Delaware County‘It’s putting Delco on the map’: The Festival of Lights returns to Media this weekHere’s everything you need to know about the longtime festival, which marks its 50th anniversary this year. Lisa Dukart Chester County might be the only Philly suburb not raising taxes next year Katie Bernard Kathleen A. Case, longtime writer, pioneering medical journal editor, and award-winning historian, has died at 80 Gary Miles Eastern University to purchase nearly half of Valley Forge Military Academy’s propertySusan Snyder John Borodiak, Hall of Fame pro soccer player and longtime dental lab owner, has died at 89 Gary Miles AdvertisementFrench water giant Veolia buys King of Prussia waste recyclerVeolia, already a leading burner and recycler of medical, computer, and other industrial waste, says it will be a leading provider with its $3 billion purchase of Enviri's waste unit.Joseph N. DiStefano Rape crisis centers are finally getting funding from Pennsylvania’s budget, but advocates say it’s not enough to support survivorsThe Pennsylvania Coalition to Advance Respect estimates that 47 rape crisis centers will see an average increase of $5,300 — its first in five years, but still not enough, the organization said. Fallon Roth Head of Delco nonprofit traded cash for sexual favors from women in addiction, DA saysLawrence Arata approached women he met through his nonprofit, the Opioid Crisis Action Network, and initiated sexual relationships with them, prosecutors said Wednesday. Vinny Vella Delco homeless shelters prepare to reopen after state budget impasse stretched limits of regional nonprofitsPennsylvania's budget impasse forced local shelters and other nonprofits to reduce services. They're picking up the pieces with state dollars flowing again. Katie Bernard and Ximena Conde Delco GOP reports vandalism to Media police in second incident in 13 monthsThe incident comes a year after the local party had to call police to the same office when protesters cornered two volunteers ahead of the presidential election. Katie Bernard How a pipeline leak disrupted a quiet Bucks neighborhood: ‘Never drink the water’ More than 2.5 million miles of pipelines transport fuels under homes and farms in the U.S. One line leaked under this suburban Bucks County community, upending life in the neighborhood.Frank Kummer Thomas Jefferson University gets its first alma mater song 200 years later. Meet the composer.Elizabeth Avril Barden said it took her just 25 minutes to write the lyrics and music for the one minute, 55-second piece, "Jefferson How We Adore Thee."Susan Snyder SEPTA workers authorized a strike for the fourth year in a row. Here’s when they walked off the job in the past.The Transport Workers Union, now in negotiations with SEPTA, has gone out on strike before. So have other SEPTA unions. Here is what happened in previous strikes.Thomas Fitzgerald The winners and losers in Pennsylvania’s new $50.1 billion budgetThe breakthrough deal capped a saga that featured bitter partisan fights, months of stalled negotiations, and a dramatic resurgence of Pennsylvania’s rural-urban divide.Gillian McGoldrick Pa.’s new budget has financial help for Delco’s Riddle and Mercy Fitzgerald HospitalsThe hospitals have seen a significant increase in patient volumes from the area that used to rely on the shuttered Crozer-Chester Medical Center and Taylor Hospital.Harold Brubaker and Katie Bernard SEPTA train inspections: How many are left?The transit agency has until Oct. 31 to complete inspections on 225 Silverliner IV rail cars. As the deadline approaches and delays persist, we’ll be keeping track of SEPTA’s progress.Erica Palan and Thomas Fitzgerald Most hemp products with THC are now banned. What does this mean for legal weed?State-licensed dispensaries remain unaffected by the ban, but the bill could crater the national hemp industry, critics say.Henry Savage Swarthmore avoided an income tax, but gets an emergency service tax insteadSwarthmore is considering an emergency service tax to fill budget shortfalls amid the closure of Crozer-Chester Medical Center and rising service costs.Henry Savage and Denali Sagner Pa.’s public schools are getting $665 million in new money with the state budget dealThe deal also includes reforms for cyber charter schools that will represent a savings of hundreds of millions to school districts across the state.Kristen A. Graham What to know about Pennsylvania’s long-overdue state budgetPassed with a 156-47 vote in the House and a 40-9 vote in the Senate, the $50.1 billion package, Gov. Josh Shapiro signed the plan Wednesday, ending a more-than-four-month impasse.Nick Vadala and Gillian McGoldrick See more storiesAdvertisement
