Shoplifting – and a perception that thieves do not face consequences – dominated Tuesday’s hours-long budget hearing that featured occasional tense exchanges

"This is a parental issue. This is not a police issue, this is not a city issue. The parents should be watching their kids," Inspector Ray Evers said.

While Pa. lawmakers blame the district attorney for the increase in gun violence in Philadelphia, I suspect their true motive is to punish him as a white man who challenged a biased power structure.

The displays come as countries around the world denounced Hamas' attack on Israeli civilians.

Kenney's move sends the bill back to City Council, which is poised to override his veto this week and make the legislation law.

Philadelphia lags behind most major U.S. cities in the return-to-office race. Downtown boosters question the data.

City Council advanced a budget deal Thursday. The budget is the last for Mayor Jim Kenney, who is term-limited, and Council President Darrell L. Clarke, who did not run for reelection.

Newly released census estimates say Philly lost more than 22,000 residents between July 2021 and July 2022, the largest one-year decline since 1990. Experts say don't panic.

The WFP pretends to be an independent voice, but is really the plaything of the radical wing of the Democratic Party. by Drew Murray

Starting in the fall, Comcast will be adding one more in-office day to the hybrid work arrangement, affecting roughly 8,000 people who work in the company's Philadelphia buildings.

The law takes effect immediately and changes the city’s zoning code to designate supervised drug consumption sites as a prohibited use in nine of the city’s 10 geographic Council districts.

Local community leaders rallied against a new law that, officials claim, would allow a state-appointed special prosecutor to have jurisdiction over any crime on -- or within 500-yards from -- SEPTA...

It's not the first attempt to boycott Sabra in the Philly region.

Gov. Kathy Hochul and other leading Democrats blasted the rally as “abhorrent and morally repugnant.”

The Inquirer endorses Nina Ahmad, Rue Landau, Drew Murray, Katherine Gilmore Richardson, and Isaiah Thomas in City Council at-large race.

By trying to control the Democratic nominations and win the minority-party seats, the WFP looks to dictate control of at-large City Council seats. It’s perfectly legal, if not especially honest.

Larry Krasner’s policies have created trickle-up criminality, and this rippling of violent crime is causing havoc in Philadelphia and beyond.

Officers Lynneice Hill and Kevin Whetstone had a combined 39 years of service. Their deaths were from apparent medical emergencies, authorities said.

The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees Local 8 asked Philadelphia mayoral candidate Helen Gym to move her rally with Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

The Inquirer endorses Nina Ahmad, Rue Landau, Drew Murray, Katherine Gilmore Richardson, and Isaiah Thomas in City Council at-large race.

Xylazine, also known as tranq, is legal for veterinary use to sedate large animals. But in recent years, the drug has spread into fentanyl supplies across the country, including Philadelphia.

Magill resigned amid growing bipartisan backlash against her Capitol Hill testimony on antisemitism earlier this week and a semester marked by protests and controversy.

Drew Murray is running for a Philadelphia City Council at-large seat. He is a Center City civic leader who became a Republican in 2018.

Candidates are trying to tie their opponents to the national political environment. But in reality, they'll only have control over local matters. Here's where they stand on the major issues.

Police are searching for the person or people responsible for vandalizing a Holocaust memorial in Center City.