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Camden County builds $22 million supportive housing complex with 60 units for unsheltered residents
The McKernan Supportive Housing Community in Blackwood is slated to open by summer 2026.
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Listen 1:35Some Delawareans say that Founding Father Caesar Rodney should be remembered as a patriot. Others say his legacy is tarnished as an owner of enslaved people.
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Listen 3:33Inside the legislative effort to expel cellphones from Pennsylvania’s K-12 schools
A bill that would ban cellphone use from "bell to bell" was advanced out of committee Tuesday to a full vote before the state Senate.
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Listen 5:57After first major snow of the season, Philly hunkers down for dangerously cold and icy conditions
While the snow has passed, high winds and below-freezing temps will create potentially dangerous conditions the next few days.
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Holiday fraud is on the rise. Do you know the steps to protect yourself?
The holidays are busy and you are distracted, which gives fraudsters more ways to steal your money. Here are ways to protect yourself during the Christmas hustle and bustle.
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Listen 0:42‘Making sure we’re helping people’: Council President Kenyatta Johnson on how to make Philly better
Two years into his first term leading City Council, Kenyatta Johnson talks about his priorities and improving conditions for all in Philadelphia.
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Listen 6:45Steve Heise and Alina Josan make music together by instinct and improvisation, one string at a time.
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Philadelphia Cultural Fund to distribute more than $5 million to arts organizations next year
Anyone interested in expanding access to the arts in the city can apply to sit on a panel that will help choose grantees.
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Listen 0:57Higher cost, worse coverage: Affordable Care Act enrollees say expiring subsidies will hit them hard
Americans are feeling the strain already with less than three weeks to go until the expiration of COVID-era tax credits that have helped many people pay for health insurance.
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In 2026, Philadelphia neighborhoods will show off with bells on
The statewide Bells Across PA project will highlight towns and neighborhoods to celebrate America’s 250th birthday.
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Listen 1:05Rocky statues are on the move next year. Here’s what we know so far
The city plans to return one of the statues outside the museum to Sylvester Stallone next year. A late twist changed which one it will be.
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Council passes bills on sidewalk cafes, Greyhound bus station and mobile care providers
Votes to end trash incineration and modify the resign-to-run rule were postponed.
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The Senate voted down dueling health proposals. Here’s what’s at stake for Americans
The political stakes of rising health insurance premiums are looming as affordability concerns have emerged as a key issue for voters going into the 2026 midterms.
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Philadelphia Ballet dancer makes his ‘Nutcracker’ solo debut after recovering from cancer
At this time last year, Nicholas Patterson could barely walk from chemotherapy. Now he is dancing with the Sugar Plum Fairy.
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Listen 2:23These new 2026 health care laws are taking effect in Pa., N.J. and Del.
Bills on diagnostic breast cancer testing, GLP-1 medications, lead paint and breastfeeding were signed into law.
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