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Nick Castellanos goes from boos to roars in delivering a walk-off Phillies win against the Mets to tie the NLDS

The free-swinging Castellanos heard it from the crowd as he struggled. But his game-tying home run in the sixth was only the beginning as the Phillies avoided an 0-2 hole going to New York.

Lochlahn March2 hours ago

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Nick Castellanos rises from the dead — again — and slays the zombie Mets .... for now

Prayers and calls for arms embargo mark Philadelphia gatherings to mourn lives lost one year after the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel

On the eve of the anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel and the resulting war, over a hundred members of Jewish Voice for Peace gathered on the banks of the Schuylkill Sunday afternoon.

Michelle Myers and Mike Newallan hour ago

Local Republicans faced harassment after publicly supporting Kamala Harris. Is that ‘just how it’s going to be’?

Pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian groups will mark a somber anniversary with vigils and rallies

A year after the Oct. 7 attack and start of the Israel-Hamas war, some groups are seeking to draw attention to the lives lost, while others call for peace.

A group protesting the Israel-Palestine war on Mothers Day gathers in Rittenhouse Square in Philadelphia on Sunday, May 12, 2024.

A group protesting the Israel-Palestine war on Mothers Day gathers in Rittenhouse Square in Philadelphia on Sunday, May 12, 2024.

Pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian groups will mark a somber anniversary with vigils and rallies

A year after the Oct. 7 attack and start of the Israel-Hamas war, some groups are seeking to draw attention to the lives lost, while others call for peace.

A stranger took a photo of a Philly woman and her dog’s last walk. She set out to find it.

Kristina Cusenza and her dog Weston.

How power broker George Norcross may try to undercut ‘iconic’ developer Carl Dranoff’s credibility in racketeering case

Andrew Seidman and Jeremy Roebuck

Prosecutors say George Norcross, right, obtained developer Carl Dranoff's property rights in Camden through extortion. Norcross denies the allegation and has pleaded not guilty.

Crime & Justice

An off-duty homicide detective shot and killed a man in Northeast Philadelphia

Ellie Rushing and Rodrigo Torrejón

An off-duty Philadelphia homicide detective shot and killed a man Thursday evening in Northeast Philadelphia, according to police.

When to expect Pennsylvania’s leaf colors to start changing this year | Fall Foliage Map

Charmaine Runes

Fall foliage at Millcreek Road in Loyalsock State Park

Flames and smoke rise from an Israeli airstrike in Dahiyeh, Beirut, Lebanon on Monday, Oct. 7, 2024.

Israel intensifies bombardment of Gaza and southern Lebanon ahead of Oct. 7 anniversary

Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy, Associated Press2 hours ago

Demonstrators in Tel Aviv rallying last month against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government, calling for the release of hostages held in Gaza by Hamas.

One year after the Oct. 7 Hamas massacre, hostage families feel betrayed

Trudy Rubin | Columnist

In this image from video, a security video shows Vice President Mike Pence being evacuated from near the Senate chamber as rioters breach the Capitol, on Jan. 6, 2021.

Filing in Trump case details remarkable schism with Pence over rejecting 2020 election loss

LISA MASCARO, Associated Press

Kim Zanni traveled from Hummelstown, Dauphin County to Italy to compete against other master gelato chefs.

A Pennsylvania gelato master takes on the best in Italy

Flames and smoke rise from an Israeli airstrike in Dahiyeh, Beirut, Lebanon on Monday, Oct. 7, 2024.

Israel intensifies bombardment of Gaza and southern Lebanon ahead of Oct. 7 anniversary

Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy, Associated Press2 hours ago

Demonstrators in Tel Aviv rallying last month against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government, calling for the release of hostages held in Gaza by Hamas.

One year after the Oct. 7 Hamas massacre, hostage families feel betrayed

Trudy Rubin | Columnist

In this image from video, a security video shows Vice President Mike Pence being evacuated from near the Senate chamber as rioters breach the Capitol, on Jan. 6, 2021.

Filing in Trump case details remarkable schism with Pence over rejecting 2020 election loss

LISA MASCARO, Associated Press

Kim Zanni traveled from Hummelstown, Dauphin County to Italy to compete against other master gelato chefs.

A Pennsylvania gelato master takes on the best in Italy

Phillies third baseman Alec Bohm hit .170 with a .502 OPS over his final 49 plate appearances of the regular season.

Phillies’ Alec Bohm out of the lineup for Game 2 of NLDS vs. Mets; Edmundo Sosa to start at 3B

Manager Rob Thomson said he wanted to get “some energy” in the lineup with Sosa in place of the struggling Bohm.

The Phillies' Kody Clemens hits an RBI double in the ninth inning of Game 1 of the NLDS on Saturday. It was his first career postseason hit.