‘It’s putting Delco on the map’: The Festival of Lights returns to Media this weekHere’s everything you need to know about the longtime festival, which marks its 50th anniversary this year. Lisa Dukart
‘It’s putting Delco on the map’: The Festival of Lights returns to Media this weekHere’s everything you need to know about the longtime festival, which marks its 50th anniversary this year. Lisa Dukart
Kathleen A. Case, longtime writer, pioneering medical journal editor, and award-winning historian, has died at 80 Gary Miles
Kathleen A. Case, longtime writer, pioneering medical journal editor, and award-winning historian, has died at 80 Gary Miles
John Borodiak, Hall of Fame pro soccer player and longtime dental lab owner, has died at 89 Gary Miles
John Borodiak, Hall of Fame pro soccer player and longtime dental lab owner, has died at 89 Gary Miles
French water giant Veolia buys King of Prussia waste recyclerVeolia, already a leading burner and recycler of medical, computer, and other industrial waste, says it will be a leading provider with its $3 billion purchase of Enviri's waste unit.Joseph N. DiStefano
French water giant Veolia buys King of Prussia waste recyclerVeolia, already a leading burner and recycler of medical, computer, and other industrial waste, says it will be a leading provider with its $3 billion purchase of Enviri's waste unit.Joseph N. DiStefano
Rape crisis centers are finally getting funding from Pennsylvania’s budget, but advocates say it’s not enough to support survivorsThe Pennsylvania Coalition to Advance Respect estimates that 47 rape crisis centers will see an average increase of $5,300 — its first in five years, but still not enough, the organization said. Fallon Roth
Rape crisis centers are finally getting funding from Pennsylvania’s budget, but advocates say it’s not enough to support survivorsThe Pennsylvania Coalition to Advance Respect estimates that 47 rape crisis centers will see an average increase of $5,300 — its first in five years, but still not enough, the organization said. Fallon Roth
Head of Delco nonprofit traded cash for sexual favors from women in addiction, DA saysLawrence Arata approached women he met through his nonprofit, the Opioid Crisis Action Network, and initiated sexual relationships with them, prosecutors said Wednesday. Vinny Vella
Head of Delco nonprofit traded cash for sexual favors from women in addiction, DA saysLawrence Arata approached women he met through his nonprofit, the Opioid Crisis Action Network, and initiated sexual relationships with them, prosecutors said Wednesday. Vinny Vella
Delco homeless shelters prepare to reopen after state budget impasse stretched limits of regional nonprofitsPennsylvania's budget impasse forced local shelters and other nonprofits to reduce services. They're picking up the pieces with state dollars flowing again. Katie Bernard and Ximena Conde
Delco homeless shelters prepare to reopen after state budget impasse stretched limits of regional nonprofitsPennsylvania's budget impasse forced local shelters and other nonprofits to reduce services. They're picking up the pieces with state dollars flowing again. Katie Bernard and Ximena Conde
Delco GOP reports vandalism to Media police in second incident in 13 monthsThe incident comes a year after the local party had to call police to the same office when protesters cornered two volunteers ahead of the presidential election. Katie Bernard
Delco GOP reports vandalism to Media police in second incident in 13 monthsThe incident comes a year after the local party had to call police to the same office when protesters cornered two volunteers ahead of the presidential election. Katie Bernard
How a pipeline leak disrupted a quiet Bucks neighborhood: ‘Never drink the water’ More than 2.5 million miles of pipelines transport fuels under homes and farms in the U.S. One line leaked under this suburban Bucks County community, upending life in the neighborhood.Frank Kummer
How a pipeline leak disrupted a quiet Bucks neighborhood: ‘Never drink the water’ More than 2.5 million miles of pipelines transport fuels under homes and farms in the U.S. One line leaked under this suburban Bucks County community, upending life in the neighborhood.Frank Kummer
Thomas Jefferson University gets its first alma mater song 200 years later. Meet the composer.Elizabeth Avril Barden said it took her just 25 minutes to write the lyrics and music for the one minute, 55-second piece, "Jefferson How We Adore Thee."Susan Snyder
