North PhiladelphiaPa. begins distributing SNAP benefits as Shapiro offers rebuke of Vance, tells Trump administration to ‘give up’ fightWhether the Trump administration will successfully block the remaining $266 million due to Pa. in November SNAP benefits is unclear. It secured temporary relief from the Supreme Court late Friday.Ximena Conde and Nick Vadala N.J. developer plans to transform vacant North Philly warehouse into an affordable communityJake Blumgart Philadelphia police launch public awareness campaign around high-tech auto theftJesse Bunch DA Larry Krasner cruises to a third term in decisive win against Patrick DuganAnna Orso, Ellie Rushing, and Jesse Bunch Paulette P. Weaver, retired City Council administrative assistant and program director for the Urban Affairs Coalition, has died at 80Gary Miles AdvertisementA new 10-cent fee on paper bags has cleared Philly City Council, but Mayor Parker’s support is uncertainMayor Cherelle L. Parker has not yet said if she intends to sign the bill, which requires stores charge at least 10 cents per nonreusable bag.Anna Orso Abhi Rastogi will succeed Mike Young as CEO of Temple HealthRastogi, who has been at Temple for 23 years, will succeed Mike Young. Young, who led Temple through the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic, is retiring.Harold Brubaker AG Sunday says 50 million doses of fentanyl seized across Pennsylvania this yearThe attorney general said 27 million of those doses were recovered from the Philadelphia region, where the FBI conducted a large-scale raid in Kensington this month. Jesse Bunch Philly has had a ‘soda tax’ since 2017. One lawmaker wants the city to consider repealing it.Mayor Cherelle Parker's administration and several Council members defended the tax, which was championed by former Mayor Jim Kenney. Sean Collins Walsh Tracking the sharp drop in Philadelphia health systems’ operating margins after COVID-19An Inquirer analysis showed that profit margins in the last three fiscal years are an average of 4 percentage points lower than they were in the three years before the pandemic.Harold Brubaker A new effort to catch illegal dumpers is underway in PhiladelphiaThe enforcement unit includes 40 officers who investigate dumping cases and a dozen employees who monitor surveillance cameras at sites where people frequently dump waste.Anna Orso Pew Charitable Trusts chief to step downSusan K. Urahn, who joined the foundation/think tank in 1994, is expected to retire after a search for a new leader is completed.Peter Dobrin Three men convicted of first-degree murder in deadly North Philadelphia playground shootingThe 2023 shooting brought chaos to a basketball court at Eighth and Diamond Streets and was done out of "vengeance" for an earlier killing, prosecutors said. Jesse Bunch Mayor Parker shakes up the Philadelphia Land Bank board to try to further her housing planMayor Parker wants to make more progress on her campaign to build or renovate 30,000 houses during her administration.Jake Blumgart Discovery of Kada Scott’s body at Germantown middle school has reignited debate over the vacant buildingFour years ago, the School District of Philadelphia scuttled plans to redevelop the vacant property of Ada H.H. Lewis Middle School, which closed in 2008.Max Marin and Kristen A. Graham Kada Scott’s family holds on to hope as detectives chase down dozens of leads into where she might be "She’s going to make her way out of it. I’m confident, I’m still hopeful that she’s OK," Kada Scott's father said.Ellie Rushing This program has helped 1,000 Philly homeowners write wills to protect their propertiesAffordable Housing Centers of Pennsylvania and Community Legal Services of Philadelphia collaborate to offer the Will Power Program, which has helped create 1,000 wills across the city.Michaelle Bond The building trades unions have endorsed State Sen. Sharif Street in the crowded race for Pa.’s 3rd Congressional District Street’s competition in the crowded field for next spring’s Democratic primary includes a mix of ambitious politicians and political newcomers.Sean Collins Walsh 16-year-old girl dies after possible accidental shooting in North PhillyThe girl was shot in the abdomen shortly before 5:30 p.m. inside a house on the 2400 block of North Colorado Street, police said.Robert Moran Chung Soon Hwang, longtime co-owner of Chung’s Coffee Shop, has died at 89She and her husband served up countless chili cheese dogs and cheese steak hoagies, Scrapple and grits. One of her signature sayings was: “Coffee, 65 cents. No free refills.”Gary Miles See more storiesAdvertisement
