Ryan W. Briggs and William Bender Mayor Parker appeals to City Council to step up to stave off Philly classroom cuts, makes a case for school closings"Right now, we are maintaining square footage as it crumbles, instead of investing in opportunities our students actually need," Mayor Cherelle Parker said in a passionate lengthy speech to Council.Kristen A. Graham Why City Council is threatening to block Mayor Cherelle Parker’s ‘Uber tax’ if it doesn’t get its way on school closuresSchool officials say the district's budget deficit and infrastructure needs are separate issues. Council members aren't treating them that way. Sean Collins Walsh City Council members tell school board to ‘mess around and find out,’ threatening to withhold funding over school closuresCity Council members and state lawmakers gathered at Lankenau High School to protest a plan to close it and 16 other schools and said the school board is rushing a vote on the issue.Kristen A. Graham Mayor Cherelle L. Parker endorses State Sen. Sharif Street for CongressWith the mayor's announcement Wednesday, State Sen. Sharif Street has now won support from lawmakers in every corner of the district as he competes for votes in the high-stakes congressional primary.Sean Collins Walsh and Anna Orso OpinionFrom bike lanes to zoning codes, the needs of the few sometimes outweigh the common good | ShackamaxonPlus: Councilmember Curtis Jones Jr. says the quiet part out loud as he faces an election challenge.Daniel Pearson | Columnist Unauthorized immigrants who are crime victims can get special visas. A new Philly bill aims to hasten the process. | City Council roundupIn addition to the 90-day timeline, Ahmad’s bill would establish other guidelines for how local agencies process applications for the special immigration statuses known as U visas and T visas. Sean Collins Walsh and Kristen A. Graham ‘Do you have to do it right in my reelection?’: Councilmember Curtis Jones Jr. asks to delay Falls Bridge and 59th Street Bridge projects A city official said the Falls Bridge was in urgent need of repair, while the city has more leeway in rehabilitating the 59th Street Bridge.Sean Collins Walsh Philly's Clean and Green office wants 'vast network' of surveillance cameras to catch dumpersMuch of a Council budget hearing for the Office of Clean and Green veered into a forthcoming renewal of a contract for disposing city waste at an incinerator in Chester.Frank Kummer Philly renter protections advance toward final vote after a landlord lawsuit forced a redoCouncilmember Nicolas O’Rourke, of the Working Families Party, introduced the "Safe Healthy Homes" bills nearly a year ago. They have undergone amendments amid opposition from landlord groups.Anna Orso Citizens Police Oversight Commission sees progress with ‘live audits,’ but independent authority remains elusive Since the commission's launch in 2022, the Philadelphia Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 5 has strongly opposed giving it power to conduct independent investigations of officer misconduct.Jesse Bunch See more storiesAdvertisement
Why did a firearms instructor who promoted gun safety shoot three Philly cops? Those who knew him struggle for answers.Eric Franks cared about reducing crime in his Wynnefield neighborhood, those who knew him said. After he shot officers there Saturday, police returned fire and killed him. Jesse Bunch
Why did a firearms instructor who promoted gun safety shoot three Philly cops? Those who knew him struggle for answers.Eric Franks cared about reducing crime in his Wynnefield neighborhood, those who knew him said. After he shot officers there Saturday, police returned fire and killed him. Jesse Bunch
Officer wounded in fatal West Philly shooting released from hospital, as questions about the incident remainJillian Kramer, Jesse Bunch, and Ellie Rushing
Officer wounded in fatal West Philly shooting released from hospital, as questions about the incident remainJillian Kramer, Jesse Bunch, and Ellie Rushing
Philly Mayor Cherelle Parker wants big tech companies to pay up. With the clock ticking, she’s meeting resistance.Anna Orso
Philly Mayor Cherelle Parker wants big tech companies to pay up. With the clock ticking, she’s meeting resistance.Anna Orso
Philly DA Larry Krasner got kicked out of election day lunch after clashing with union leader Ryan BoyerAnna Orso
Philly DA Larry Krasner got kicked out of election day lunch after clashing with union leader Ryan BoyerAnna Orso
Philly’s teachers union says it’s coming up with an alternative to closing 17 schoolsKristen A. Graham
