Chickenpox at Pottsgrove school

Superintendent Matthew Friedman is on leave effective immediately, the district said. Assistant Superintendent Lisa Hoffman will oversee day-to-day operations.

Matthew Friedman formally resigned after going on leave last month. Lisa Hoffman, who filled his role during the recent student ICE walkout, was appointed interim superintendent.

This is slated to be the longest rainless period in Philly in two years.

She spent 20 hours secretly reporting from a nearby house during the two-day confrontation between Philadelphia police and members of the MOVE group in May 1985.

Plus, Main Line Health’s highest-paid non-CEO employees.

Plus, the township is looking to put limits on data centers.

Plus, your guide to Tuesday’s ballot.

Plus, White Dog Cafe’s owner must pay in a suit over mishandling sexual harassment.

The investigation allegedly found that the theft ring operated across 18 states beyond Pennsylvania.

Jabriil Morgan-Cook, 20, Naseem Worrell, 19, and Kaleem Roland, 17, were convicted of first-degree murder in the May 2025 death of Tahaj "Pooh" Harrison.

The lawsuit brought by Evie Parts, a transgender athlete and former Swarthmore College track captain, represents a new frontier in the legal fight over trans women’s participation in college sports.

Justin Wilson pleaded guilty to third-degree murder in the death of his father, Kevin. Wilson initially told police his father shot himself, but his story quickly unraveled, prosecutors say.

SEPTA bought 24 used Bombardier Comet railcars from Montreal transit system Exo for $8.58 million. They will expand Regional Rail carrying capacity.

Plus, the latest on SALT Performing Arts’ home.

Leon Paparo, 45, of Springfield, surrendered Tuesday to Delaware County investigators and was being held at the George W. Hill Correctional Facility.

She was nominated for an Emmy Award as best female singer on TV in 1955 and named best new singer in 1956 by DownBeat and Billboard magazines.

Prosecutors say Jabriil Morgan-Cook, Naseem Worrell and Kaleem Roland "hunted" a rival gang member for disrespecting their friend. Their attorneys say investigators failed to connect them to the case.

James T. Catania sent a letter to Pennsylvania officials saying the department would send monitors to four counties on Election Day. Other lawyers have sent similar letters to other states.

Edward Eisenhard, 37, was arrested earlier this month for an assault at a Five Below store. In the weeks that followed, prosecutors learned of two other alleged sexual assaults.

Also on Thursday, Council members expressed public skepticism in how Mayor Cherelle L. Parker’s administration is executing one of the mayor's signature initiatives.

As Día de los Muertos approaches, pan de muerto has started to pop up on menus and bakery shelves.

Three news outlets are telling a federal court that the White House is defying a judge's orders by refusing to let them return to covering President Donald Trump.

No one else so celebrated the possibilities of what we could bring into being if we just got off the sidewalk and walked into history together, writes Sabrina Vourvoulias.

Suigo is back in his home country for the first time since he moved to Villanova. The 7-foot-3 center, who will have family and friends in attendance on Sunday, is enjoying it.

Philly's circular window to the world will stay open, but details about the new arrangement remain scant.