Philadelphia has more fatal traffic accidents than other big US cities, and they’re concentrated in poor neighborhoods.
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The nation’s first successful circulating library was established almost 300 years ago by Benjamin Franklin in Philadelphia.
Many levees built in the mid-1900s do not offer enough protection for today’s storms, and small rural communities in particular struggle to afford needed upgrades.
A version of ‘Fountain’ is part of the Philadelphia Museum of Art’s permanent collection and will appear in the Duchamp retrospective, which opens Oct. 10, 2026.
The people who stretch a person’s sense of humanity may be the ones no algorithm currently selects.
The Environmental Rights Amendment of the PA Constitution guarantees the right to clean air, pure water and to the preservation of the aesthetic values of the environment.
A significant amount of Philadelphia public schools’ technology and other equipment goes missing each year due to poor inventory and tracking.
A team of historians, archaeologists and forensic anthropologists is trying to identify 15 German soldiers who were unceremoniously dumped in a ditch after trying to help the British capture Philadelphia.
An adult can read at a fifth grade level and still be a productive employee or caregiver who navigates practical life with competence.
New Penn State research on nearly 200,000 Pennsylvania teens finds everyday bonds with family, school and community may help prevent youth suicide.
Greater Philadelphia earned failing air quality grades. A new study finds higher asthma rates near industry and major roads, especially where green space is scarce.
Philadelphia’s tap water meets federal drinking water standards but falls far short of public health goals when it comes to cancer-causing chemicals.
When Patterson was at Temple University, she insisted on swimming when her white teammates swam and not being limited to the hour when the pool was available to Black swimmers.
Wastewater from Pennsylvania’s oil and gas wells is salty and radioactive, and doesn’t suppress dust. Two researchers explain why it keeps ending up on rural roads.
New research maps where legal financial obligations are concentrated – and finds they overlap with poverty, violence and racial inequality.
Even small increases in air pollution can increase the risk of serious respiratory illnesses for preterm infants and their risk of having asthma as they get older.
Philadelphia produced some of the most popular and longest-running local children’s shows in television history.
Police departments vary widely in how they use ‘scoop and run’ – and whether they use it just for colleagues who’ve been shot or for members of the public too.
Philadelphia police revoked the carry licenses of five members of the Black Lion Party for International Solidarity, citing ‘good cause.’ Is that constitutional?
When coroners shield their records from public view, they’re not just violating the public trust. Often, they’re also breaking the law.
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