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The moratorium on utility shutoffs will formally end on July 1. But that does not mean people who are behind on their bills will lose service right away.

The lesson, it seems, was in last month's primary, when voters approved two GOP-penned proposals to expand the power of lawmakers over a governor's disaster declarations.

A rare combination of religious and corporate groups hopes to use a commercial kitchen in a church basement to support Wilmington’s future restaurateurs.

Pandemic restrictions left many people sitting in jails waiting for their days in court. Their loved ones and attorneys want the wheels of justice moving again.

The Fabulous Philadelphians live up to their name as they premiere a new work for a 9-year-old’s fashion show.

What is the risk, if any, while someone is expecting? WHYY’s Health Desk Help Desk looked into what the research is showing.

An estimated 4,700 gallons of fuel leaked into a local tributary in Brookhaven late Friday night, killing some aquatic life.

Pa. is expected to have a $3 billion budget surplus and more than $7 billion from the American Rescue Plan. Democrats want to use that money to repair schools.

Interim Mayor Vic Carstarphen released his 100-day plan, which focuses on improving residents’ quality of life while navigating them through the pandemic.

An exhibition of flags and documents at the Museum of the American Revolution traces the national evolution on issues of race and religion.

A nonprofit is purchasing the decaying Walnut Street house where Martin Luther King Jr. lived when he was denied service at a Maple Shade bar in 1950.

President Joe Biden said on the fifth anniversary of a mass shooting at the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando that he will sign a bill naming the site as a national memorial.

Juniata County is one of the places Brood X cicadas emerged this year, after spending 17 years underground feeding on tree roots.

Staff at the Philadelphia School of Circus Arts demonstrated the basics of aerial sling, juggling and trampoline, to help kids `find their tribe.’

Many aspects of the proposal may not address actual problems, one expert said.