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Selected block parties will receive a $250 ShopRite gift card, patriotic decorations, mini Constitutions and outdoor toys meant to inspire civic pride.
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Chester County expands first responder death benefit policy to include paid workers
A previous iteration of the policy awarded a one-time payment of $10,000 to the surviving family following the death of a volunteer first responder.
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Pa. teens get probation after using AI to create fake nudes of classmates
The boys, who were 14 at the time, admitted earlier this month that they made 59 child sex abuse images, some of which included classmates at Lancaster Country Day School.
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N.J. General Assembly passes bill requiring large data centers to pay for their grid upgrades
The bill aims to shield households and small businesses from electric bill hikes caused by large data centers.
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Listen 1:04Pennsylvania home care workers say industry in ‘crisis’ without $800M infusion of state funding
Home care workers and agencies say the state needs to raise reimbursement rates and pay to meet demand for an aging population.
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Listen 2:10Anandibai Joshee came to Philly in 1883 to study medicine. Her tragic life is the grit of a South Asian American Digital Archive songwriting project.
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Listen 3:39New Jersey passes bills to prevent ICE, police officers from wearing masks on duty
The bills come on the heels of ICE agents being deployed to airports across the country while TSA employees continue going unpaid.
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Listen 0:56Judge appoints new U.S. attorney for New Jersey after Alina Habba, other officials were disqualified
A federal judge has appointed veteran prosecutor Robert Frazer as U.S. attorney for New Jersey, ending a dispute between the judiciary and Trump administration.
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Unmasked agents were observed standing near entrances to security check-in lines at Philadelphia International Airport on Tuesday.
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Listen 0:57N.J. General Assembly passes bill requiring scrap metal facilities to improve fire safety measures
The bill would require scrap metal facilities to install heat detection equipment that could identify fires early, as well as develop fire safety plans.
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Listen 1:12Delaware Gov. Meyer touts incorporation growth, but hasn’t released tax revenue data
Delaware Gov. Matt Meyer has touted a rise in business entities forming in the state, but he has not released key numbers on the growth.
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Listen 1:07Philadelphia ‘No Kings’ protest 2026: What to know ahead of March 28 rally
Millions gathered across the U.S. last year as part of the demonstrations against the Trump administration. More will take place this weekend.
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Dr. Kermit Gosnell, convicted of killing babies at Philadelphia abortion clinic, dies at 85
A Pennsylvania prison spokesperson said Gosnell died March 1 at a hospital. Prosecutors said his West Philadelphia clinic performed illegal late-term abortions.
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The updated proposal from Parker is a fivefold increase to her plan to use the city’s rideshare tax to fund schools as the district grapples with a $300 million deficit.
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Listen 1:04Students and advocates call for expansion, not elimination, of 5 West Philly schools
A West Philadelphia rally called for the consolidation of five schools set to be closed under the school district's plan.
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