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Philly is nearing a decision on closing some schools. Here’s a look inside the process.
Addressing “enrollment trends that have created financial and operational inefficiencies” at Philly schools is imperative, ...
Waymo is bringing a fleet of testing vehicles to Philadelphia
Waymo, the autonomous driving technology company, is bringing a fleet of testing vehicles to Philadelphia this year.
3 killed, multiple injured in mass shooting in Philadelphia
Three people were pronounced dead and multiple others were wounded following a mass shooting in Philadelphia. The deceased ...
Philadelphia strike continues into Day 4, negotiations paused as union "working on" new proposal to city
Negotiations are paused between DC 33 and the City of Philadelphia as the city's largest strike in nearly 40 years continues.
When will Philadelphia trash pickup resume after strike deal reached, and what do I do with my garbage now?
The city of Philadelphia says regular trash pickup will resume next week after a deal was reached to end the DC 33 labor ...
At least 4 hurt as over a dozen shots fired in West Philly shooting
Police are investigating after, officials said, at least four people were hurt in a shooting that happened near the ...
3 dead, 10 injured in South Philadelphia shooting; person is in custody, police say
PHILADELPHIA -- Three people were killed and 10 others injured in a shooting early Monday in a South Philadelphia ...
‘Coward stuff': At least 3 dead, 10 hurt as gunmen fire randomly through South Philly
An unknown number of gunmen terrorized the South Philadelphia community as, officials said, 3 people were killed and 10 were ...
Trash and tension mount in Philadelphia on Day 8 of workers strike, while some seek pop-up haulers
As trash piles up across Philadelphia during a strike by blue-collar city workers, some residents and small business owners ...
How Philadelphia’s current sanitation strike differs from past labor disputes in the city
When over 200 city workers were laid off in September 1938, city workers called a weeklong sanitation strike. Street battles raged in West Philadelphia when strikers blocked police-escorted trash ...