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Starting Saturday, dialing 988 will connect callers experiencing distress across the country to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.

The bill would have prevented local towns from banning natural gas, something climate activists say will be key to addressing global warming.

The city’s Summer Event Series and the West Fest Block Party have been canceled because of rising incidents of gun violence.

This weekend’s event highlights in Philly, N.J., and Delaware include concerts from Elton John, Femi Kuti, Dave Matthews Band, Chris Brown, Yacht Rock Revue, and more.

The Jersey Shore resort city welcomes the nation’s oldest civil rights organization for its first in-person convention since 2019.

Delaware is experiencing a rise in the number of residents seeking help, whether it be with housing costs, Medicaid, or food assistance.

The Centers for Disease Control still must recommend how to use the Novavax vaccine before shots begin. The U.S. has bought 3.2 million doses.

Launched in 2019, the Restore Repair Renew program offers low-interest loans to homeowners who need to make major fixes to their properties.

Philadelphia’s first female Council President Anna Verna was a longtime South Philly resident and lived near the site of the new playground park.

The facility is designed to deal with the new work-from-home economy while providing support to workers from IT services to videoconferencing.

Tonie Willis, the founder of Ardella’s House, spoke with WHYY’s Cherri Gregg about barriers facing women post-incarceration, and how society can better support their re-entry.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his wife left aboard an air force plane bound for the Maldives. He made his prime minister the acting president in his absence.

People who care for two or more dependents will be able to claim up to $6,000 in child care expenses starting next year.

Two of the firefighters’ most recent endorsements went to Republicans, former President Donald Trump, and far-right U.S. Senate candidate Kathy Barnette.

All students must now compete according to their sex assigned at birth, according to the updated policy.