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Police said they found hidden cameras disguised as ink pens in public bathrooms on the boardwalk in Ocean City, N.J.

Philly man charged with hiding cameras in Ocean City public bathrooms on the boardwalk

Harold Perkins, 38, of Mayfair, is accused of hiding cameras disguised as ink pens at several bathrooms along the boardwalk.

Philly endures more heat waves each year. See how they’ve changed in your lifetime.

Weather

Is Philadelphia’s heat as bad as Philadelphians say it is? See how it’s changed over the course of your lifetime.

Upper Darby officials arrive at the scene on Burmont Road where part of a tree from the front of Garrettford Elementary School came crashing down on a car that was driving by during the storm that rolled through the area on Thursday. Poles and wires were also brought down, causing a large power outage in the area.

Weather

SEPTA service disruptions and Peco power outages continue after powerful storm ripped through region

The summer solstice sun sets on Philadelphia as scene from the Camden waterfront in June 2022. The solstice arrives this year at 10:42 p.m. Friday.

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The longest days arrive in Philly, and the sunsets are about to get even later

Universal Vare STEM & Arts Charter School parent representative Danielle Reavis waits before a press conference at the school, which is closing after the 2025-26 school year.

Education

This Philly charter has just 100 students. It’s planning to cease operations.

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U.S. Rep. Dwight Evans (D., Philadelphia) (left) talks with state Sen. Sharif Street (D., Philadelphia) before a news conference at Independence Mall in Philadelphia in 2021.

Pennsylvania Politics

Prominent Philly Dems, including party chair Sharif Street, are lining up for Dwight Evans’ U.S. House seat

Street said Friday he’s ‘weighing’ a primary run against Evans. State Reps. Morgan Cephas and Chris Rabb have also indicated interest in the seat.

Then-Rep. Conor Lamb speaks to the media at his polling station during the 2022 primary.

Pennsylvania Politics

Conor Lamb, John Fetterman’s former primary opponent, said the senator ‘talks about bombing and killing like it’s a video game’

Conor Lamb, a former congressman who competed against John Fetterman in the 2022 senatorial primary, has been raising his political profile.

National Politics

Trump extends TikTok ban deadline for a third time, without clear legal basis

Trump disclosed the executive order on the Truth Social platform Thursday morning.

Ken Carter of Philadelphia sports his Juneteenth t-shirt during the Juneteenth Block Party celebration held outside the African American Museum in Philadelphia, Thursday, June 19, 2025.

News

Juneteenth remains joyous at African American Museum’s block party in Center City

While Juneteenth celebrations have scaled back in some cities under Trump, the mood in Philly remained defiant and joyous on the holiday commemorating emancipation.

Students give “high fives” while playing in the preschool classroom at the Estelle V. Malberg Early Childhood Center in Cherry Hill this month. Cherry Hill is expanding its preschool program again to offer more seats to 3-year-olds and 4-year-olds. It will take several years for the district to have room for every eligible student with several hundred on the waiting list.

Education

Cherry Hill is expanding its preschool classrooms, hundreds on the waiting list

By the 2027-2028 school year, the Cherry Hill School District expects to offer universal free preschool to 1,700 3- and 4-year-olds. Currently, there are 250 families on a waitlist.

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Weather

SEPTA service disruptions and Peco power outages continue after powerful storm ripped through region

Rolex inside the 1916 Company in Ardmore, on Tuesday, June 17, 2025.

Pennsylvania

Inside Ardmore’s sprawling new jewelry store | Inquirer Lower Merion

Weather

SEPTA service disruptions and Peco power outages continue after powerful storm ripped through region

Pennsylvania

Inside Ardmore’s sprawling new jewelry store | Inquirer Lower Merion

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Belle Nicholas, of Wenonah, Gloucester County, taking the traditional toe dip in the Atlantic Ocean on June 15, the morning after winning Miss New Jersey 2025. She will compete for Miss America in September.

Down the Shore Newsletter

🌪️ Whoosh: Wind opinions, you’ve got them | Down the Shore

A sign dedicated a Christmas tree on 9th Street to the whales that have washed up traces their deaths to "wind development and sonar mapping," a conclusion disputed by scientists. Beach Christmas trees have proliferated in Jersey Shore towns, many with their own themes.

Energy

Wind energy near the Jersey Shore is over (for now). How activists and politicians feel about its demise.

Down the Shore Newsletter

🌪️ Whoosh: Wind opinions, you’ve got them | Down the Shore

Energy

Wind energy near the Jersey Shore is over (for now). How activists and politicians feel about its demise.

Crime & Justice

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Crime & Justice

Philly man charged with hiding cameras in Ocean City public bathrooms on the boardwalk

Is Philadelphia’s heat as bad as Philadelphians say it is? See how it’s changed over the course of your lifetime.

SEPTA service disruptions and Peco power outages continue after powerful storm ripped through region

The longest days arrive in Philly, and the sunsets are about to get even later

This Philly charter has just 100 students. It’s planning to cease operations.

Philly’s leading cancer centers partner with the community to fight cancer disparities

Orien Reid Nix, Hall of Fame TV reporter and international Alzheimer’s volunteer, has died at 79

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Philadelphia summer heat: How to stay cool, avoid heat exhaustion, and find public pools and cooling centers

11 Years, 17,000 donations and $255 million later, the Curtis Institute secures its future

Prominent Philly Dems, including party chair Sharif Street, are lining up for Dwight Evans’ U.S. House seat

Conor Lamb, John Fetterman’s former primary opponent, said the senator ‘talks about bombing and killing like it’s a video game’

Trump extends TikTok ban deadline for a third time, without clear legal basis

Juneteenth remains joyous at African American Museum’s block party in Center City

Cherry Hill is expanding its preschool classrooms, hundreds on the waiting list

SEPTA service disruptions and Peco power outages continue after powerful storm ripped through region

Inside Ardmore’s sprawling new jewelry store | Inquirer Lower Merion

SEPTA service disruptions and Peco power outages continue after powerful storm ripped through region

Inside Ardmore’s sprawling new jewelry store | Inquirer Lower Merion

🌪️ Whoosh: Wind opinions, you’ve got them | Down the Shore

Wind energy near the Jersey Shore is over (for now). How activists and politicians feel about its demise.

🌪️ Whoosh: Wind opinions, you’ve got them | Down the Shore

Wind energy near the Jersey Shore is over (for now). How activists and politicians feel about its demise.

Philly man charged with hiding cameras in Ocean City public bathrooms on the boardwalk

Police are investigating shooting at Oxford Valley Mall

Police arrest man who allegedly impersonated ICE officer and zip-tied woman during business robbery in Mayfair

Philly man charged in shooting death of a 17-year-old in Southwest Philly

Camden man charged with manslaughter after beating death at county jail, prosecutors say

A week into war, Israel and Iran trade fire as Europe’s diplomatic effort yields no breakthrough

A week into war, Israel and Iran trade fire as Europe’s diplomatic effort yields no breakthrough

U.K. lawmakers back a bill to allow terminally ill adults to end their lives

Federal immigration agents were asked to leave the Dodgers Stadium parking lot, the team said

Appeals court lets Trump keep control of National Guard troops deployed to Los Angeles

Trump extends TikTok ban deadline for a third time, without clear legal basis

11 Years, 17,000 donations and $255 million later, the Curtis Institute secures its future

This Philly charter has just 100 students. It’s planning to cease operations.

Central Bucks moves to fire superintendent after allegations special education students were abused by teacher

Cherry Hill is expanding its preschool classrooms, hundreds on the waiting list

Central Bucks moved to fire special education teacher accused of abusing students