Philly’s teachers union says it’s coming up with an alternative to closing 17 schoolsKristen A. Graham
These Manayunk public stairs have been closed for 13 years. A civic group wants them fixed and reopened.Thirteen years after Philadelphia officials condemned and removed part of the stairway linking Manayunk’s hillside, a civic group is mounting a renewed push to get it rebuilt. Frank Kummer
These Manayunk public stairs have been closed for 13 years. A civic group wants them fixed and reopened.Thirteen years after Philadelphia officials condemned and removed part of the stairway linking Manayunk’s hillside, a civic group is mounting a renewed push to get it rebuilt. Frank Kummer
Philadelphia school board votes to close 17 schoolsThe 6-3 vote came amid intense opposition and after City Council members shut down the meeting twice by shouting over the board. The $3 billion facilities plan also includes renovating 169 schools.Kristen A. Graham and Dana Munro
Philadelphia school board votes to close 17 schoolsThe 6-3 vote came amid intense opposition and after City Council members shut down the meeting twice by shouting over the board. The $3 billion facilities plan also includes renovating 169 schools.Kristen A. Graham and Dana Munro
City Council members threaten to shut down vote on facilities plan that would close 17 Philly schoolsIn an extraordinary muscle flex, 10 City Council members threatened a broad range of actions, from lawsuits and injunctions to civil disobedience and blocking reappointments of school board members.Kristen A. Graham and Sean Collins Walsh
City Council members threaten to shut down vote on facilities plan that would close 17 Philly schoolsIn an extraordinary muscle flex, 10 City Council members threatened a broad range of actions, from lawsuits and injunctions to civil disobedience and blocking reappointments of school board members.Kristen A. Graham and Sean Collins Walsh
Negotiations continue ‘around-the-clock’ ahead of Thursday board vote on 17 Philly school closingsThe school board plans to vote Thursday on a $3 billion facilities plan to close 17 schools, co-locate six, and modernize 169. City Council members are threatening to hold up school funding over it.Kristen A. Graham
Negotiations continue ‘around-the-clock’ ahead of Thursday board vote on 17 Philly school closingsThe school board plans to vote Thursday on a $3 billion facilities plan to close 17 schools, co-locate six, and modernize 169. City Council members are threatening to hold up school funding over it.Kristen A. Graham
Philly Sheriff Rochelle Bilal asks City Council for 54% budget increase, more than any other city agencyMayor Cherelle L. Parker’s budget proposal for fiscal year 2027 includes essentially no new funding for the sheriff’s office. Ryan W. Briggs and William Bender
Philly Sheriff Rochelle Bilal asks City Council for 54% budget increase, more than any other city agencyMayor Cherelle L. Parker’s budget proposal for fiscal year 2027 includes essentially no new funding for the sheriff’s office. Ryan W. Briggs and William Bender
Mayor Parker appeals to City Council to step up to stave off Philly classroom cuts, makes a case for school closings"Right now, we are maintaining square footage as it crumbles, instead of investing in opportunities our students actually need," Mayor Cherelle Parker said in a passionate lengthy speech to Council.Kristen A. Graham
Mayor Parker appeals to City Council to step up to stave off Philly classroom cuts, makes a case for school closings"Right now, we are maintaining square footage as it crumbles, instead of investing in opportunities our students actually need," Mayor Cherelle Parker said in a passionate lengthy speech to Council.Kristen A. Graham
Why City Council is threatening to block Mayor Cherelle Parker’s ‘Uber tax’ if it doesn’t get its way on school closuresSchool officials say the district's budget deficit and infrastructure needs are separate issues. Council members aren't treating them that way. Sean Collins Walsh
Why City Council is threatening to block Mayor Cherelle Parker’s ‘Uber tax’ if it doesn’t get its way on school closuresSchool officials say the district's budget deficit and infrastructure needs are separate issues. Council members aren't treating them that way. Sean Collins Walsh
City Council members tell school board to ‘mess around and find out,’ threatening to withhold funding over school closuresCity Council members and state lawmakers gathered at Lankenau High School to protest a plan to close it and 16 other schools and said the school board is rushing a vote on the issue.Kristen A. Graham
