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Tuesday is the Primary Election in Pennsylvania, where residents will cast their votes in various races, including in the race for Philadelphia’s 100th mayor and a special election that will determine party control over the State House.

Per the campaign’s numbers, more than 20,000 doors of Latino voters were knocked and more than 100,000 were engaged via bilingual digital ads.

One day from Primary Day in Philadelphia, there are no favorites and a lot of undecided voters. What does the field look like?

Philadelphia mayor Jim Kenney joined law enforcement officials from throughout the city to discuss operational plans for the summer months.

On election’s eve, critics of the incumbent sheriff reveal the FBI asked about Rochelle Bilal’s spending and management.

The national homicide clearance rate is at an all-time low. So is Philadelphia’s.

It was a little more than two years ago that Cody Woodson was murdered in Richmond, Virginia while taking out the trash, and police have yet to make any arrest in his killing. Sadly, that’s beco...

The co-founder of Reclaim Philadelphia is one of many at-Large Democratic candidates vying for a seat on the legislative body this year.

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If you ask mayoral candidate Rebecca Rhynhart how she’ll be able to address the needs of people living in very different parts of Philadelphia, she says — “just look at my track record.”