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SEPTA opens pop-up store at Market Street HQ to sell logo merchandise
The store is doing brisk business selling everything from engineer vests for youngsters to shot glasses and water bottles for transit fans.
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Philly City Council’s big housing push: What changed for renters, homeowners and developers in 2025
The mayor’s housing plan took center stage, but lawmakers also made it easier for certain renters to move and made life easier for affordable housing developers.
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For America's 250th birthday, living history programs at Washington Crossing Historic Park will shed light on the role of revolutionary women and noncombatants.
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Trump’s ‘A+++++’ economy collides with reality in a Pennsylvania city critical to the midterms
Vice President JD Vance recently visited Allentown and blamed the Biden administration for the affordability crisis.
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Parent shares antisemitic voicemail allegedly left by Lower Gwynedd Elementary School principal
District leaders say Philip Leddy believed the call had ended when he made the remarks to another employee in the room.
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The tush push lives on: The past, present and uncertain future of the NFL’s most controversial play
Before the season, team owners lost an attempt to ban the Eagles' brute-force offensive play by just two votes. How safe is the brotherly shove from a new prohibition attempt?
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Lack of energy supply and continuing price hikes for gas and electricity this year have frustrated Delawareans over ability to afford higher utility bills.
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Twice-weekly trash collection comes to North Philly in January. Here’s what to know
Among the neighborhoods included: Tioga, Strawberry Mansion, Brewerytown, Spring Garden and Fishtown.
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2025 in photos: A year of change, celebration and resolve in the Philadelphia region
Here’s a view from WHYY News photographers of how the last 12 months unfolded in real time.
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The ‘One Philly Plan to End Street Homelessness’ is a partnership with Jefferson Hospital in an attempt to help thousands of homeless residents.
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Listen 0:59Montco businessman commits $1M to support new Lansdale homeless shelter
Construction on the new homeless shelter in Lansdale is ongoing. Montgomery County officials are tentatively planning a ribbon cutting ceremony for February 2026.
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Listen 0:59Can South Philly’s Miracle on 13th Street avoid the traffic ‘nightmare’?
The annual tradition that sees homes adorned with holiday lights and decorations has grown so popular that honking from impatient drivers is becoming a problem for some.
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Listen 2:30Grid operator PJM was unable to secure enough promised power to reach its reliability goal during an auction this week.
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Listen 0:58Young adults from Tanzania with albinism who’ve survived attacks from “black magic” believers visit the U.S. through Global Medical Relief Fund.
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Listen 1:37Montgomery County increases property taxes by 4% in 2026 budget
Commissioner Neil Makhija said the bipartisan budget “sends a signal to all residents that we're here working together, and we're not just here to score political points.”
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