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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.
7 days ago
Listen 1:22Philadelphia’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 week ago
Listen 1:04Philadelphia 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.
1 week ago
Listen 1:13Delaware City Refinery failed to immediately report accurate butane emissions
The refinery has received more than 50 violations over the last decade.
1 week ago
Listen 1:06Road 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.
1 week ago
Listen 1:19Over 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.
1 week ago
Listen 2:30Delaware 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.”
1 week ago
Listen 0:59Camden 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.
1 week ago
Listen 1:35Some 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.
1 week ago
Listen 3:33Inside 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.
1 week ago
Listen 5:57After 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.
1 week ago
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.
1 week ago
Listen 0:42‘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.
1 week ago
Listen 6:45Steve Heise and Alina Josan make music together by instinct and improvisation, one string at a time.
1 week ago
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.
2 weeks ago
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