Ryan W. Briggs

The Associated Press documented 1,036 deaths nationwide between 2012 and 2021 that occurred after police used techniques meant to be safer than firearms.

The proposal includes an $11 million pilot for twice weekly trash pickup, 1,500 more “Big Belly” trash cans, crews to tackle illegal dumping, and a plan to seal 900 vacant buildings.

Gambling terminals with names like “Luck or Luxury” have spread across Philly, due to weak state law and lax city policing of corner stores that sell little other than drug paraphernalia and chance.

Also this week in Clout: The biggest difference of the Kenyatta Johnson era is that City Council now starts on time.

The former executive had been accused of spending thousands of dollar on box seats at a Sixers game, hotel rooms, and other personal expenses.

The Marine Club at Broad and Washington faced complaints from residents for years about building conditions, but now a new management company is taking over among ownership strife.

The lawsuit against Harrah’s Philadelphia Casino and Racetrack in Chester is just a latest in a string of recent legal actions taken by the copyright holder.

Developer Eric Blumenfeld bet big on North Philadelphia redevelopment. Now creditors say he owes them more than $100 million.

A deputy landlord-tenant officer shot a woman while enforcing a court-ordered eviction. Lawmakers are proposing to change how the system operates.

Agency officials repeatedly said PHA does not split up families unless they request it. But its overcrowding policy says PHA can split families into multiple units.