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Community

Holiday fraud is on the rise. Do you know the steps to protect yourself?

The holidays are busy and you are distracted, which gives fraudsters more ways to steal your money. Here are ways to protect yourself during the Christmas hustle and bustle.

2 hours ago

Philadelphia City Council President Kenyatta Johnson at a community healing event for loved ones of gun violence victims in the city’s 2nd District
Politics & Policy

‘Making sure we’re helping people’: Council President Kenyatta Johnson on how to make Philly better

Two years into his first term leading City Council, Kenyatta Johnson talks about his priorities and improving conditions for all in Philadelphia.

2 hours ago

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Arts & Entertainment

Philly band Walnut Brain takes humble diddley bow from earliest days of blues to modern psychedelic improvisation

Steve Heise and Alina Josan make music together by instinct and improvisation, one string at a time.

13 hours ago

A crowd is gathered as the words
Arts & Entertainment

Philadelphia Cultural Fund to distribute $13 million to arts organizations next year

Anyone interested in expanding access to the arts in the city can apply to sit on a panel that will help choose grantees.

16 hours ago

Pages from the U.S. Affordable Care Act health insurance website healthcare.gov are seen on a computer screen
Politics & Policy

Higher cost, worse coverage: Affordable Care Act enrollees say expiring subsidies will hit them hard

Americans are feeling the strain already with less than three weeks to go until the expiration of COVID-era tax credits that have helped many people pay for health insurance.

21 hours ago

Bob Dix painting a bell
Community

In 2026, Philadelphia neighborhoods will show off with bells on

The statewide Bells Across PA project will highlight towns and neighborhoods to celebrate America’s 250th birthday.

1 day ago

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FILE - Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.,
Politics & Policy

The Senate voted down dueling health proposals. Here’s what’s at stake for Americans

The political stakes of rising health insurance premiums are looming as affordability concerns have emerged as a key issue for voters going into the 2026 midterms.

2 days ago

Two ballet dancers rehearsing in the dance studio
Arts & Entertainment

Philadelphia Ballet dancer makes his ‘Nutcracker’ solo debut after recovering from cancer

At this time last year, Nicholas Patterson could barely walk from chemotherapy. Now he is dancing with the Sugar Plum Fairy.

2 days ago

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Health

These new 2026 health care laws are taking effect in Pa., N.J. and Del.

Bills on diagnostic breast cancer testing, GLP-1 medications, lead paint and breastfeeding were signed into law.

2 days ago

A mother and son embrace for a hug in their kitchen
Community

New Jersey’s adoption numbers are down. Here’s why

The goal of the N.J. Department of Children and Families is birth-family reunification, but when that’s not possible, adoption is an option.

2 days ago

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board members at a meeting
Education

Philly school board begins exploring agreement to hand over abandoned properties to the city, despite criticism

The potential deal could be beneficial to both parties, giving a boost to the mayor’s ambitious housing plan and saving the district from excess expenses.

2 days ago

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents make an arrest
Politics & Policy

Jenkintown limits local police collaboration with ICE

Residents pushed back on the original measure, passed in September, saying it allowed local police to assist ICE agents without judicial warrants.

3 days ago

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Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., joined at left by Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., speaks to reporters after a closed-door meeting with fellow Republicans
Politics & Policy

Senate rejects extension of health care subsidies as costs are set to rise for millions of Americans

Senators on Thursday rejected a Democratic bill to extend the subsidies for three years and a Republican alternative that would have created new health savings accounts.

3 days ago

Phil Murphy speaks
Weather

New Jersey under state of emergency Friday due to propane shortage

The shortage was caused by a power outage at a propane distribution plant in Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania.

3 days ago

Kilmar Abrego Garcia joins supporters in a protest rally outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in Baltimore
Courts & Law

Judge orders Kilmar Abrego Garcia to be immediately released from immigration detention

The judge in Maryland ruled that Immigration and Customs Enforcement had no legal basis to detain Abrego Garcia. The Department of Homeland Security plans to appeal.

3 days ago

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