Pennsylvania NewsAmtrak can’t fully run its new fleet of next-gen trains in 2026 due to facility upgrade delaysSome of Amtrak's new next-gen trains will sit idle in 2026 as facility upgrades are completed to maintain them.Henry Savage an hour agoThe lower Schuylkill is up for Pennsylvania’s River of the Year. Voting is open.Frank Kummer an hour agoChesco has seen ‘entrepreneurial spirit’ this year, with more new businesses to start 2026Brooke Schultz Twenty years into fracking, Pennsylvania has yet to reckon with its radioactive wasteKiley Bense and Peter Aldhous, Inside Climate News Can’t score a Longwood Gardens reservation this week? See these other festive Philly-area options.Erin McCarthy AdvertisementMan in Bucks County dies after getting stuck in wood chipper, police sayEmergency responders were dispatched just after 4:40 p.m. to the unit block of Valley View Road in Lower Southampton Township for an industrial rescue, police said.Robert Moran Longtime teacher at Catholic school in Bucks County admits to child porn chargesAdamsky, 66, taught seventh and eighth grades and also served as a sports coach at Nativity of Our Lord Catholic School in Warminster. He had worked at the school for 38 years.Robert Moran A paralyzed New Hope man’s $1 billion verdict against Mitsubishi was erased by an appeals courtThe Pennsylvania Superior Court ruled that Philadelphia Common Pleas Judge Sierra Thomas-Street did not instruct jurors correctly in a car-crash case brought by Francis Amagasu against Mitsubishi.Abraham Gutman These college journalists from Philly-area schools are working to support each other and seek funding for their workThe Philadelphia Student Press Association, founded by Haverford College student Jackson Juzang, is seeking funding to help support student journalism.Susan Snyder A Philly charter just laid off 17 employees. Students, staff, and parents say it’s a sign of troubling changes at the schoolThe school, a K-12 in Hunting Park, has seen changes in the past year, culminating with teacher layoffs this month. Now, Esperanza Academy Charter High School staff are attempting to unionize.Kristen A. Graham How the fallout from a Chester County chaplain’s sermon inspired the Trump admin to investigate ‘anti-Christian bias’Noticeably absent from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' task force, critics say, is any effort to explore instances of discrimination against other faiths within federal agencies.Fallon Roth The new Delco DA talks victories, ambitions, and the importance of mentorshipNewly appointed Delaware County District Attorney Tanner Rouse said he hopes to continue to improve the way crime is prosecuted in the suburb.Vinny Vella A disabled Ecuadoran immigrant faces deportation. Del. Gov. Matt Meyer hopes to stop it.Whether a governor's support in an asylum case can hold any sway in the immigration system remains to be seen.Ximena Conde and Jeff Gammage Montgomery County school district seeks firing of principal for reported antisemitic commentsPhilip Leddy, the principal of Lower Gwynedd Elementary School, allegedly made comments in a voicemail after he believed the phone call had ended, the Wissahickon School District said.Robert Moran CCP board approves a contract for new presidentAlycia Marshall will earn $295,000 annually under a contract with an initial term of three years and six months. Marshall, 52, had been serving as interim president since April. Susan Snyder A West Philly man was convicted of first-degree murder for a fatal blaze in DelcoAaron Clark set the December 2022 fire that killed Olivia Drasher, his ex-girlfriend's sister, as she slept in her home in Darby Township.Vinny Vella Some of Philly’s most vulnerable residents say they lost medical care without notice after millions of Pa. state agency letters went unsentThe Department of Human Services says it will extend deadlines, notify affected residents, and reopen impacted cases, as some Community Legal Services clients say they've lost access to critical care.Gillian McGoldrick A state board has plans to improve college affordability and increase the number of people who complete degreesHelping financially struggling colleges, increasing college degree attainment, and addressing costs are among the areas addressed in the Pennsylvania State Board of Higher Education's 10-year plan. Susan Snyder Trump signed an order to reclassify marijuana as a less-dangerous drug. It’s not full legalization.Industry stakeholders and medical researchers had been anticipating major reform.Henry Savage SEPTA’s board approves 2-year contract with transit agency’s largest unionTransport Workers United Local 234 voted to approve a new two-year contract with SEPTA that will raise wages, expand health benefits, and bolster the union's pension fund.Henry Savage and Robert Moran See more storiesAdvertisement
