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A new analysis by Climate Central estimates the impact of elements of the built environment — like dark roofs and parking lots — on temperatures.
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Bucks County breaks ground on new mental health treatment center
The center will divert people with mental illnesses away from incarceration and into treatment. It’s expected to open by the end of 2024.
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Listen 1:23‘A scary proposition’: A 35-property Zillow listing is raising eyebrows in West Philly
The post appeared in early May, but has recently gained attention thanks to TikTok.
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Listen 1:48Federal Reserve raises its key rate for 11th time by a quarter-point in its drive to slow inflation
The move lifted the Fed’s benchmark short-term rate from roughly 5.1% to 5.3% — its highest level since 2001.
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Salmonella outbreak linked to ground beef in 4 states, including N.J.; 16 people sickened
Six people have been hospitalized amid the outbreak.
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Thomas Jefferson University to pay millions in federal student loan settlement
A loan program was meant to train more community doctors, but federal regulators claim that the Philadelphia university used leftover cash to boost its investment portfolio.
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Toll cheats cost New Jersey $117M last year and experts say the bill keeps growing
Unpaid tolls totaled $47.2 million on the New Jersey Turnpike and $9 million on the Garden State Parkway in 2022.
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Sinéad O’Connor, gifted and provocative Irish singer, dies at 56
She became an international sensation in 1990 with her cover of Prince’s ballad “Nothing Compares 2 U,” an emotional performance that topped charts from Europe to Australia.
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Clean energy push in New Jersey, elsewhere met with warnings the government is coming for your stove
New Jersey utility regulators are to vote Wednesday on a series of “decarbonization” measures designed to incentivize buildings to switch from natural gas heat to electric.
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Massive sinkhole opens up in West Philadelphia
Neighbors say the sinkhole opened up about a year or so ago and it had been fixed recently.
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Penn’s Landing Pixar Putt brings movie magic to miniature golf
The new course features 18 holes themed around different Disney Pixar movies.
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Legislation sets path for recreational marijuana in Pa.
Pennsylvanians could be smoking a different plant should new legislation legalizing recreational cannabis become law.
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Police end search for missing 9-month-old swept away in Bucks County flooding
Officials say the infant has been missing since July 15 when flood waters in Upper Makefield Township, Bucks County swept his family's car away.
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Flash flooding damages bridge, leads to road closure in Chester County
Officials will spend Wednesday assessing damage in Chester County after powerful storms rolled through Tuesday evening.
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The Linc hosted over 105,000 soccer fans last weekend. There will be plenty more elite competition and community outreach to build momentum for 2026’s big event.
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