Pat Loeb

Philadelphia City Councilman Jim Harrity and his brother Emmett Harrity, who is a Borough Councilman in Prospect Park, are the first brothers to ever serve together at the DNC. Both are attending a DNC meeting in Austin.

An online petition to end illegal parties in Wissahickon Valley Park has prompted an enforcement plan from Philadelphia police and the Parks and Rec Department.

PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Philadelphia police and the Parks and Recreation Department are cracking down on illegal swim parties at Devil's Pool

If you’re in Philadelphia and thinking about cooling off in a river or stream, think again. PennEnvironment says area waterways have high levels of fecal bacteria.

Philadelphia is a finalist to host the Democratic National Convention in 2028. The other finalists are Boston and Denver.

A nonprofit preservation group has purchased the Strawberry Mansion home of Henry Ossawa Tanner, the most celebrated African-American artist of the 19th and 20th centuries.

The suit came not from any Kensington parents but from the father of a student at Lincoln High School, which is adjacent to Austin Meehan. Harold Brown said he has safety concerns about students from two different high schools being in close proximity.

A parks department spokesperson said Friends of the Wissahickon reported less trash even though the weather was great and the park was busy.

PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Philadelphia parks officials said a crackdown on illegal parties in Valley Green last weekend worked, and they intend to continue stepping up patrols and enforcement.

The first group to be impacted will be immigrants who are legal residents and have been covered by Medicaid for non-citizens. They will have to submit their green card to see if they are eligible for continued coverage.