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File photo: Internal Revenue Service taxes forms are seen on Feb. 13, 2019. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)
Money

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro promotes tax break for working families

Individuals can get up to $805 back on their state return, with more for dependents. But with two weeks until the deadline, only half of eligible residents have claimed it.

3 hours ago

PECO truck in the foreground, PECO worker in the background
Science

Your PECO bill could increase by $20 each month starting in 2027

The utility wants to raise its rates for electricity customers and suburban natural gas users. The CEO of PECO's parent company, Exelon, made more than $15.6 million in 2025.

4 hours ago

Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner holds a press conference
Urban Planning

Philadelphia DA Krasner requests new funding in 2027 budget to fund prosecution efforts in the city

The office says its Family Violence and Sexual Assault unit is handling more than 1,000 cases with only 19 staffers.

4 hours ago

Nicolas O'Rourke speaks with Jim Harriity
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Bills to protect Philadelphia renters are poised for passage following landlord lawsuit

The bills are part of the Safe Healthy Homes Act, a legislative package that has drawn considerable opposition from independent landlords.

6 hours ago

Chester Water Authority building
Community

Chester Water Authority lifts boil water advisory in Upper Chichester area

Darryl Jenkins, executive manager of the Chester Water Authority, called the event “one of the most significant water main breaks” in the history of the organization.

7 hours ago

Listen 0:46
Discarded syringes lay near near train tracks in Philadelphia, Monday, July 31, 2017
Health

Chester County overdose deaths drop in 2025: ‘One day we hope to see zero’

Since 2017, the number of accidental overdoses in Chester County has steadily declined.

11 hours ago

Hart, Brown and Flowers at the event
Arts & Entertainment

WHYY series on Revolutionary era and its lasting impact begins with Free Library event on women, power and equality

WHYY is partnering with Penn’s McNeil Center for Early American Studies for a series of events this spring examining the impact of the American Revolution.

11 hours ago

A firefighter sprays foam on smoldering bush
Science

New Jersey firefighters take toxic PFAS firefighting foam off their shelves

New Jersey has partnered with Revive Environmental to remove and destroy 150,000 gallons of aqueous film forming foam.

16 hours ago

Listen 1:20
Transformer substation
Money

What you can do about your rising electric bills in Pennsylvania

The National Consumer Law center said that about a quarter of all U.S. households sacrificed food and medicine to pay for their energy bills in 2024.

17 hours ago

Bianca Charbonneau holding her son, Cassian
Health

16,000 babies later: After nearly 48 years, Bryn Mawr says goodbye to a beloved birth center

The Lifecycle Wellness and Birth Center, which opened in 1978 as one of the country’s earliest independent centers, closed in March.

17 hours ago

Michael Idriss portraying Cyrus Bustill
Community

Cyrus Bustill baked for Washington’s army. Then he built Philly’s free Black Renaissance

Born into slavery, Bustill became an entrepreneur, a patriot and one of the founders of a thriving Black Philadelphia.

18 hours ago

Listen 3:55
Delaware River Bridge
Community

Delaware River Bridge receives $600 million for replacement

The bridge connects the Pennsylvania Turnpike to the New Jersey Turnpike between Bucks and Burlington Counties.

1 day ago

Listen 0:49
A hand holds a low-dose estrogen skin patch
Health

Why Pennsylvania’s women are struggling to find estrogen patches for menopause hormone therapy

The nationwide shortage is being driven by a steady rise in demand for menopausal hormone therapy that is outpacing current patch supply.

2 days ago

An oak tree with new leaf growth also shows pollen and a drop of water hanging among the branches
Health

Sneezing, runny nose, itchy eyes: Allergy symptoms start earlier with climate change

Temperature and precipitation pattern changes mean trees are blooming earlier.

2 days ago

Listen 1:01
Jill Biden speaks behind a podium
Politics & Policy

Secret Service agent assigned to Jill Biden accidentally shoots himself in leg at airport

Authorities say a U.S. Secret Service agent assigned to protect former first lady Jill Biden accidentally shot himself in the leg at Philadelphia International Airport.

2 days ago

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