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An American Airlines flight nears Philadelphia International Airport.
Money

Good news for refiners, bad for travelers: Diesel and jet fuel costs are skyrocketing

As gas prices in the Philadelphia region continue to climb, jet fuel, diesel, and heating oil charges have skyrocketed.

4 years ago

Rows of T-shirts bearing the name of Philadelphians lost to gun violence are on display with a fence and bushes in the background.
Community

‘Put away petty grievances’: In West Philadelphia, families of gun violence victims come together for healing and reflection

The free, daylong event offered grief counseling and workshops dedicated to healing traumas and fostering forgiveness.

4 years ago

Upclose view of John Fetterman
Politics & Policy

Fetterman, Pa. Democrat running for Senate, suffered stroke

Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, a Democrat running for U.S. Senate, has suffered a stroke but is on his way to a “full recovery.

4 years ago

NATO Foreign Minister attend an informal meeting of the North Atlantic Council in Foreign Ministers' session in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, May 15, 2022.
Politics & Policy

Finland to seek NATO entry in ‘new era’ amid Russia’s war

Finland has declared that it wants to join NATO as the head of the trans-Atlantic military alliance expressed hope that Ukraine can win the war.

4 years ago

Close-up of Mehmet Oz, who is smiling, with an American flag in the background.
Politics & Policy

‘Reprehensible’: Oz condemns GOP opponent’s tweet on Islam

Republican Senate hopeful Mehmet Oz is stepping up his criticism of a far-right candidate in Pennsylvania who is gaining traction ahead of Tuesday’s primary election.

4 years ago

Two people kneel on the ground in front of a memorial made of flowers.
Community

Buffalo shooter targeted Black neighborhood, officials say

Shoppers and a retired police officer were among the 10 shot and killed at a Buffalo supermarket by a white teenager who authorities say was motivated by racial hatred.

4 years ago

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Community

Montgomery County canceled its five low-power FM stations — they might be up for grabs in the near future

The five LPFM stations were originally intended to spread timely emergency information, but they never really lived up to that purpose.

4 years ago

SEPTA Rt. 48 bus
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
Eyes on the Street

Opinion: ‘On-demand’ bus service won’t do the job in the suburbs

SEPTA is looking to change low-ridership routes to an on-demand service that hasn’t shown any efficiency when tried in other cities.

4 years ago

SEPTA’s 13 trolley rolls down Lancaster Avenue in Philadelphia’s Belmont neighborhood.
Urban Planning

SEPTA starts process of replacing more than 100 trolleys

SEPTA will spend more than $1 billion in upgrades to the trolley system, bringing it into ADA compliance with larger vehicles.

4 years ago

File photo: Pennsylvania state Sen. Doug Mastriano, R-Franklin, right,,a Republican running for Governor of Pennsylvania, arrives at a campaign stop Tuesday, May 10, 2022, in Portersville, Pa. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
Politics & Policy

Mastriano, leading in GOP governor polls, taunts ‘establishment’ at closed event

Doug Mastriano bans reporters at Warminster rally on the weekend before the Pennsylvania primary.

4 years ago

Students are seen holding. a sign that says ''Bring Back''
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Student protesters threatened, while a new policy to censor library books looms in Central Bucks School District

Lenape Middle school students protest a teacher placed on sudden leave as the district also plans to enact a new book censorship policy.

4 years ago

Police investigate after a shooting at a supermarket on Saturday, May 14, 2022, in Buffalo, N.Y.  (AP Photo/Joshua Bessex)
Community

At least 10 dead in mass shooting at Buffalo supermarket

Authorities say a gunman opened fire with a rifle, and that officials are investigating it as a “hate crime and racially motived violent extremism.”

4 years ago

A woman attends an abortion-rights rally at the Utah State Capitol Saturday, May 14, 2022, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
Courts & Law

Abortion rights backers rally in anger over post-Roe future

In the nation’s capital, thousands gathered at the Washington Monument before marching to the Supreme Court.

4 years ago

This March 11, 2019 photo shows the Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee's new downtown arena that opened in the summer of 2018. (AP Photo/Carrie Antlfinger)
Community

Curfew for young people after Milwaukee shootings injure 21

Three people were injured in the first shooting, one in the second, and 17 in what police described as an exchange of gunfire between two groups of people.

4 years ago

Close-up of Doug Mastriano smiling.
Politics & Policy

Trump backs Mastriano in Pennsylvania GOP governor primary

There are growing fears from party leaders that Mastriano, a state senator and retired U.S. Army colonel, is too extreme to win the general election in November

4 years ago

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