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Former Philadelphia city councilman Rick Mariano, who spent four years in federal prison following a conviction for bribery, returned to Philadelphia City Council today for the first time since his release.
Former heavyweight champ Muhammad Ali is hoping to influence the outcome of a serious bout pitting the country of Iran against two hikers, one of them a Montgomery County, Pa. native.
There is growing speculation that Charles Ramsey, Philadelphia's police commissioner, may take a similar job in Chicago.
Pennsylvania state auditor-general Jack Wagner is renewing his call to fund an advocate's office to deal with violence in Philadelphia public schools.
New Jersey's state senate president made a surprise appearance on Wednesday morning at the regular meeting of the Delaware River Port Authority to promote a project long close to his heart.
The woman who oversees Philadelphia elections -- City Commissioner Marge Tartaglione -- finds that her own re-election bid is now being challenged because of her participation in the DROP pension program.
A key state senator is proposing legislation to expand the use of DNA testing by law enforcement in Pennsylvania.
The Nutter campaign will go before a judge arguing that Milton Street, brother of former mayor John Street, should not be on the May 17th primary ballot.
After three-time mayoral candidate Sam Katz was sworn in, he was immediately elected chairman of the PICA Board. "It's nice to finally win an election," Katz said.
A Philadelphia-based, nonprofit, business training organization has launched its boldest initiative since its founding 60 years ago: a plan to put one million African-Americans into their own businesses.
For the second time this week, the re-election plans of a longtime Philadelphia city council member are being challenged because of his or her participation in the city's "DROP" pension program.
The nuclear power plant crisis in Japan has raised concerns about an envisioned new nuclear plant on the Salem County site where three nuclear plant already operate.
The City of Philadelphia is making a donation of a half-million dollars to support efforts to build a memorial statue to 19th Century civil rights activist Octavius V. Catto.
A Philadelphia GOP ward leader has gone to court, trying to get longtime city councilman Frank Rizzo thrown off the primary ballot.
Groundbreaking ceremonies were held this morning along Kelly Drive for a million-dollar project to improve the "Fairmount Bikeway," along the Schuylkill River between Falls Bridge and Ridge Avenue.
