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After years of newspaper mergers and layoffs across the Philly region, the ripple effects in Montgomery County explain what you may be seeing in your town.

Delaware officials have named rescue dogs as the state’s official pooch. The designation follows the reign of golden retrievers as top dogs in the First State.

At a rally on Capitol Hill organized by black women leaders in support of Ilhan Omar, the embattled Democratic congresswoman addressed the crowd.

"Gloria" became a St. Louis craze in part because of a bar in South Philadelphia: Jacks NYB, a private club in the middle of Flyers country.

Manhattan's eruv may be the most expensive in the world. It's a fishing line in the sky that encircles the island, allowing observant Jews to leave their homes on the Sabbath.

SEPTA and a citizens' crime commission have announced a $6,000 reward for information in the shooting of a conductor on a commuter train platform last week.

On the 34th anniversary of the MOVE bombing, 16 of the homes that were destroyed are newly rebuilt and residents have begun to move in.

Another Jersey Shore town has banned intentional balloon releases as the state considers a prohibition on the act. 

A police officer can be seen in videos putting a girl in a chokehold and shoving another young girl in the stomach. Norristown’s police chief is investigating the incident.

Psychologist Darcy Lockman says there's been progress since the 1950s, but equal partnerships are a long way off. Her book explores the uneven distribution of childcare.

A random act of kindness at a Cape May coffee shop in memory of a fallen New York City firefighter and U.S. Marine sparked a pay it forward campaign. 

A good Samaritan alerted the U.S. Coast Guard to the sailboat that appeared to be in distress off Monmouth County late Sunday morning.

Mental health specialists working in the area of the deadly Camp Fire are seeing a second wave of trauma from survivors. But counseling services are in short supply.

On May 12, 2015, Amtrak Train 188 rounded a corner at 106 miles per hour — more than double the posted speed limit — and derailed in Philadelphia.