Roger Clemens witnesses son Kody Clemens’ first playoff hit, RBI with the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park

Marcus Hayes | Columnist

Philadelphia 76ers players Ricky Council IV, with Andre Drummond, thinks the Sixers found their "third punch."

Sixers leave training camp in the Bahamas with positive vibes and confidence: ‘I think we have it all’

Flyers players Travis Konecny, Travis Sanheim, Morgan Frost, Scott Laughton, and Joel Farabee took batting practice at Citizens Bank Park last month.

Flyers find motivation in the Phillies’ postseason success: ‘That’s where we want to get to’

Will Nick Sirianni see his team regain traction against a manageable schedule?

The Eagles have one of the NFL’s easiest remaining schedules. We ranked the rest of the games.

Your candidate guide to the November election, from president to Pa. House and Senate races

The general election in Pennsylvania is Nov. 5. Here's your guide to candidates on the ballot before you vote.

Aliya Schneider, Katie Bernard, Fallon Roth, Gillian McGoldrick, and Layla A. Jones

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How to vote in Pennsylvania this election with president, Senate, and more on the ballot
How to spot misinformation online and avoid falling for false claims in this presidential election

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Josh Shapiro, Phil Murphy, and other Democratic governors will rally for Kamala Harris in North Philly on Sunday

The rally comes as Harris works to regain ground Democrats have lost among working-class voters.

Katie Bernard and Robert Moran

In this June file photo, one of the buildings at 7979 State Rd. was undergoing renovations. Officials say the facility to treat people who use drugs could open as early as this fall.

Philadelphia Politics

Mayor Parker’s signature drug treatment facility could open this fall, documents say

A voter signs a 50-foot wide “VOTE” banner displayed on the north apron of City Hall Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024.

Several lawsuits could change how votes are counted in Pennsylvania in November. Here’s what you need to know

Katie Bernard and Jeremy Roebuck

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at the Israeli-American Council summit on Sept. 19.

‘Make them riot’: New court filing reveals how prosecutors say Trump and his allies sought to overturn Pennsylvania’s 2020 vote

Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, left, debated GOP challenger Dave McCormick on Thursday night in Harrisburg.

Pennsylvania Politics

Takeaways from the first debate between Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Casey and GOP challenger Dave McCormick

Sean Collins Walsh

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Weston, Kristina Cusenza's dog, in his senior years.

Searching for her dog’s final photo | Morning Newsletter

Tierra Whack, the Philly singer, rapper, fashionista and performance artist whose new longtime-in-coming album, "World Wide Whack," is a collaboration with Philly visual artist Alex Da Corte, at Yowie (a boutique hotel, a cafe and a bigger shop), in Philadelphia in March. Now comes a crush with the Phillie Phanatic?

Tierra Whack 💚s the Phanatic | Morning Newsletter

Weston, Kristina Cusenza's dog, in his senior years.

Searching for her dog’s final photo | Morning Newsletter

Tierra Whack, the Philly singer, rapper, fashionista and performance artist whose new longtime-in-coming album, "World Wide Whack," is a collaboration with Philly visual artist Alex Da Corte, at Yowie (a boutique hotel, a cafe and a bigger shop), in Philadelphia in March. Now comes a crush with the Phillie Phanatic?

Tierra Whack 💚s the Phanatic | Morning Newsletter

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump arrives for a campaign rally, July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pa. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

In Butler, will Trump try something new? | PA 2024 Newsletter

Julia Terruso, Anna Orso, Gillian McGoldrick, Aliya Schneider, Katie Bernard, Fallon Roth, Ximena Conde, and Oona Goodin-Smith

🎃 Picking pumpkins | Outdoorsy Newsletter

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump arrives for a campaign rally, July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pa. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

In Butler, will Trump try something new? | PA 2024 Newsletter

Julia Terruso, Anna Orso, Gillian McGoldrick, Aliya Schneider, Katie Bernard, Fallon Roth, Ximena Conde, and Oona Goodin-Smith

🎃 Picking pumpkins | Outdoorsy Newsletter

HEALTH & SCIENCE

Whooping cough cases are skyrocketing in Pennsylvania, which has more than any other state

Pennsylvania has reported 2,165 cases of the serious bacterial infection as of late September.

Sanitation workers clear trash as people are relocated from an encampment on Kensington Avenue in Philadelphia in May. The state trust overseeing spending of opioid settlement funds recently approved some spending to revitalize the neighborhood after rejecting it earlier this summer.

The Opioid Crisis

Parts of Philly’s Kensington revitalization plan were appropriate uses of opioid settlement money, state committee rules

Catalyst Twomey sets up a memorial with a rose that signifies each of the 1,116 deaths to overdose in Philadelphia in 2018 at the Federal Courthouse in Philadelphia in 2019 during a protest advocating for the city to open a supervised injection site. Philadelphia officials say overdose deaths among all residents decreased in 2023, but deaths among Black and Hispanic residents are rising.

