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Arts & Entertainment

An ‘exuberantly eclectic’ new building is set to open at Chestnut Hill’s Woodmere Museum

The new Maguire Hall is a 173-year-old industrialist’s mansion converted into a showcase of Philadelphia artists.

3 hours ago

Dr. Gerard Criner, director of Temple Lung Center
Health

As Pennsylvania health systems rapidly adopt AI, lawmakers take steps to regulate the technology

Health systems and insurance companies are using artificial intelligence to analyze CT scans and MRIs, update electronic health records and review coverage decisions.

4 hours ago

Listen 5:08
Jeff Balk speaks
Politics & Policy

Revelation of 1980s child sex abuse by Delaware Democratic Party leader divides statewide and Sussex leaders

Jeff Balk spent several years in a Missouri prison for abusing teen boys. He first resisted calls to resign as county chair but ultimately stepped down.

4 hours ago

Josh Shapiro speaks
Courts & Law

Pennsylvania Gov. Shapiro joins lawsuit against Trump administration for cutting funds to public safety

Pennsylvania and 10 other states, including New Jersey and Delaware, are suing FEMA and the DHS.

12 hours ago

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Politics & Policy

Republican lawmakers from Pa., N.J., Va. and Md. weigh solutions to rising electricity bills

Republican lawmakers want to see faster permitting and an end to the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.

12 hours ago

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Education

Pennsylvania’s budget impasse is affecting schools. William Penn School District could run out of money within months

More than half of the Delaware County school district's revenue comes from the state. Without a budget, funds could run dry by the end of January.

14 hours ago

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Community
WITF

‘Now I have nothing’: Pennsylvanians expect hardship without SNAP

Gov. Josh Shapiro joins Democrats’ lawsuit for emergency SNAP funds amid government shutdown.

15 hours ago

The largest regulated water and wastewater utility company in the U.S., American Water, its building in Camden, N.J., seen in the foreground on June 17, 2024. The company is merging with Essential Utilities. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)
Community

American Water Works, Essential Utilities to merge, creating $40B public water utility

The combined company will serve more than 2,000 communities, with customer prices set to remain the same.

16 hours ago

Chester Water Authority building
Courts & Law

Chester Water Authority should hand over financial information and restructure board, receiver says

Tuesday’s filing is the latest court battle between one of the region’s largest public water systems and the office tasked with rescuing the city of Chester from fiscal ruin.

16 hours ago

Fruits on shelves in the supermarket
Politics & Policy

What to know as federal food help and preschool aid will run dry Saturday if shutdown persists

Most SNAP participants are families with children, more than 1 in 3 include older adults or someone with a disability, and 2 in 5 are households where someone is employed.

16 hours ago

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Politics & Policy

When the government shutdown will affect SNAP, Head Start and military pay

According to the Trump administration, funding will run out for the food assistance program that is relied upon by 42 million Americans to supplement their grocery bills.

18 hours ago

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Science

Why billions of gallons of raw sewage keep ending up in Philadelphia waterways

With a new analysis showing where the pollution is going, environmental advocates call on public officials to do more to stop it.

20 hours ago

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts
Community

Why the Philadelphia Eagles’ ‘tush push’ play is causing such a stir

The Philadelphia Eagles have perfected the "tush push" play, but opponents and officials struggle to counter it.

23 hours ago

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Urban Planning

New parks, better housing and safer streets part of ideas to improve conditions along Delaware’s Route 9 corridor

Community members and planners envision a safer, greener Route 9 corridor with new parks, housing and connections to heal decades of neglect.

1 day ago

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Sean Duffy walks with Mike Johnson
Politics & Policy

Flight disruptions continue as air traffic controllers brace for their first full missing paychecks

The FAA reported issues at Newark's international airport, as well as in Los Angeles, Texas and Florida. Air traffic controllers are working without pay during the shutdown.

1 day ago

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