Pennsylvania
SEPTA opens pop-up store at Market Street HQ to sell logo merchandise
The store is doing brisk business selling everything from engineer vests for youngsters to shot glasses and water bottles for transit fans.
1 month ago
Listen 0:55For America's 250th birthday, living history programs at Washington Crossing Historic Park will shed light on the role of revolutionary women and noncombatants.
1 month ago
Listen 1:12Trump’s ‘A+++++’ economy collides with reality in a Pennsylvania city critical to the midterms
Vice President JD Vance recently visited Allentown and blamed the Biden administration for the affordability crisis.
2 months ago
Parent shares antisemitic voicemail allegedly left by Lower Gwynedd Elementary School principal
District leaders say Philip Leddy believed the call had ended when he made the remarks to another employee in the room.
2 months ago
Twice-weekly trash collection comes to North Philly in January. Here’s what to know
Among the neighborhoods included: Tioga, Strawberry Mansion, Brewerytown, Spring Garden and Fishtown.
2 months ago
Listen 0:542025 in photos: A year of change, celebration and resolve in the Philadelphia region
Here’s a view from WHYY News photographers of how the last 12 months unfolded in real time.
2 months ago
Montco businessman commits $1M to support new Lansdale homeless shelter
Construction on the new homeless shelter in Lansdale is ongoing. Montgomery County officials are tentatively planning a ribbon cutting ceremony for February 2026.
2 months ago
Listen 0:59Grid operator PJM was unable to secure enough promised power to reach its reliability goal during an auction this week.
2 months ago
Listen 0:58Montgomery County increases property taxes by 4% in 2026 budget
Commissioner Neil Makhija said the bipartisan budget “sends a signal to all residents that we're here working together, and we're not just here to score political points.”
2 months ago
Listen 0:52Dec. 18-21: Jazz night at the Delaware Art Museum, Rod Wave in Philly and a special holiday concert in South Jersey are among weekend highlights.
2 months ago
Listen 4:46Bucks County commissioners approve 8% property tax increase
The increase amounts to roughly $6 a month for residential property owners.
2 months ago
Listen 0:45The revolt against GOP leadership came after days of talks centered on the health care subsidies.
2 months ago
A Perkasie family’s cancer journey inspired this sci-fi fantasy choral music
The Pennsylvania Youth Choral Ensemble will premiere a song based on a tale about pandas written by the daughter of a cancer patient.
2 months ago
Listen 3:28Road salt remains in Pa., N.J. and Del. waterways months after winter storms, according to new data
Road salt applied during winter storms runs off into the groundwater and emerges in surface water streams months later. Advocates say roads can be made safe with less salt.
2 months ago
Listen 1:19Inside 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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