Pa. begins distributing SNAP benefits as Shapiro offers rebuke of Vance, tells Trump administration to ‘give up’ fightWhether the Trump administration will successfully block the remaining $266 million due to Pa. in November SNAP benefits is unclear. It secured temporary relief from the Supreme Court late Friday.Ximena Conde and Nick Vadala
Pa. begins distributing SNAP benefits as Shapiro offers rebuke of Vance, tells Trump administration to ‘give up’ fightWhether the Trump administration will successfully block the remaining $266 million due to Pa. in November SNAP benefits is unclear. It secured temporary relief from the Supreme Court late Friday.Ximena Conde and Nick Vadala
N.J. developer plans to transform vacant North Philly warehouse into an affordable communityJake Blumgart
N.J. developer plans to transform vacant North Philly warehouse into an affordable communityJake Blumgart
DA Larry Krasner cruises to a third term in decisive win against Patrick DuganAnna Orso, Ellie Rushing, and Jesse Bunch
DA Larry Krasner cruises to a third term in decisive win against Patrick DuganAnna Orso, Ellie Rushing, and Jesse Bunch
Paulette P. Weaver, retired City Council administrative assistant and program director for the Urban Affairs Coalition, has died at 80Gary Miles
Paulette P. Weaver, retired City Council administrative assistant and program director for the Urban Affairs Coalition, has died at 80Gary Miles
A new 10-cent fee on paper bags has cleared Philly City Council, but Mayor Parker’s support is uncertainMayor Cherelle L. Parker has not yet said if she intends to sign the bill, which requires stores charge at least 10 cents per nonreusable bag.Anna Orso
A new 10-cent fee on paper bags has cleared Philly City Council, but Mayor Parker’s support is uncertainMayor Cherelle L. Parker has not yet said if she intends to sign the bill, which requires stores charge at least 10 cents per nonreusable bag.Anna Orso
Abhi Rastogi will succeed Mike Young as CEO of Temple HealthRastogi, who has been at Temple for 23 years, will succeed Mike Young. Young, who led Temple through the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic, is retiring.Harold Brubaker
Abhi Rastogi will succeed Mike Young as CEO of Temple HealthRastogi, who has been at Temple for 23 years, will succeed Mike Young. Young, who led Temple through the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic, is retiring.Harold Brubaker
AG Sunday says 50 million doses of fentanyl seized across Pennsylvania this yearThe attorney general said 27 million of those doses were recovered from the Philadelphia region, where the FBI conducted a large-scale raid in Kensington this month. Jesse Bunch
AG Sunday says 50 million doses of fentanyl seized across Pennsylvania this yearThe attorney general said 27 million of those doses were recovered from the Philadelphia region, where the FBI conducted a large-scale raid in Kensington this month. Jesse Bunch
Philly has had a ‘soda tax’ since 2017. One lawmaker wants the city to consider repealing it.Mayor Cherelle Parker's administration and several Council members defended the tax, which was championed by former Mayor Jim Kenney. Sean Collins Walsh
Philly has had a ‘soda tax’ since 2017. One lawmaker wants the city to consider repealing it.Mayor Cherelle Parker's administration and several Council members defended the tax, which was championed by former Mayor Jim Kenney. Sean Collins Walsh
Tracking the sharp drop in Philadelphia health systems’ operating margins after COVID-19An Inquirer analysis showed that profit margins in the last three fiscal years are an average of 4 percentage points lower than they were in the three years before the pandemic.Harold Brubaker
Tracking the sharp drop in Philadelphia health systems’ operating margins after COVID-19An Inquirer analysis showed that profit margins in the last three fiscal years are an average of 4 percentage points lower than they were in the three years before the pandemic.Harold Brubaker
A new effort to catch illegal dumpers is underway in PhiladelphiaThe enforcement unit includes 40 officers who investigate dumping cases and a dozen employees who monitor surveillance cameras at sites where people frequently dump waste.Anna Orso
A new effort to catch illegal dumpers is underway in PhiladelphiaThe enforcement unit includes 40 officers who investigate dumping cases and a dozen employees who monitor surveillance cameras at sites where people frequently dump waste.Anna Orso
