Mayor Cherelle Parker gave her first “State of the City” address as mayor, highlighting the substantial efforts and ...

Scrutiny, secrecy defined Pa. debates over how to spend opioid settlement billions in 2024 Ed Mahon reported this story while ...

These were Philly’s, and Billy Penn’s, biggest stories of 2024 Philadelphia had an eventful year, yet again. A new mayor took ...

The Philadelphia 76ers won city council approval on Dec. 19 for a $1.3 billion downtown arena despite vocal opposition from ...

Here’s a recap of a few of the big stories Billy Penn brought you in 2024.

City leaders are touting 2024’s decline in gun violence, but they say more work needs to be done to improve those numbers ...

This was a crucial year for opioid settlement money in Pennsylvania. For the first time, counties across the state faced serious accountability from a powerful state oversight board. The board ...

The new mayor’s work is being undermined by District Attorney Larry Krasner.

Gov. Josh Shapiro is ending his second year as Pennsylvania’s chief executive with a solid approval rating and a new national ...

Sanctuary policies do throw a wrench into the federal immigration enforcement system, but they also have limitations.