Overdose deaths dropped in Philly for the first time in five years. But deaths are soaring among Black men.

Yawei Song (in blue) hands out cancer screening information at a SEPTA station.

Jefferson is making cancer screening easier to talk about with bingo, trivia games, and more

An empty room is seen inside the emergency room of Sharp Memorial Hospital in San Diego, Calif., on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021. MUST CREDIT: Bing Guan/Bloomberg

Teen’s leg pain forced her to go to the ER, but there was more to it

Kelly Ca and Rima Himelstein

The Finneran Pavilion on the Villanova University campus

Villanova launches $1.25 billion capital campaign, largest in the Catholic school’s 182-year history

Julia Oseka, 23, is in St Peter's Square in Rome to participate in the second General Assembly of Bishops. She is the youngest female voting delegate to the General Assembly of Bishops in the history of the church

Local Catholic college students head to Rome to participate in an effort to make church decision-making more inclusive

Rear Admiral Hill served as superintendent at the Naval Academy from 1988 to 1991 and president at Valley Forge Military Academy and College from 1993 to 2000.

Virgil L. Hill Jr., former superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy and past president of Valley Forge Military Academy and College, has died at 86

Daniel Greenstein, outgoing chancellor of PASSHE.

As the Pa. state school system chancellor prepares to leave, PASSHE records the smallest enrollment decline in more than a decade

The Finneran Pavilion on the Villanova University campus

Villanova launches $1.25 billion capital campaign, largest in the Catholic school’s 182-year history

Julia Oseka, 23, is in St Peter's Square in Rome to participate in the second General Assembly of Bishops. She is the youngest female voting delegate to the General Assembly of Bishops in the history of the church

Local Catholic college students head to Rome to participate in an effort to make church decision-making more inclusive

Rear Admiral Hill served as superintendent at the Naval Academy from 1988 to 1991 and president at Valley Forge Military Academy and College from 1993 to 2000.

Virgil L. Hill Jr., former superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy and past president of Valley Forge Military Academy and College, has died at 86

Daniel Greenstein, outgoing chancellor of PASSHE.

As the Pa. state school system chancellor prepares to leave, PASSHE records the smallest enrollment decline in more than a decade

Demonstrators in Tel Aviv rallying last month against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government, calling for the release of hostages held in Gaza by Hamas.

One year after the Oct. 7 Hamas massacre, hostage families feel betrayed

Trudy Rubin | Columnist

Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance (R., Ohio) speaks during a vice presidential debate hosted by CBS News, with Democratic vice presidential candidate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Oct. 1.

The only freedom that matters to today’s Republicans is the right to lie

Will Bunch | Columnist

Rescued | Editorial Cartoon

John Cole, For The Inquirer

The Inquirer’s 2024 General Election Endorsement Guide

The Editorial Board

Demonstrators in Tel Aviv rallying last month against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government, calling for the release of hostages held in Gaza by Hamas.

One year after the Oct. 7 Hamas massacre, hostage families feel betrayed

Trudy Rubin | Columnist

Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance (R., Ohio) speaks during a vice presidential debate hosted by CBS News, with Democratic vice presidential candidate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Oct. 1.

The only freedom that matters to today’s Republicans is the right to lie

Will Bunch | Columnist

Rescued | Editorial Cartoon

John Cole, For The Inquirer

The Inquirer’s 2024 General Election Endorsement Guide

The Editorial Board

Here are guides that have what you need to know about Philly and the region.

Venture into Uptown's Freak Show themed bar this Halloween season. Philadelphia has plenty of bars and events this season.

Your guide to 10 Halloween boo-zy and spooky events in Philly

Much of Collingswood's hustle and bustle happens on Haddon Avenue.

The ultimate neighborhood guide on where to eat, drink, and play in Collingswood

Revolutionary Germantown Festival returns for another year of free programming.

The best things to do in Philadelphia this weekend

Amber Burns and Lauren McCutcheon

Roxtoberfest takes place along Ridge Avenue in Roxborough, a family-friendly Oktoberfest on Oct. 5, noon-6 p.m.

The best things to do in Philadelphia this week

Amber Burns and Lauren McCutcheon

Venture into Uptown's Freak Show themed bar this Halloween season. Philadelphia has plenty of bars and events this season.

Your guide to 10 Halloween boo-zy and spooky events in Philly

Much of Collingswood's hustle and bustle happens on Haddon Avenue.

The ultimate neighborhood guide on where to eat, drink, and play in Collingswood

Revolutionary Germantown Festival returns for another year of free programming.

The best things to do in Philadelphia this weekend

Amber Burns and Lauren McCutcheon

Roxtoberfest takes place along Ridge Avenue in Roxborough, a family-friendly Oktoberfest on Oct. 5, noon-6 p.m.

The best things to do in Philadelphia this week

Amber Burns and Lauren McCutcheon

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