Samantha Melamed

The most illuminating and infuriating takeaways from our “Crumbling City” series, showing how a building surge, culture of impunity, and poor oversight enabled “construction destruction” to fester.

Philadelphia prison officials had ample warning signs that Daquan Miller could pose a danger to those around him, records show.

Youth advocates have derided the proposal, which comes amid ongoing litigation over the state’s failure to alleviate critical overcrowding in Philadelphia’s youth detention center.

A Pennsylvania law aimed at stopping blight has spawned an industry of nonprofits. It can strip intergenerational wealth from Black and brown property owners.

When it comes to private security, Pennsylvania has “the most archaic” rules in the country, and no one enforcing them. The result is an anything-goes culture that puts guards and the public at risk.

Testimony echoed the findings of an Inquirer investigation that uncovered an ecosystem of nonprofits, run by real-estate investors, using the state conservatorship law for their own benefit.

The fiscal watchdog office’s report, which said funds had not been disbursed to areas hardest hit by gun violence, followed a 2023 Inquirer investigation into the Community Expansion Grants program.

Tyrone Mack, who has stage four colon cancer, was on his way home from treatment when he learned his home was damaged beyond repair.

The deal with Pennsylvania’s Office of Attorney General is the state’s first enforcement action against the real estate company ABC Capital Jay Walsh, who ran ABC, faces criminal charges in Maryland.

More than 20 drug users who spoke with The Inquirer said that police harassment has been ramping up in Kensington for months, even as actual drug-related arrests remain near a 15-year low.