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Aerial view of a sinkhole in 2018.
Community

A new sinkhole opens up along the Mariner East pipeline in Chester County

The Pa. Public Utility Commission is investigating what they call “an earth feature” along the Mariner East’s path in Chester County.

2 years ago

Haze blankets Philadelphia due to Canadian wildfires on June 29, 2023.
Weather

Code Orange declared for Philly, suburbs due to poor air quality

Under a Code Orange, air quality may be unhealthy for vulnerable groups such as children, people with asthma, people with heart or lung disease, and older adults.

2 years ago

File photo: Leslie Van Houten attends her parole hearing at the California Institution for Women Sept. 6, 2017, in Corona, Calif.
Courts & Law

Leslie Van Houten, follower of cult leader Charles Manson, released from California prison

Her release comes days after Gov. Gavin Newsom announced he would not fight a state appeals court ruling that Van Houten should be granted parole.

2 years ago

A view from above of a sinkhole
Community

DeKalb Pike reopened following sinkhole, repair delays due to high temperatures

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation worked alongside Pennsylvania American Water to fill the large sinkhole.

2 years ago

FILE - Emergency personnel battle against a fire aboard the Italian-flagged Grande Costa d'Avorio cargo ship at the Port of Newark, Friday, July 7, 2023, in Newark, N.J. Crews extinguished the intensely burning fire aboard a cargo ship docked in New Jersey after nearly a week and are now beginning their investigation into the blaze that resulted in the deaths of two firefighters, officials said Tuesday, July 11, 2023. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
Community

Fire that killed 2 on a cargo ship in New Jersey is out after nearly a week, officials say

Coast Guard officials say it could be a while before it's know what led to the blaze that started late Wednesday and left two Newark firefighters dead and five others injured.

2 years ago

Beyonce performs onstage.
Arts & Entertainment
6abc

Beyoncé’s Renaissance World Tour heads to Philly: What to know ahead of the show

The South Philly stop marks the tour's first show in the U.S. and the only show in Pennsylvania.

2 years ago

Philadelphia Union head coach Jim Curtin reacts to the crowd as he heads onto the field during the first half of an MLS playoff soccer match against the Nashville SC
Community

Philadelphia Union, longtime coach Jim Curtin, agree to a multi-year contract extension

Curtin's 127 career wins is second to Vermes' 189 in league history.

2 years ago

Philadelphia Flyers mascot Gritty cheers on as children send hockey balls into a net in the inaugural snapshot to open the rink
Community

Fishtown opens $2.5 million community hockey rink with some help from Gritty

The facility replaces a leaking, tattered portion of the Fishtown Recreation Center as part of a multi-million project paid for by Rebuild Philadelphia.

2 years ago

Flag hanging at the campus of Rutgers University
Education

Rutgers tuition is going up, along with room and board

The university raised tuition following deals with several unions and after receiving more state funding.

2 years ago

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis speaks in court in the Fulton county courthouse, Tuesday, July 11, 2023, in Atlanta. A grand jury being seated Tuesday in Atlanta will likely consider whether criminal charges are appropriate for former President Donald Trump or his Republican allies for their efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss in Georgia.
Courts & Law

A grand jury sworn in Tuesday could decide whether Trump is charged over Georgia’s 2020 election

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has been investigating since shortly after Trump called Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger.

2 years ago

File photo: An image from Activision's Call of Duty is shown on a smartphone near a photograph of the Microsoft logo in this photo taken in New York, Thursday, June 15, 2023.
Courts & Law

Microsoft can move ahead with record $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, judge rules

Regulators are seeking to ax the deal because they say it will hurt competition.

2 years ago

Los Angeles Angels' Vladimir Guerrero Sr. (left) watches one of his home runs in the third round of the All-Star Home Run Baseball Derby in San Francisco, July 9, 2007. AAmerican League's Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (right), of the Toronto Blue Jays, holds his trophy after winning the MLB All-Star baseball Home Run Derby in Seattle, Monday, July 10, 2023.
Community

Vladimir Guerrero joins Vladimir Sr. as first father-son Home Run Derby winners

Guerrero totaled 5 1/2 miles of homers — 29,390 feet to be exact.

2 years ago

FIle photo: Caster Semenya, of South Africa, competes during a heat in the women's 5000-meter run at the World Athletics Championships on July 20, 2022, in Eugene, Oregon.
Courts & Law

Olympic champion Caster Semenya wins appeal against testosterone rules at human rights court

The court has decided she was discriminated against by sports rules that force her to medically reduce her natural hormone levels if she wants to compete in major competitions

2 years ago

A customer uses an ATM at a Bank of America location in San Francisco, Monday, April 24, 2023
Courts & Law

BofA hit with $250 million in fines and customer refunds for ‘double-dipping’ fees, fake accounts

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency found that the bank’s double-dipping on fees was illegal.

2 years ago

Trump speaks into a microphone. A U.S. flag is visible behind him.
Courts & Law

Trump lawyers ask judge to postpone trial without setting a date in classified documents case

Trump was charged in a 38-count indictment with conspiring to hide classified documents at Mar-a-Lago from federal investigators.

2 years ago

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