Government officials and small business owners gathered Friday to attend the annual Diverse & Minority Business Forum hosted by state Sen. Sharif Street. The event, co-hosted by U.S. Rep. Dwight Evans and Deputy Secretary for Diversity, Inclusion & Small Business Opportunities for the Pennsylvania Department of General Services Kerry L. Kirkland, was held to help […]

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — Homeowners and renters in Philadelphia’s Queen Village neighborhood brought their concerns about crime directly to the people in charge. In replacement of the monthly Queen Village Neighborhood Association meeting, the group held a specialty meeting Thursday night to discuss crime. “I remember a very different neighborhood 30 years ago. I never gave thought […]

At a time that should be full of anticipation and joy, a pregnancy ending in premature birth can turn that joy to anguish for many parents.  Having to face the heartbreak of having to leave a fragile, vulnerable child hooked up to monitors in a strange setting and unable to express discomfort is also extremely […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congress could take steps to protect millions of Americans against thieves who are trying to steal homes out from underneath them. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-Mo.) and Rep. Dwight Evans (D-PA) introduced the Good DEED Act. The bill aims to define deed fraud as a scheme where thieves steal property by filing fake […]

Philly’s mail delivery woes aren’t getting any better, Pennsylvania’s congressional leaders say. So they’ve sent a list of demands to the U.S. Postal Service. Driving the news: U.S. Sen. Bob Casey and Reps. Dwight Evans and Matt Cartwright called out postmaster general Louis DeJoy in a letter this week for failing to address the “abysmal standards of service” […]

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Fetterman will hit the campaign trail in our area Saturday. He’s holding a rally with congressman Dwight Evans at the Dorothy Emanuel Recreation Center in East Mt. Airy. Then, he’s heading to the Lehigh Valley for another rally. This one will be with congresswoman Susan Wild at Northampton Community College in Bethlehem. […]

Today, U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (D-CA), U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Representatives Alan Lowenthal (CA-47), Mike Quigley (IL-05), and Steve Cohen (TN-09) led a bicameral group of 58 members of Congress in a letter to the General Services Administration (GSA) in response to the agency’s potential rulemaking focused on reducing unnecessary single-use plastics in […]

The Philadelphia City Council voted in February to name the 6300 block of Lancaster Avenue – site of the African Episcopal Church of St. Thomas – Absalom Jones Way. The church-hosted ceremony was part of an ongoing celebration of the 230th anniversary of the parish, the oldest Black Episcopal church in the United States. In addition to Pennsylvania Bishop Daniel Gutiérrez, […]

PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Crime was the focus for the Oz campaign Monday, as the Republican candidate for U.S. Senate visited Philadelphia for a three-hour series of events from Germantown to Kensington. “If I got you into detox right now, would you go?” Mehmet Oz asked Manuel Berry, one of two drug users that he talked into going to rehab during his trip. […]

WASHINGTON – The group of U.S. House Democrats asking the chamber’s leaders not to include environmental permitting changes in a stopgap spending deal this month comprises 72 members, including senior leaders of budget and spending committees and factions across the caucus’ ideological spectrum. The 72 signers on a letter sent late last week make up a […]