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Philadelphia schools superintendent William Hite (at right in photo) says he wants to keep the conversation on revenue -- where the needed funds will come from -- and not on the cuts that would ensue if it doesn't arrive.
From 2009 tp 2013, people who used mass transit to get to work were allowed to use up to $245 of pre-tax income per month to offset that cost. But at the end of 2013, the benefit was reduced by about $100 per month.
"Felix was abducted from in front of the Reading Terminal by two Philadelphia police officers, handcuffed, and eventually dropped off at Love Park," says Evan Shingles, an attorney representing Felix Wilkins.
Rina Cutler, deputy mayor for transportation, unveiled the names of the vendors during an event at the foot of the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. She said implementation has been postponed until next spring.
It's all part of a drive aimed to not just bolster the ranks of the state police but to diversify it geographically as well.
Folks around the world today were commemorating the one-year anniversary of a sweatshop disaster in Bangladesh by declaring this the first-ever "Fashion Revolution Day."
A three-hour public hearing was held in center city Philadelphia on a Pennsylvania state senator's plan to limit lawsuits aimed at silencing neighborhood civic groups.
The two dozen attorneys are urging councilmembers to extend the city sales tax hike to provide $120 million for the cash-starved Philadelphia School District.
It's part of on ongoing power struggle by the estranged co-owners of the Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News.
"(It's) the first department store to open on Market Street in decades," noted Joseph Coradino, CEO of the owner of the real estate.
KYW Newsradio social media editor Melony Roy reports daily on what's trending around the region and the world.
Giudance counselors in Philadelphia's public schools want to be sure they're not left out of the school district's blueprint for the future, says Heather Marcus, a counselor at Masterman School.
Postal workers gather outside the distribution center in Northeast Philadlephia to protest a move by the US Postal Service to open service counters in Staples office supply stores.
Two charitable fundraisers involving food are on tap for this weekend, and April 26th is National Soft Pretzel Day!
Commissioner Josh Shapiro, Montgomery County's top elected leader, calls Philadelphia's presence on the list of 15 remaining candidate cities a good first step, but he says there's still a long way to go.