Amtrak can’t fully run its new fleet of next-gen trains in 2026 due to facility upgrade delaysSome of Amtrak's new next-gen trains will sit idle in 2026 as facility upgrades are completed to maintain them.Henry Savage an hour ago
Amtrak can’t fully run its new fleet of next-gen trains in 2026 due to facility upgrade delaysSome of Amtrak's new next-gen trains will sit idle in 2026 as facility upgrades are completed to maintain them.Henry Savage an hour ago
The lower Schuylkill is up for Pennsylvania’s River of the Year. Voting is open.Frank Kummer an hour ago
The lower Schuylkill is up for Pennsylvania’s River of the Year. Voting is open.Frank Kummer an hour ago
Chesco has seen ‘entrepreneurial spirit’ this year, with more new businesses to start 2026Brooke Schultz
Chesco has seen ‘entrepreneurial spirit’ this year, with more new businesses to start 2026Brooke Schultz
Twenty years into fracking, Pennsylvania has yet to reckon with its radioactive wasteKiley Bense and Peter Aldhous, Inside Climate News
Twenty years into fracking, Pennsylvania has yet to reckon with its radioactive wasteKiley Bense and Peter Aldhous, Inside Climate News
Can’t score a Longwood Gardens reservation this week? See these other festive Philly-area options.Erin McCarthy
Can’t score a Longwood Gardens reservation this week? See these other festive Philly-area options.Erin McCarthy
Man in Bucks County dies after getting stuck in wood chipper, police sayEmergency responders were dispatched just after 4:40 p.m. to the unit block of Valley View Road in Lower Southampton Township for an industrial rescue, police said.Robert Moran
Man in Bucks County dies after getting stuck in wood chipper, police sayEmergency responders were dispatched just after 4:40 p.m. to the unit block of Valley View Road in Lower Southampton Township for an industrial rescue, police said.Robert Moran
Longtime teacher at Catholic school in Bucks County admits to child porn chargesAdamsky, 66, taught seventh and eighth grades and also served as a sports coach at Nativity of Our Lord Catholic School in Warminster. He had worked at the school for 38 years.Robert Moran
Longtime teacher at Catholic school in Bucks County admits to child porn chargesAdamsky, 66, taught seventh and eighth grades and also served as a sports coach at Nativity of Our Lord Catholic School in Warminster. He had worked at the school for 38 years.Robert Moran
A paralyzed New Hope man’s $1 billion verdict against Mitsubishi was erased by an appeals courtThe Pennsylvania Superior Court ruled that Philadelphia Common Pleas Judge Sierra Thomas-Street did not instruct jurors correctly in a car-crash case brought by Francis Amagasu against Mitsubishi.Abraham Gutman
A paralyzed New Hope man’s $1 billion verdict against Mitsubishi was erased by an appeals courtThe Pennsylvania Superior Court ruled that Philadelphia Common Pleas Judge Sierra Thomas-Street did not instruct jurors correctly in a car-crash case brought by Francis Amagasu against Mitsubishi.Abraham Gutman
These college journalists from Philly-area schools are working to support each other and seek funding for their workThe Philadelphia Student Press Association, founded by Haverford College student Jackson Juzang, is seeking funding to help support student journalism.Susan Snyder
These college journalists from Philly-area schools are working to support each other and seek funding for their workThe Philadelphia Student Press Association, founded by Haverford College student Jackson Juzang, is seeking funding to help support student journalism.Susan Snyder
A Philly charter just laid off 17 employees. Students, staff, and parents say it’s a sign of troubling changes at the schoolThe school, a K-12 in Hunting Park, has seen changes in the past year, culminating with teacher layoffs this month. Now, Esperanza Academy Charter High School staff are attempting to unionize.Kristen A. Graham
A Philly charter just laid off 17 employees. Students, staff, and parents say it’s a sign of troubling changes at the schoolThe school, a K-12 in Hunting Park, has seen changes in the past year, culminating with teacher layoffs this month. Now, Esperanza Academy Charter High School staff are attempting to unionize.Kristen A. Graham
How the fallout from a Chester County chaplain’s sermon inspired the Trump admin to investigate ‘anti-Christian bias’Noticeably absent from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' task force, critics say, is any effort to explore instances of discrimination against other faiths within federal agencies.Fallon Roth
How the fallout from a Chester County chaplain’s sermon inspired the Trump admin to investigate ‘anti-Christian bias’Noticeably absent from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' task force, critics say, is any effort to explore instances of discrimination against other faiths within federal agencies.Fallon Roth
