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Pennsylvania

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Health

Pennsylvania researchers, parents are shaping autism science as founders of new independent committee

Founders of the new Independent Autism Coordinating Committee say they will act as an alternative body to a federal advisory group under RFK Jr.

3 weeks ago

Listen 1:20
Police detain Emir Balat after he attempted to detonate an improvised explosive device
Courts & Law

FBI finds explosive residue in storage unit after 2 Bucks County men are charged with lighting bombs in NYC

Emir Balat, 18, and Ibrahim Kayumi, 19, live in the Philadelphia suburbs and drove together to New York City to carry out the attack near Gracie Mansion, officials said.

3 weeks ago

PECO electric repair crew in Fishtown
Urban Planning

How PECO’s profits impact your electricity bill

Electricity rates are rising along with profits for investor-owned utilities.

3 weeks ago

Listen 6:59
The Library of Accessible Media
Education
Billy Penn

From Braille reading machines to a recording studio, this library makes popular literature accessible to all

The Library of Accessible Media is committed to providing resources like large print books and braille stacks to those who need it. But the accessibility extends beyond this.

4 weeks ago

Brewerytown resident Miles Owen
Urban Planning
Billy Penn

Philly’s bus station needs a permanent home; questions loom about Filbert Street, ICE office, Amtrak

Residents wonder about using the old Greyhound station, and object to 8th and Arch option.

4 weeks ago

Law enforcement officers respond to Manhattan's Upper East Side
Courts & Law

Feds charge 2 Bucks County men for alleged ISIS-inspired bomb plot at NYC Gracie Mansion protest

Both Emir Balat, of Langhorne, and Ibrahim Kayumi, of Newtown, told officers the attack was inspired by ISIS.

4 weeks ago

Listen 0:54
Authorities are seen responding to the fatal shooting of a state trooper in West Caln Township, Chester County
Courts & Law

Pennsylvania state trooper fatally shot during traffic stop in Chester County

Gov. Josh Shapiro ordered flags to fly at half-staff on all state property to honor Pennsylvania State Police Cpl. Timothy O’Connor.

4 weeks ago

A sign on the side of the road reads
Science

Pa. wants to reduce vehicle collisions with animals using wildlife corridors

Across the U.S. between 1 and 2 million large animals are involved in vehicle collisions each year, according to the Federal Highway Administration.

4 weeks ago

Listen 1:06
An opioid crisis resource kit containing Narcan, fentanyl test strips and information on how to get addiction treatment and more harm reduction resources.
Health

Pennsylvania parents, families call for statewide grief support services for overdose and drug-related losses

Advocates point to a Philadelphia program as a model for statewide grief support services that could be funded with opioid settlement funds.

4 weeks ago

Listen 1:24
Gas prices are seen at a filling station, in Philadelphia
Money

Gas prices rise in the Philadelphia area as war with Iran escalates

As the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran rages on, oil prices are rising, and drivers in the Philadelphia region are feeling the effects at the pump.

4 weeks ago

Montgomery County Commissioners Neil Makhija, left, and Jamila Winder, right
Politics & Policy

Montgomery County prohibits ICE from using county property for civil immigration enforcement

The legislation specifies that county facilities are off-limits for federal civil immigration enforcement, “preventing an unwanted federal invasion,” said Jamila Winder.

4 weeks ago

Listen 1:12
Studio 2
Urban Planning

What lower interest rates mean for homebuyers

Mortgage rates dropped below 6% last week for the first time in years, a sign that some economists believe will trigger a more active and competitive housing market.

Air Date: March 3, 2026 12:00 pm

Listen 51:41
President Donald Trump stands
Politics & Policy

As Congress weighs Trump’s Iran war powers, here’s where Philly-area lawmakers stand

A spokesperson for U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Bucks County, said the congressman was “still reviewing the text” of the war powers resolution.

1 month ago

the quakertown police chief appears to be choking a student protester
Courts & Law

Quakertown police chief on leave after violent confrontation with student protesters

Scott McElree was seen on video placing a student in a chokehold during a protest against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

1 month ago

People watch as smoke rises on the skyline after an explosion in Tehran, Iran
Politics & Policy

Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware Democrats in Congress decry U.S. attacks on Iran: ‘Americans do not want war’

Democratic Sen. John Fetterman joined Sen. Dave McCormick and other Republicans in praising “Operation Epic Fury," which comes after weeks of tension with Iran.

1 month ago

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