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Someone is wearing protective gloves is using tongs to hold up a container that has has frozen embryos in it at a clinic.
Health

New Jersey reproductive and fertility clinics face new regulations for the storage of embryos and eggs

Reproductive medicine and fertility centers are required to meet specific safety standards and apply for state licensure under new rules.

3 days ago

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Elected officials and family members of Nasrallah Abu Siyam gathered at a press conference
Politics & Policy

Philadelphia elected officials demand investigation into killing of Palestinian American Nasrallah Abu Siyam

Nasrallah Abu Siyam, 19, was born in Philadelphia. Gov. Josh Shapiro has requested U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi investigate his death.

4 days ago

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the door to the Camden County Department of Corrections’ Reentry Release Center
Health

Camden County opens new reentry release center to support people as they leave jail, return to the community

The county’s Reentry Release Center in Camden has peer specialists who connect people to housing, health care and other social services.

4 days ago

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Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., speaks during a campaign event at the Load Rite Trailers manufacturing facility in Fairless Hills, Pa., Monday, Sept. 17, 2018.
Politics & Policy

Philly-area House members vote on Trump’s Iran war powers along party lines

U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Bucks County, joined other House Republicans in voting against limiting President Donald Trump’s war powers in Iran.

4 days ago

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a pop-up book by Colette Fu
Arts & Entertainment

ArtPhilly to launch a major citywide art festival in May

“What Now: 2026” will feature over 100 art events, including 35 commissioned works, examining the nation’s 250th birthday.

4 days ago

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Gas prices are seen at a filling station, in Philadelphia
Money

Gas prices rise in the Philadelphia area as war with Iran escalates

As the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran rages on, oil prices are rising, and drivers in the Philadelphia region are feeling the effects at the pump.

4 days ago

Montgomery County Commissioners Neil Makhija, left, and Jamila Winder, right
Politics & Policy

Montgomery County prohibits ICE from using county property for civil immigration enforcement

The legislation specifies that county facilities are off-limits for federal civil immigration enforcement, “preventing an unwanted federal invasion,” said Jamila Winder.

4 days ago

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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem appears for an oversight hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee
Politics & Policy

Trump fires Homeland Security Secretary Noem after mounting criticism over her leadership

Trump says he'll nominate in Noem's place Oklahoma Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin.

4 days ago

The Philadelphia Orchestra performing
Things To Do
Arts & Entertainment

First Friday fun, Pennsbury Manor’s Charter Day and a special jazz tribute by the Philadelphia Orchestra in this week’s ‘Things to Do’

March 5–8: “The White Chip” in Delaware, Women’s History Month festivities and Robert Glasper in Philly are among this week’s highlights.

4 days ago

The north-end beach at Ocean City
Science

Jersey Shore beaches face uncertainty as federal funding delays threaten tourism, storm protections

Severe erosion is threatening the Jersey Shore's 2026 tourism season. Local leaders are looking to federal aid to restore coastlines before Memorial Day.

4 days ago

A person points to the words Hessian fly in the text of an old book.
Science

About 250 years ago, the nation’s Founding Fathers took on one of the nation’s first invasive species

The invasive Hessian fly spurred suspicions of biological warfare, threatened the new nation’s economy and inspired the nation’s first citizen science project.

4 days ago

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Messiah Stokes next to a sign reading Don't Let Our Legacy Go Extinct
Education

Lankenau students, staff and parents continue to fight proposed school closure

A school district leader told Lankenau students and staff that no final decisions have been made about closures during a press conference Wednesday.

5 days ago

side-by-side photos of John Fetterman and Dave McCormick
Politics & Policy

Pa. Sens. Fetterman, McCormick vote against effort to rein in Trump on Iran war

U.S. Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., was the only Democrat in the Senate to vote against scaling back the war in Iran.

5 days ago

Casas en Newark, Delaware
Urban Planning

Grupos de asistencia legal de Delaware solicitan $3,2 millones para financiar un programa de prevención de desalojos para personas de bajos ingresos

El programa comenzó en noviembre de 2023. La mayoría de los casos fueron para clientes que estaban por debajo del nivel federal de pobreza.

5 days ago

Smoke billows from a building that exploded in Logan Township, New Jersey
Community

4 people in critical condition after explosion at a Logan Township factory, officials say

People across the area reported feeling the explosion at Savita Naturals in Logan Township.

5 days ago

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