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State Sen. Judy Ward appears with supports of Pa. legislation that would ban trans student athletes from participating on teams corresponding with their gender
Politics & Policy

Pennsylvania Senate votes to ban transgender athletes in girls’ sports, but bill faces uphill battle

However, the Republican-penned bill that passed Tuesday is unlikely to get a vote in the state’s Democratic-controlled House of Representatives.

3 days ago

A utility meter
Money

Electric bills in N.J. are about to shoot higher. Lawmakers are scrambling to hold the line on costs

An Assembly committee has approved an eight-bill package focused on energy affordability. The problem is the PJM grid is not keeping pace with demand.

4 days ago

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Michael DelBene and Mayor Cherelle Parker speak about July 4, 2025
Community

LL Cool J to headline Philly’s Fourth of July celebration

The Welcome America celebration is Philadelphia’s 16-day festival from Juneteenth until Independence Day.

4 days ago

Listen 0:54
The exterior of the church is seen
Courts & Law

Bishop says Diocese of Camden will no longer oppose investigation into abuse allegations

The Catholic church had been opposing the investigation into abuse for years, but will now allow it to move forward.

4 days ago

Window air conditioning units
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

No free A/C units through LIHEAP in Pennsylvania this summer

The program, funded primarily with COVID relief money, provided free air conditioning units and fans the last three summers. It saw overwhelming demand.

4 days ago

Listen 1:04
Mural on display at Mural Arts in Philadelphia
Arts & Entertainment

Mural Arts’ after-school programming prepares students, heals communities

Founded in 1984, Mural Arts Philadelphia has created more than 4,000 murals. The nonprofit organization also helps kids hone their artistic and social skills after school.

4 days ago

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Sign at the entrance for Suburban Community Hospital
Health

Suburban Community Hospital in Montco to close its ER and become a specialty behavioral health care facility

The change comes less than a year after Suburban Community Hospital was converted to a smaller “micro hospital” last summer which resulted in layoffs.

4 days ago

Donald Guy Generals speaks
Education

Judge denies effort to reinstate Community College of Philadelphia’s president

Former Community College of Philadelphia president Donald Generals tried to get his job back in court, but a judge ordered against it.

4 days ago

Listen 0:51
Rite Aid store
Community

Rite Aid returns to bankruptcy protection as it seeks to sell most assets

Major drugstore chains and independent pharmacies have been closing stores and struggling with several challenges.

4 days ago

Inside Barstool Sansom Street bar in Philadelphia
Community

Temple student suspended for antisemitic message at Philly’s Barstool bar, employees fired

“In the strongest terms possible, let me be clear: antisemitism is abhorrent,” Temple President John Fry said in a statement.

5 days ago

Wind turbines of South Fork Wind are seen off the coast of Block Island, Rhode Island
Courts & Law

17 states, including New Jersey and Delaware, sue Trump administration for blocking the development of wind energy

Attorneys general from 17 states and D.C. are challenging an executive order that paused approvals, permits and loans for all onshore and offshore wind energy projects.

5 days ago

Police take shooting suspect Maurice Hill into custody
Courts & Law
6abc

Maurice Hill found guilty for attempted murder of Philadelphia police officers during 2019 shooting

Authorities said Hill fired more than 100 rounds at narcotics officers during the incident that took place in the city's Nicetown-Tioga section.

5 days ago

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks
Courts & Law

Attorneys general in N.J., Del. and 17 other states ask federal judge to reverse deep cuts to U.S. Health and Human Services

They say the Trump administration’s massive restructuring has destroyed life-saving programs and left states to pick up the bill for mounting health crises.

5 days ago

The Jones Road wildfire burns in Ocean County, New Jersey
Weather
6abc

Ocean County wildfire now 90% contained after rainy weekend in N.J.; arson suspect expected in court

Officials said the fire is believed to be the second-worst in the last two decades, smaller only than a 2007 blaze that burned 26 square miles.

5 days ago

President Donald Trump holds a document with notes about Kilmar Abrego Garcia as he speaks with reporters in the Oval Office of the White House, April 18, 2025, in Washington.
Politics & Policy

Trump, in a new interview, says he doesn’t know if he backs due process rights

“I don’t know. I’m not, I’m not a lawyer. I don’t know,” Trump said when pressed by NBC's Kristen Welker.

5 days ago

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