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Pennsylvania

Josh Shapiro speaks
Politics & Policy

Pennsylvania leaving regional electricity grid is still on the table, Shapiro says

The governor said PJM Interconnection has “months, not years” to make reforms that will keep costs down for consumers.

4 days ago

An overturned tanker truck on Route 1 Bypass in Upper Province Township
Community
6abc

Overturned tanker shuts down Route 1 in Delaware County, spilling 2,000 gallons of heating oil

A tanker lost control and rolled across a bridge Monday morning, shutting down both directions of the Route 1 Media Bypass in Upper Providence Township for several hours.

4 days ago

SNAP
Politics & Policy

Pennsylvania elected officials warn proposed federal cuts could be ‘devastating’ for social services

A spending bill Republicans passed in July also includes major cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as SNAP.

4 days ago

Historical Society of Pennsylvania CEO David Brigham
Arts & Entertainment

UArts’ 150-year archive now lives at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania

An estimated 1 million items, about 1,000 linear feet, trace UArts’ deep and wide connections to the city.

4 days ago

''Uplift Justice'' by Shepard Fairey, a mural featuring a woman's face and her hands held up below her chin, is painted on the side of a Center City office building on Arch Street
Arts & Entertainment

A new mural by Shepard Fairey about the ideals of American liberty appears in Philly

Just in time for the nation’s 250th birthday celebration next year, Fairey’s work replaces a 112-foot mural of a classically Greco-Roman sculpture.

5 days ago

People hold a number of different countries' flags during the Upper Darby International Festival
Community

‘The World in One Place’: Upper Darby celebrates 8th annual International Festival

The festival celebrates the township’s diverse immigrant communities, even as the region grapples with increased immigration enforcement.

6 days ago

State treasurer Stacy Garrity speaks at the Pennsylvania Republican Party’s fall meeting with an American flag behind her
Politics & Policy

Pa. GOP endorses state Treasurer Stacy Garrity for 2026 governor race

State Sen. Doug Mastriano, the party’s nominee in 2022, blasted the decision as a “coronation” and said it would not impact whether he runs this time.

6 days ago

Tamar Riley, president of the Carousel House Advisory Council, speaks at a Philadelphia City Council meeting
Billy Penn
Community
Billy Penn

Carousel House supporters ask for quick reopening of shuttered rec center

Promises from Rebuild program are “unfulfilled,” they tell City Council. The center has been closed since 2020.

6 days ago

Barbara Wadsworth smiles
Health

Innovation program helps nurses and frontline workers at Main Line Health bring medical inventions to market

Health care workers have invented devices to improve catheter insertion, prevent injuries from falls and support limbs in rehab patients.

6 days ago

Plastic straws are displayed in a glass
Community

Cheltenham bans single-use plastic straws, utensils and expanded polystyrene food products

Any retailer caught violating the ordinance could be subject to a minimum $500 fine. The township already bans the distribution of single-use plastic bags.

7 days ago

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro shakes hands with state Senate Majority Leader Joe Pittman.
Politics & Policy
WITF

Political gridlock continues over Pa. budget, straining finances for counties, schools, nonprofits

Despite their insistence a few weeks ago that a deal was as near as a few days away, neither chamber convened in the Capitol for a voting session during the week of Sept. 15.

7 days ago

Overhead photo of a residential area
Politics & Policy

Delaware County Council creates human relations commission. How it will work is still up in the air

The council tabled a law that would’ve empowered the new commission to mediate discrimination complaints, leaving the body’s scope up in the air.

7 days ago

A syringe is prepared with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at a clinic in the Norristown Public Health Center in Norristown, Pa., Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021
Health
WESA

Amid CDC turmoil, Pennsylvania joins Northeastern states in regional public health coalition

The Northeast Public Health Collaborative has formed working groups to identify opportunities for states to share emergency public health planning and response resources.

1 week ago

Police tape blocks a section of a cornfield
Courts & Law

3 officers killed in York County shooting identified. Gunman ambushed law enforcement from inside the home, officials say

Matthew James Ruth, 24, opened fire on officers from inside his ex-girlfriend's rural Pennsylvania house. He is accused of stalking her, according to officials.

1 week ago

Federal agents patrol the halls of immigration court
NPR
Politics & Policy

Trump administration rushes to rent space for immigration officers conducting raids

ICE has also requested that GSA identify existing federally owned or leased property that might be suitable for their use in Philadelphia and other cities.

1 week ago

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