The new Delco DA talks victories, ambitions, and the importance of mentorshipNewly appointed Delaware County District Attorney Tanner Rouse said he hopes to continue to improve the way crime is prosecuted in the suburb.Vinny Vella
The new Delco DA talks victories, ambitions, and the importance of mentorshipNewly appointed Delaware County District Attorney Tanner Rouse said he hopes to continue to improve the way crime is prosecuted in the suburb.Vinny Vella
A disabled Ecuadoran immigrant faces deportation. Del. Gov. Matt Meyer hopes to stop it.Whether a governor's support in an asylum case can hold any sway in the immigration system remains to be seen.Ximena Conde and Jeff Gammage
A disabled Ecuadoran immigrant faces deportation. Del. Gov. Matt Meyer hopes to stop it.Whether a governor's support in an asylum case can hold any sway in the immigration system remains to be seen.Ximena Conde and Jeff Gammage
Montgomery County school district seeks firing of principal for reported antisemitic commentsPhilip Leddy, the principal of Lower Gwynedd Elementary School, allegedly made comments in a voicemail after he believed the phone call had ended, the Wissahickon School District said.Robert Moran
Montgomery County school district seeks firing of principal for reported antisemitic commentsPhilip Leddy, the principal of Lower Gwynedd Elementary School, allegedly made comments in a voicemail after he believed the phone call had ended, the Wissahickon School District said.Robert Moran
CCP board approves a contract for new presidentAlycia Marshall will earn $295,000 annually under a contract with an initial term of three years and six months. Marshall, 52, had been serving as interim president since April. Susan Snyder
CCP board approves a contract for new presidentAlycia Marshall will earn $295,000 annually under a contract with an initial term of three years and six months. Marshall, 52, had been serving as interim president since April. Susan Snyder
A West Philly man was convicted of first-degree murder for a fatal blaze in DelcoAaron Clark set the December 2022 fire that killed Olivia Drasher, his ex-girlfriend's sister, as she slept in her home in Darby Township.Vinny Vella
A West Philly man was convicted of first-degree murder for a fatal blaze in DelcoAaron Clark set the December 2022 fire that killed Olivia Drasher, his ex-girlfriend's sister, as she slept in her home in Darby Township.Vinny Vella
Some of Philly’s most vulnerable residents say they lost medical care without notice after millions of Pa. state agency letters went unsentThe Department of Human Services says it will extend deadlines, notify affected residents, and reopen impacted cases, as some Community Legal Services clients say they've lost access to critical care.Gillian McGoldrick
Some of Philly’s most vulnerable residents say they lost medical care without notice after millions of Pa. state agency letters went unsentThe Department of Human Services says it will extend deadlines, notify affected residents, and reopen impacted cases, as some Community Legal Services clients say they've lost access to critical care.Gillian McGoldrick
A state board has plans to improve college affordability and increase the number of people who complete degreesHelping financially struggling colleges, increasing college degree attainment, and addressing costs are among the areas addressed in the Pennsylvania State Board of Higher Education's 10-year plan. Susan Snyder
A state board has plans to improve college affordability and increase the number of people who complete degreesHelping financially struggling colleges, increasing college degree attainment, and addressing costs are among the areas addressed in the Pennsylvania State Board of Higher Education's 10-year plan. Susan Snyder
Trump signed an order to reclassify marijuana as a less-dangerous drug. It’s not full legalization.Industry stakeholders and medical researchers had been anticipating major reform.Henry Savage
Trump signed an order to reclassify marijuana as a less-dangerous drug. It’s not full legalization.Industry stakeholders and medical researchers had been anticipating major reform.Henry Savage
SEPTA’s board approves 2-year contract with transit agency’s largest unionTransport Workers United Local 234 voted to approve a new two-year contract with SEPTA that will raise wages, expand health benefits, and bolster the union's pension fund.Henry Savage and Robert Moran
SEPTA’s board approves 2-year contract with transit agency’s largest unionTransport Workers United Local 234 voted to approve a new two-year contract with SEPTA that will raise wages, expand health benefits, and bolster the union's pension fund.Henry Savage and Robert Moran
