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At the 2023 Philadelphia Mayoral Forum on Education, candidates discussed the role and vision of the mayor's position on education.

Two teenage girls were shot in Philadelphia hours apart Friday night. A 12-year-old was shot inside a rowhome in Cobbs Creek around 8 p.m. A 15-year-old was shot at least three times in East Frankford early Saturday morning. At least 41 minors have been shot in Philadelphia this year, data from the City Controller's office shows.

Democrat Chris Hollins pulls out to race for Houston's mayoral race to run for city's controller amid Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee's announcement.

Chris Hollins announced his plans Thursday, more than a week after U.S. Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee spoke about her intentions to run for Mayor.

A five-year-old boy shot himself in the leg in North Philadelphia on Wednesday morning. The boy found a gun in his Strawberry Mansion home and accidentally wounded himself, police say. The child was taken to the hospital and placed in stable condition.

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Rep. Morgan Cephas and Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta introduced a bill that would ban the manufacturing, sale and possession of ghost guns or individual parts not marked with serial numbers. The legislation was introduced in response to the growing popularity of privately-made, often untraceable firearms among Philadelphia and Pennsylvania residents, including those barred from owning firearms.

Our comprehensive guide to the 2023 mayoral candidates in most critical (competitive, compelling, crowded) race in Philly’s history.

The soda tax is one in a long list of broken promises.

Philadelphia police released surveillance photos of four suspects accused of shooting and killing a teen boy who was on his way to school Tuesday morning.