
Philadelphia
‘Where does it end?’: Philly water customers are concerned about proposed rate hike
The average resident’s bill would increase more than 20% by late 2024, under a rate increase the Philadelphia Water Department wants.
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Paintings vandalized at Philly’s Shofuso House now restored
The traditional Japanese house in Fairmount Park suffered damage after a break-in last summer. Its paintings, worth $2 million, are now repaired.
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N.J. brush fires disrupt rush hour rail service between New York Penn Station and Philadelphia
New Jersey Transit said service was suspended on its Northeast Corridor Line between New York Penn Station and Trenton.
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Philly mayoral candidates discuss school conditions, gun violence during forum
The systems in place “are institutionally designed to shatter dreams and fill prisons,” one student told candidates.
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Philadelphia City Council candidate tracker: Get to know everyone on the May primary ballot
All 17 seats are up for reelection.
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Philly’s homestead exemption has ‘outsized’ impact on tax burden for residents
The report from Pew Charitable Trusts uses federal and city data to compare the effective tax rates for renters and homeowners.
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City Council members get input on the impact rent control may have on Philly neighborhoods.
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The data posted on the City Controller’s website will be used for budgeting and as a blueprint of how to invest in social programs.
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Is the sun rising or setting on democracy? 20 artists offer ideas at 2 Philly museums
In a rare collaboration, PAFA and AAMP ask artists to consider the state of U.S. democracy.
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Listen 1:21The River Wards neighborhood may have a “reputation” for this kind of ideology, one resident said, but the area is evolving.
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Out of more than 900 union members, 84% support the vote of no confidence against three university leaders, including President Jason Wingard.
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Philadelphia District Attorney Krasner asks for help solving multiple murders in the city
Even though homicides are down 13% this year, DA Larry Krasner says investigators still need the public's help to find the killers.
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What to know about xylazine, the drug authorities are calling a public safety threat
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration issued an alert Monday warning of a "sharp increase in the trafficking of fentanyl mixed with xylazine."
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Firefighters battling massive blaze at Philadelphia Catholic school
The flames broke out around 3:45 p.m. at the Our Mother of Consolation School located on East Chestnut Hill Avenue.
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Two bright Philly students win spots in the Scripps National Spelling Bee
The winners, an eighth grader and a fifth grader, won first and second place in the regional bee hosted at WHYY.
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