For the first time in several years, it was a little easier to get into Penn
Penn admitted 5.8% of applicants, down from 4.9% last year. Its admissions dean cited a drop in applications.
TED Democracy Philadelphia asks ‘How do you make democracy better?’
TED Democracy Philadelphia: a full-day of new TED talks exploring the health and future of modern democracy in honor of America’s 250th anniversary, will be hosted and streamed at the…
Sen. Cory Booker said police departments should follow Camden County’s lead in using ‘cutting edge’ tech
Booker toured the police department Friday, praising its crime-fighting strategies as "innovative and cutting edge."
More Philadelphians would get assistance to pay rising water bills under a plan passed by City Council
Others would see higher water bills to pay for the expanded assistance under unanimously approved legislation.
How NASCAR driver Natalie Decker is balancing motherhood and racing after NICU scare
Natalie Decker, who drives Saturday at Pocono Raceway in the MillerTech Battery 250, continues to overcome any obstacle thrown her way — from NICU scares to racing through autoimmune diseases.
A Souderton beef processing plant, one of Montco’s biggest employers, is closing
Global meat producer JBS employs about 1,500 in Souderton, according to their union.
Haiti’s World Cup jersey deemed too political, echoing censure of its Winter Olympic uniform
The jersey originally included a depiction of the final battle of the Haitian War of Independence in 1803 on its front. The image was rejected during FIFA’s approval process.
Montco sues to get back $7.5 million paid for Hurricane Ida debris cleanup after vendors razed parks
Mississippi-based DebrisTech and Texas-based DRC Emergency Services billed Montco for $14 million worth of cleanups.
Acquitted of double murder as a teen, he now faces new charges in a West Philly shooting that left two dead
Andre Bowie, 22, has been charged with killing two men near 60th and Delancey Streets in March. He was acquitted of a double murder at a trial three years ago.
Police are investigating the drowning death of a 1-year-old child in Kensington
The Philadelphia Police Department Special Victims Unit is investigating after a 1-year-old died in an apparent drowning in Kensington.