City Council members tell school board to ‘mess around and find out,’ threatening to withhold funding over school closuresCity Council members and state lawmakers gathered at Lankenau High School to protest a plan to close it and 16 other schools and said the school board is rushing a vote on the issue.Kristen A. Graham
Mayor Cherelle L. Parker endorses State Sen. Sharif Street for CongressWith the mayor's announcement Wednesday, State Sen. Sharif Street has now won support from lawmakers in every corner of the district as he competes for votes in the high-stakes congressional primary.Sean Collins Walsh and Anna Orso
Mayor Cherelle L. Parker endorses State Sen. Sharif Street for CongressWith the mayor's announcement Wednesday, State Sen. Sharif Street has now won support from lawmakers in every corner of the district as he competes for votes in the high-stakes congressional primary.Sean Collins Walsh and Anna Orso
OpinionFrom bike lanes to zoning codes, the needs of the few sometimes outweigh the common good | ShackamaxonPlus: Councilmember Curtis Jones Jr. says the quiet part out loud as he faces an election challenge.Daniel Pearson | Columnist
OpinionFrom bike lanes to zoning codes, the needs of the few sometimes outweigh the common good | ShackamaxonPlus: Councilmember Curtis Jones Jr. says the quiet part out loud as he faces an election challenge.Daniel Pearson | Columnist
Unauthorized immigrants who are crime victims can get special visas. A new Philly bill aims to hasten the process. | City Council roundupIn addition to the 90-day timeline, Ahmad’s bill would establish other guidelines for how local agencies process applications for the special immigration statuses known as U visas and T visas. Sean Collins Walsh and Kristen A. Graham
Unauthorized immigrants who are crime victims can get special visas. A new Philly bill aims to hasten the process. | City Council roundupIn addition to the 90-day timeline, Ahmad’s bill would establish other guidelines for how local agencies process applications for the special immigration statuses known as U visas and T visas. Sean Collins Walsh and Kristen A. Graham
‘Do you have to do it right in my reelection?’: Councilmember Curtis Jones Jr. asks to delay Falls Bridge and 59th Street Bridge projects A city official said the Falls Bridge was in urgent need of repair, while the city has more leeway in rehabilitating the 59th Street Bridge.Sean Collins Walsh
‘Do you have to do it right in my reelection?’: Councilmember Curtis Jones Jr. asks to delay Falls Bridge and 59th Street Bridge projects A city official said the Falls Bridge was in urgent need of repair, while the city has more leeway in rehabilitating the 59th Street Bridge.Sean Collins Walsh
Philly's Clean and Green office wants 'vast network' of surveillance cameras to catch dumpersMuch of a Council budget hearing for the Office of Clean and Green veered into a forthcoming renewal of a contract for disposing city waste at an incinerator in Chester.Frank Kummer
Philly's Clean and Green office wants 'vast network' of surveillance cameras to catch dumpersMuch of a Council budget hearing for the Office of Clean and Green veered into a forthcoming renewal of a contract for disposing city waste at an incinerator in Chester.Frank Kummer
Philly renter protections advance toward final vote after a landlord lawsuit forced a redoCouncilmember Nicolas O’Rourke, of the Working Families Party, introduced the "Safe Healthy Homes" bills nearly a year ago. They have undergone amendments amid opposition from landlord groups.Anna Orso
Philly renter protections advance toward final vote after a landlord lawsuit forced a redoCouncilmember Nicolas O’Rourke, of the Working Families Party, introduced the "Safe Healthy Homes" bills nearly a year ago. They have undergone amendments amid opposition from landlord groups.Anna Orso
Citizens Police Oversight Commission sees progress with ‘live audits,’ but independent authority remains elusive Since the commission's launch in 2022, the Philadelphia Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 5 has strongly opposed giving it power to conduct independent investigations of officer misconduct.Jesse Bunch
Citizens Police Oversight Commission sees progress with ‘live audits,’ but independent authority remains elusive Since the commission's launch in 2022, the Philadelphia Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 5 has strongly opposed giving it power to conduct independent investigations of officer misconduct.Jesse Bunch
