
Community
What is Delco Gives Day? Inside the county’s inaugural 24-hour fundraising event
The Foundation for Delaware County is launching a giving day to help raise money for the area’s nonprofits.
1 year ago
Russia and China veto U.S. resolution calling for immediate cease-fire in Gaza
Israel faces mounting pressure from even its closest allies to streamline the entry of aid into the Gaza Strip, and come to a cease-fire agreement.
1 year ago
Woman accused of stealing more than $130K from Delaware County youth club while working as treasurer
According to police, money stolen from the Springfield Youth Club by Kathleen Hammond was used for Eagles games, Billy Joel concert tickets and Amazon purchases.
1 year ago
Nearly $12 million in federal funding headed to community projects in Berks, Montgomery counties
The funding will help several projects addressing affordable housing, community center repairs, infrastructure upgrades and PFAS mitigation.
1 year ago
Listen 0:56Battleship New Jersey leaves port for the first time in 20 years for drydock refurbishment
The battleship returns to the dock where it was originally built in the early '40s for extensive repairs and new paint.
1 year ago
Listen 1:19Firefighters battling 3-alarm blaze in Royersford, Pa.
Officials say the flames have spread to multiple homes.
1 year ago
WHYY News hosted a conversation at the Chestnut Hill Library in Philadelphia to discuss the ruling in Alabama and the June 2022 overturning of Roe v. Wade.
1 year ago
Eagles QB Jalen Hurts covers funeral cost for Texas teen killed in shooting
Family members said that Jalen Hurts has been a big help following the deadly shooting of 18-year-old Jarvon Coles.
1 year ago
New entrance makes Philly’s Seaport Museum lean toward its starboard side
With a new entrance opening Friday, the Independence Seaport Museum turns away from the I-95 cap, toward Spruce Street Harbor Park.
1 year ago
Listen 1:03High marks for former top cop, prisons boss in new role as Delaware weed czar
Rob Coupe acknowledges his new post is a "drastic change" from his days as a trooper, when he often locked up people for marijuana possession.
1 year ago
Listen 2:24Human skull, other skeletal remains found in a water retention basin in Montgomery Co.
Police were contacted just before noon Tuesday by a surveyor doing work near a water retention basin near the intersection of Welsh Road and Grist Mill Drive by Orvilla Road.
1 year ago
‘I’ve been pretty scared’: Philadelphia’s Haitians react to home country’s turmoil
Political turmoil, natural disasters, gang violence, a prison breakout and an exiled former prime minister have Haiti on edge.
1 year ago
Too much Atlantic in Atlantic City: Beach erosion has casinos desperately seeking sand by summer
Weeks of winter storms have badly eroded beaches in the northern section of town, leaving little if any sand on which to play during all but the lowest tides.
1 year ago
Famine is said to be ‘imminent’ in northern Gaza as Israel raids the main hospital again
Israel faces mounting pressure from even its closest allies to streamline the entry of aid into the Gaza Strip and to open more crossings.
1 year ago
Philadelphia rapper Phat Geez fatally shot in Brewerytown
Officers responded to a report of a person with a gun at about 10:10 p.m. Sunday on the 1200 block of North Taney Street.
1 year ago