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Philly Boricuas are calling for donations of 1,500 emergency preparedness backpacks that will be sent to local nonprofits in parts of the island hardest hit by the quakes.

Think of the holiday as “a day on, not a day off.”

A key bridge that links mainland Cape May County to a barrier island will briefly close overnight this week as a major overhaul continues, officials said. 

This week: An update on the legal battle over safe injection sites in Philly, Delaware Senator Chris Coons, and the oldest form of American music, sacred harp singing.

Winchester Rec is now buzzing with activity after being closed for five years.

Starting Monday, Regional Rail riders will be able to tap their SEPTA Key Cards to exit at Jefferson Station weekdays from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.

An Alabama county is preserving what’s left of the lockup where officials say Martin Luther King Jr. served his final time behind bars just months before his assassination.

South Philly Barbacoa hosts Maria Mercedes Grubb for a series of fundraisers to benefit the island’s earthquake victims.

Iran's security forces deployed across the capital on Sunday, expecting more protests after its Revolutionary Guard admitted to accidentally shooting down a passenger plane.

A man attempted to "get a closer look" of cheetahs at the Cape May County Park and Zoo earlier this week, authorities said. 

Around a thousand electric customers are without power at the Jersey Shore Sunday morning amid gusty winds.

Before Britain started sending convicts to the continent in the 1700s, aboriginal Australians used fire to manage brushlands and forests across the continent.

Job growth slowed last month as U.S. employers added just 145,000 jobs. But there was an interesting milestone in Friday's report from the Labor Department.

The former Eagles running back played in his first eMLS tournament this weekend.

A magnitude 5.9 quake shook Puerto Rico on Saturday, causing further damage along the island’s southern coast, where previous recent quakes have toppled homes and schools.