Pew Charitable Trusts chief to step downSusan K. Urahn, who joined the foundation/think tank in 1994, is expected to retire after a search for a new leader is completed.Peter Dobrin
Pew Charitable Trusts chief to step downSusan K. Urahn, who joined the foundation/think tank in 1994, is expected to retire after a search for a new leader is completed.Peter Dobrin
Three men convicted of first-degree murder in deadly North Philadelphia playground shootingThe 2023 shooting brought chaos to a basketball court at Eighth and Diamond Streets and was done out of "vengeance" for an earlier killing, prosecutors said. Jesse Bunch
Three men convicted of first-degree murder in deadly North Philadelphia playground shootingThe 2023 shooting brought chaos to a basketball court at Eighth and Diamond Streets and was done out of "vengeance" for an earlier killing, prosecutors said. Jesse Bunch
Mayor Parker shakes up the Philadelphia Land Bank board to try to further her housing planMayor Parker wants to make more progress on her campaign to build or renovate 30,000 houses during her administration.Jake Blumgart
Mayor Parker shakes up the Philadelphia Land Bank board to try to further her housing planMayor Parker wants to make more progress on her campaign to build or renovate 30,000 houses during her administration.Jake Blumgart
Discovery of Kada Scott’s body at Germantown middle school has reignited debate over the vacant buildingFour years ago, the School District of Philadelphia scuttled plans to redevelop the vacant property of Ada H.H. Lewis Middle School, which closed in 2008.Max Marin and Kristen A. Graham
Discovery of Kada Scott’s body at Germantown middle school has reignited debate over the vacant buildingFour years ago, the School District of Philadelphia scuttled plans to redevelop the vacant property of Ada H.H. Lewis Middle School, which closed in 2008.Max Marin and Kristen A. Graham
Kada Scott’s family holds on to hope as detectives chase down dozens of leads into where she might be "She’s going to make her way out of it. I’m confident, I’m still hopeful that she’s OK," Kada Scott's father said.Ellie Rushing
Kada Scott’s family holds on to hope as detectives chase down dozens of leads into where she might be "She’s going to make her way out of it. I’m confident, I’m still hopeful that she’s OK," Kada Scott's father said.Ellie Rushing
This program has helped 1,000 Philly homeowners write wills to protect their propertiesAffordable Housing Centers of Pennsylvania and Community Legal Services of Philadelphia collaborate to offer the Will Power Program, which has helped create 1,000 wills across the city.Michaelle Bond
This program has helped 1,000 Philly homeowners write wills to protect their propertiesAffordable Housing Centers of Pennsylvania and Community Legal Services of Philadelphia collaborate to offer the Will Power Program, which has helped create 1,000 wills across the city.Michaelle Bond
The building trades unions have endorsed State Sen. Sharif Street in the crowded race for Pa.’s 3rd Congressional District Street’s competition in the crowded field for next spring’s Democratic primary includes a mix of ambitious politicians and political newcomers.Sean Collins Walsh
The building trades unions have endorsed State Sen. Sharif Street in the crowded race for Pa.’s 3rd Congressional District Street’s competition in the crowded field for next spring’s Democratic primary includes a mix of ambitious politicians and political newcomers.Sean Collins Walsh
16-year-old girl dies after possible accidental shooting in North PhillyThe girl was shot in the abdomen shortly before 5:30 p.m. inside a house on the 2400 block of North Colorado Street, police said.Robert Moran
16-year-old girl dies after possible accidental shooting in North PhillyThe girl was shot in the abdomen shortly before 5:30 p.m. inside a house on the 2400 block of North Colorado Street, police said.Robert Moran
Chung Soon Hwang, longtime co-owner of Chung’s Coffee Shop, has died at 89She and her husband served up countless chili cheese dogs and cheese steak hoagies, Scrapple and grits. One of her signature sayings was: “Coffee, 65 cents. No free refills.”Gary Miles
Chung Soon Hwang, longtime co-owner of Chung’s Coffee Shop, has died at 89She and her husband served up countless chili cheese dogs and cheese steak hoagies, Scrapple and grits. One of her signature sayings was: “Coffee, 65 cents. No free refills.”Gary Miles
