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The new potentially more contagious omicron variant of the coronavirus has popped up in more European countries, just days after being identified in South Africa.

New hours are at Bartram’s Garden, Cobbs Creek, East and West Fairmount Parks, FDR, Pennypack, and Wissahickon Valley, among others.

Philadelphia has great public rinks for experienced skaters and little penguins just learning. This guide offers details on the best skating rinks in the city.

A bill to establish a trail of Black historical sites in New Jersey unanimously passed the Assembly and is awaiting a Senate vote.

In a statement on Friday, the World Health Organization designated it as a “variant of concern."

These holidays could be different even from 2020, but supply chain worries and staff shortages didn’t seem to be a factor as shopping season began.

Stocks sank Friday as a new coronavirus variant first detected in South Africa appeared to be spreading across the globe.

A bullet went through a window of a home and struck a man inside. A family member and several neighbors told Action News that man did not survive his injuries.

The county hopes to raise vaccination rates among county employees, under a mandate enacted Oct. 18. The incentive expires Dec. 31.

The city of Philadelphia is urging people to get back into recycling and learn the tips and tricks to make the effort worthwhile.

The fashion and apparel supply chain is among the top emitters of greenhouse gases globally. In 2018, 11.3 million tons of textile waste ended up in U.S. landfills.

The visit comes as tensions between Taiwan and China have risen to their highest level in decades.

U.S. health officials say Merck's experimental COVID-19 pill is effective but they raised questions about its safety during pregnancy.

Retailers are expected to usher in the unofficial start to the holiday shopping season Friday with bigger crowds than last year in a closer step toward normalcy.

One of the Jersey Shore’s most popular boardwalks is undergoing repairs designed to better prepare it for summer crowds next year.