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The Chadds Ford museum has been collecting dollhouses for years. The holiday exhibition features its latest acquisition.

As 2025 comes to a close, WHYY News remembers five of the stories that mattered most to readers in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware.

With high home prices and mortgage rates, renters and homeowners still won’t have much mobility in the new year.

Pennsylvanians will see their out-of-pocket costs for 10 medications drop by 53% on average, according to a new AARP report.

Former Rep. Susan Wild, D-Lehigh, submitted 15 projects for federal financing. She blames her Republican successor for their elimination.

For many students, immigration fear doesn’t stop at home. Educators and researchers say it’s reshaping learning, attendance and well-being.

The Grammy Award-winning rock band packed Fishtown’s Johnny Brenda’s for a three-night benefit concert featuring performances by Joe Walsh and Kurt Vile.

The store is doing brisk business selling everything from engineer vests for youngsters to shot glasses and water bottles for transit fans.

The mayor’s housing plan took center stage, but lawmakers also made it easier for certain renters to move and made life easier for affordable housing developers.

For America's 250th birthday, living history programs at Washington Crossing Historic Park will shed light on the role of revolutionary women and noncombatants.

Vice President JD Vance recently visited Allentown and blamed the Biden administration for the affordability crisis.

District leaders say Philip Leddy believed the call had ended when he made the remarks to another employee in the room.

Before the season, team owners lost an attempt to ban the Eagles' brute-force offensive play by just two votes. How safe is the brotherly shove from a new prohibition attempt?

Lack of energy supply and continuing price hikes for gas and electricity this year have frustrated Delawareans over ability to afford higher utility bills.

Among the neighborhoods included: Tioga, Strawberry Mansion, Brewerytown, Spring Garden and Fishtown.