SRC Votes To Revise Outdated School Donation Policy
Previously, the SRC would have to approve donations over $5,000, which created bureaucratic obstacles. Now, that figure has been bumped up to $20,000 in an effort to get more money into schools.
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Previously, the SRC would have to approve donations over $5,000, which created bureaucratic obstacles. Now, that figure has been bumped up to $20,000 in an effort to get more money into schools.
Days after the City Controller's audit on the spike in the number of provisional ballots cast at Philadelphia polls in the 2012 election, a fact-finding team appointed by Mayor Nutter has released its own version of what went wrong.
The 1600 block of Spring Garden Street may look more like a track and field venue today between the hours of 8:30am and 2:00pm, as students at Masterman High run to raise cash for their school.
A business bachelor's degree leaves you most likely to be underemployed. So says the website payscale.com.
With in season room rates starting at 400 dollars a night, The Reeds at Shelter Haven is decidedly high end. But the full service accommodations are, in fact, luxurious.
The Advisory Council for the Office of Aging and Adult Services held a public hearing in Norristown.
"This won't give us the satisfaction that there will never be another police shooting, that's not the point," Ramsey said outside police headquarters. "The point is to make sure I'm providing my officers with all the tools they need to be effective in their jobs.
Calling it a crime against humanity, a Philadelphia judge has imposed the maximum penalty on a 30-year-old purse snatcher, who targeted and destroyed the life of a 93-year-old woman.
Police are investigating an early morning shooting in Carneys Point, Salem County following a police car stop involving a stolen car.
Flourtown Road remains closed at the accident site and local detours are in place.
It may be a longshot, but KYW Newsradio has learned that talks are underway in an effort to shake loose some major federal dollars for Philadelphia schools.
Angelina Jolie put a public face to the fact that a gene mutation can cause breast cancer, but gene mutations can cause other cancers, too.
The proposal from Bucks County Republican Chuck McIlhinney is different than the House version in major ways.
For one day, two exceptionally rare Bay Psalm Books are being exhibited together at the Rosenbach Museum and Library, in center city Philadelphia.
Vince Voiro is adjusting to a new approach to pitching in his second season as a pro after being selected by the Oakland A's in the 15th round of the 2012 Draft.
After an underwhelming 3-7 road trip through Milwaukee, Minnesota and Colorado, the Phillies return home on Monday night to open a series with the Washington Nationals.
It should be a special night on Monday for Bishop Eustace Prep High School graduate and University of Delaware product Jimmy Yezzo. The first-baseman is ready to make his pro debut for the Single-A Auburn (NY) Doubledays of the New York-Penn League.
It's safe to say no father and son were more excited to be at the US Open then Bill and Michael Weaver.
Members of the Service Employees International Union held the immigration reform rally Saturday afternoon in LOVE Park.
A fourth-round pick of the Phillies in the 2011 MLB Draft, Asche started the 2012 season in Clearwater with the Single-A Threshers. After hitting .349 there, he was promoted to Double-A Reading in June where he proceeded to hit .300.
The Philadelphia Soul will look to make it four wins in five games on Saturday night as they travel out to Pittsburgh to battle the Power.
University Of Delaware outfielder Nick Ferdinand was taken in the 35th round of the draft by the Phillies.
Pennsylvanians were polled in early June and 86-percent want reforms in place this year, with 83-percent saying they'd vote for a lawmaker who helped pass the legislation.
A new website has been making the rounds, putting faces to some of the 3,783 School District of Philadelphia employees who were given pink slips last week.
The secretary of PennDOT says Governor Corbett would be willing to support a Senate transportation funding proposal that goes well beyond what he's proposed.
