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Visitors fill the Grand Court at the Wanamaker Building
Arts & Entertainment

Fans wrap around the block for the last days of Philly’s Wanamaker Light Show

More than 73,000 visited Wanamakers in the first three weeks of the revived Christmas light show, for what could be its final season.

1 day ago

Listen 1:22
lead pipe
Science

Philadelphia’s water department wants to know whether your pipes are lead-free

Cities across the U.S. are required to find lead pipes over the next decade.

1 day ago

Listen 1:04
Funeral services for Philadelphia officer Andy Chan
Community

Philadelphia officer remembered as ‘a bright light’ at funeral seven years after motorcycle crash

The officer died almost seven years after his accident. His wife said he was a mentor who always tried to help others.

2 days ago

Listen 1:13
Smoke billowing from the oil refinery
Science

Delaware City Refinery failed to immediately report accurate butane emissions

The refinery has received more than 50 violations over the last decade.

2 days ago

Listen 1:06
a truck drives in a snowy street
Science

Road salt remains in Pa., N.J. and Del. waterways months after winter storms, according to new data

Road salt applied during winter storms runs off into the groundwater and emerges in surface water streams months later. Advocates say roads can be made safe with less salt.

2 days ago

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A remote stretch of road surrounded by woods
Community

Rape on a country road in Chadds Ford after armed ‘agents of chaos’ go on rush hour ‘ramming’ rampage

Over 3 ½ hours, the men hit several cars, stole money from one victim’s bank cards, and led police on highway chases with two more crashes.

2 days ago

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Delaware Gov. Matt Meyer delivers his first State of the State address
Politics & Policy

Delaware to recoup more than $300M over 3 years after law on tax decoupling takes effect

Delaware’s corporate tax revenue was at risk due to federal tax provisions passed in the “one big, beautiful bill.”

3 days ago

Listen 0:59
inside the developing Camden's Martin McKernan Supportive Housing Center
Urban Planning

Camden County builds $22 million supportive housing complex with 60 units for unsheltered residents

The McKernan Supportive Housing Community in Blackwood is slated to open by summer 2026.

3 days ago

Listen 1:35
The city of Wilmington removes the Caesar Rodney statue
Community

‘Who deserves to be remembered’: Potential display of Caesar Rodney statue in D.C. renews debate over monuments

Some Delawareans say that Founding Father Caesar Rodney should be remembered as a patriot. Others say his legacy is tarnished as an owner of enslaved people.

3 days ago

Listen 3:33
Central Bucks West High School
Education

Inside the legislative effort to expel cellphones from Pennsylvania’s K-12 schools

A bill that would ban cellphone use from "bell to bell" was advanced out of committee Tuesday to a full vote before the state Senate.

3 days ago

Listen 5:57
a skyline view of Philly with snow
Weather

After first major snow of the season, Philly hunkers down for dangerously cold and icy conditions

While the snow has passed, high winds and below-freezing temps will create potentially dangerous conditions the next few days.

4 days ago

a person searches the internet for sales
Community

Holiday fraud is on the rise. Do you know the steps to protect yourself?

The holidays are busy and you are distracted, which gives fraudsters more ways to steal your money. Here are ways to protect yourself during the Christmas hustle and bustle.

4 days ago

Listen 0:42
Philadelphia City Council President Kenyatta Johnson at a community healing event for loved ones of gun violence victims in the city’s 2nd District
Politics & Policy

‘Making sure we’re helping people’: Council President Kenyatta Johnson on how to make Philly better

Two years into his first term leading City Council, Kenyatta Johnson talks about his priorities and improving conditions for all in Philadelphia.

4 days ago

Listen 6:45
A selfie photo of Steve Heise and Alina Josan standing on a large hill overlooking a wide landscape
Arts & Entertainment

Philly band Walnut Brain takes humble diddley bow from earliest days of blues to modern psychedelic improvisation

Steve Heise and Alina Josan make music together by instinct and improvisation, one string at a time.

5 days ago

A crowd is gathered as the words
Arts & Entertainment

Philadelphia Cultural Fund to distribute more than $5 million to arts organizations next year

Anyone interested in expanding access to the arts in the city can apply to sit on a panel that will help choose grantees.

5 days ago

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