Thomas Jefferson University gets its first alma mater song 200 years later. Meet the composer.Elizabeth Avril Barden said it took her just 25 minutes to write the lyrics and music for the one minute, 55-second piece, "Jefferson How We Adore Thee."Susan Snyder
SEPTA workers authorized a strike for the fourth year in a row. Here’s when they walked off the job in the past.The Transport Workers Union, now in negotiations with SEPTA, has gone out on strike before. So have other SEPTA unions. Here is what happened in previous strikes.Thomas Fitzgerald
SEPTA workers authorized a strike for the fourth year in a row. Here’s when they walked off the job in the past.The Transport Workers Union, now in negotiations with SEPTA, has gone out on strike before. So have other SEPTA unions. Here is what happened in previous strikes.Thomas Fitzgerald
The winners and losers in Pennsylvania’s new $50.1 billion budgetThe breakthrough deal capped a saga that featured bitter partisan fights, months of stalled negotiations, and a dramatic resurgence of Pennsylvania’s rural-urban divide.Gillian McGoldrick
The winners and losers in Pennsylvania’s new $50.1 billion budgetThe breakthrough deal capped a saga that featured bitter partisan fights, months of stalled negotiations, and a dramatic resurgence of Pennsylvania’s rural-urban divide.Gillian McGoldrick
Pa.’s new budget has financial help for Delco’s Riddle and Mercy Fitzgerald HospitalsThe hospitals have seen a significant increase in patient volumes from the area that used to rely on the shuttered Crozer-Chester Medical Center and Taylor Hospital.Harold Brubaker and Katie Bernard
Pa.’s new budget has financial help for Delco’s Riddle and Mercy Fitzgerald HospitalsThe hospitals have seen a significant increase in patient volumes from the area that used to rely on the shuttered Crozer-Chester Medical Center and Taylor Hospital.Harold Brubaker and Katie Bernard
SEPTA train inspections: How many are left?The transit agency has until Oct. 31 to complete inspections on 225 Silverliner IV rail cars. As the deadline approaches and delays persist, we’ll be keeping track of SEPTA’s progress.Erica Palan and Thomas Fitzgerald
SEPTA train inspections: How many are left?The transit agency has until Oct. 31 to complete inspections on 225 Silverliner IV rail cars. As the deadline approaches and delays persist, we’ll be keeping track of SEPTA’s progress.Erica Palan and Thomas Fitzgerald
Most hemp products with THC are now banned. What does this mean for legal weed?State-licensed dispensaries remain unaffected by the ban, but the bill could crater the national hemp industry, critics say.Henry Savage
Most hemp products with THC are now banned. What does this mean for legal weed?State-licensed dispensaries remain unaffected by the ban, but the bill could crater the national hemp industry, critics say.Henry Savage
Swarthmore avoided an income tax, but gets an emergency service tax insteadSwarthmore is considering an emergency service tax to fill budget shortfalls amid the closure of Crozer-Chester Medical Center and rising service costs.Henry Savage and Denali Sagner
Swarthmore avoided an income tax, but gets an emergency service tax insteadSwarthmore is considering an emergency service tax to fill budget shortfalls amid the closure of Crozer-Chester Medical Center and rising service costs.Henry Savage and Denali Sagner
Pa.’s public schools are getting $665 million in new money with the state budget dealThe deal also includes reforms for cyber charter schools that will represent a savings of hundreds of millions to school districts across the state.Kristen A. Graham
Pa.’s public schools are getting $665 million in new money with the state budget dealThe deal also includes reforms for cyber charter schools that will represent a savings of hundreds of millions to school districts across the state.Kristen A. Graham
What to know about Pennsylvania’s long-overdue state budgetPassed with a 156-47 vote in the House and a 40-9 vote in the Senate, the $50.1 billion package, Gov. Josh Shapiro signed the plan Wednesday, ending a more-than-four-month impasse.Nick Vadala and Gillian McGoldrick
What to know about Pennsylvania’s long-overdue state budgetPassed with a 156-47 vote in the House and a 40-9 vote in the Senate, the $50.1 billion package, Gov. Josh Shapiro signed the plan Wednesday, ending a more-than-four-month impasse.Nick Vadala and Gillian McGoldrick
