Pennsylvania PoliticsGov. Josh Shapiro is joining a coalition of 23 state AGs to sue the Trump administration for dismantling AmeriCorpsThe suit alleges that DOGE acted unlawfully by bypassing Congress to gut AmeriCorps, a federal community service program that provides support for disaster relief and anti-poverty projects.
Pennsylvania PoliticsGov. Josh Shapiro is joining a coalition of 23 state AGs to sue the Trump administration for dismantling AmeriCorpsThe suit alleges that DOGE acted unlawfully by bypassing Congress to gut AmeriCorps, a federal community service program that provides support for disaster relief and anti-poverty projects.
ObituariesJacqueline L. Johnson, retired Spanish teacher and former Eagles cheerleader, has died at 75
ObituariesJacqueline L. Johnson, retired Spanish teacher and former Eagles cheerleader, has died at 75
EducationCommonwealth University president steps down, two months after faculty and coaches voted no confidence
EducationCommonwealth University president steps down, two months after faculty and coaches voted no confidence
2:41VideoA Bucks County farm is locked into their contracts, but can't reach USDA about promised grant funds
2:41VideoA Bucks County farm is locked into their contracts, but can't reach USDA about promised grant funds
Crime & JusticeHolmesburg man charged with burglary, assault in attack before Bucks County police shooting
Crime & JusticeHolmesburg man charged with burglary, assault in attack before Bucks County police shooting
BusinessBig Lots is under new ownership and reopening a dozen stores in Pennsylvania But Philadelphia-area fans of the discount retailer will have to take a drive to get to them. The news comes four months after the chain announced it was going out of business.
BusinessBig Lots is under new ownership and reopening a dozen stores in Pennsylvania But Philadelphia-area fans of the discount retailer will have to take a drive to get to them. The news comes four months after the chain announced it was going out of business.
ObituariesRichard Wernick, Pulitzer Prize-winning composer and Penn music professor emeritus, has died at 91 “Wernick’s orchestral music has power and brilliance, an emphasis on register, space, and scale,” Lesley Valdes, former Inquirer classical music critic, said in 1990.
ObituariesRichard Wernick, Pulitzer Prize-winning composer and Penn music professor emeritus, has died at 91 “Wernick’s orchestral music has power and brilliance, an emphasis on register, space, and scale,” Lesley Valdes, former Inquirer classical music critic, said in 1990.
EducationCentral Bucks special education abuse allegations become issue in DA race Democrat Joe Khan is calling on Republican incumbent Jennifer Schorn to convene a grand jury after a report found students were abused in an autistic support classroom.
EducationCentral Bucks special education abuse allegations become issue in DA race Democrat Joe Khan is calling on Republican incumbent Jennifer Schorn to convene a grand jury after a report found students were abused in an autistic support classroom.
Pennsylvania‘Disturbing’: Pennsylvania AG says funeral home faked pet cremations The Pennsylvania Attorney General announced charges against a funeral home owner for deceiving thousands of pet owners who paid for cremation services.
Pennsylvania‘Disturbing’: Pennsylvania AG says funeral home faked pet cremations The Pennsylvania Attorney General announced charges against a funeral home owner for deceiving thousands of pet owners who paid for cremation services.
Crime & JusticeBuckingham officer shot a man who was threatening residents after a car crash, police sayThe man, whom police did not identify, yelled “politically and religiously charged statements” at residents and chased them into their homes, according to investigators.
Crime & JusticeBuckingham officer shot a man who was threatening residents after a car crash, police sayThe man, whom police did not identify, yelled “politically and religiously charged statements” at residents and chased them into their homes, according to investigators.
Crime & JusticeChester County priest pleads guilty to stealing $40K from parish to play video gamesThe Rev. Lawrence Kozak was sentenced to two years of probation for using the money from St. Thomas More Church to "power up" in mobile games he was playing.
Crime & JusticeChester County priest pleads guilty to stealing $40K from parish to play video gamesThe Rev. Lawrence Kozak was sentenced to two years of probation for using the money from St. Thomas More Church to "power up" in mobile games he was playing.
EducationFormer Penn board chair reveals new details from inside the boardroom leading to President Liz Magill’s resignation “In some ways, Penn was sort of where the first shots were fired in a war on elite universities,” Scott Bok said during an interview about his book, looking back on the fall 2023 semester.
EducationFormer Penn board chair reveals new details from inside the boardroom leading to President Liz Magill’s resignation “In some ways, Penn was sort of where the first shots were fired in a war on elite universities,” Scott Bok said during an interview about his book, looking back on the fall 2023 semester.
TransportationA Morse code-like system governs when and how train engineers sound their hornsA train horn isn't waking anyone up on purpose. It's used to communicate.
TransportationA Morse code-like system governs when and how train engineers sound their hornsA train horn isn't waking anyone up on purpose. It's used to communicate.
PennsylvaniaA person has died after being struck by an Amtrak train in RadnorThe person has not been identified and police do not suspect foul play in the incident. It is the fifth fatality involving an Amtrak train in the region in the last month.
PennsylvaniaA person has died after being struck by an Amtrak train in RadnorThe person has not been identified and police do not suspect foul play in the incident. It is the fifth fatality involving an Amtrak train in the region in the last month.
Crime & JusticeOne man killed, another injured, in separate police shootings in Montgomery and Bucks CountiesIn the fatal incident, authorities said Ambler police shot Robert Aguilar Cholula after he ignored commands to drop a "large, butcher-style knife" and ran toward officers.
Crime & JusticeOne man killed, another injured, in separate police shootings in Montgomery and Bucks CountiesIn the fatal incident, authorities said Ambler police shot Robert Aguilar Cholula after he ignored commands to drop a "large, butcher-style knife" and ran toward officers.
PennsylvaniaBucks officials defend decision not to bring charges in the Jamison Elementary abuse caseIn a statement, Bucks County DA Jennifer Schorn said it is not her "place to weigh in on non-criminal matters."
PennsylvaniaBucks officials defend decision not to bring charges in the Jamison Elementary abuse caseIn a statement, Bucks County DA Jennifer Schorn said it is not her "place to weigh in on non-criminal matters."
Small BusinessCould tariffs ‘cancel’ Halloween and Christmas in 2025? Philly area small-business owners are worried.Companies that depend on holiday sales rely heavily on Chinese factories. "I don’t have an option to buy these products domestically," said one local business owner.
Small BusinessCould tariffs ‘cancel’ Halloween and Christmas in 2025? Philly area small-business owners are worried.Companies that depend on holiday sales rely heavily on Chinese factories. "I don’t have an option to buy these products domestically," said one local business owner.
EntertainmentBritish TV show visits all Birminghams in the U.S., Burlington and Chester Counties includedThe show's host, comedian Joe Lycett, seems determined to understand the Philadelphia region’s Birminghams, which many folks around here may not know all that much about themselves.
EntertainmentBritish TV show visits all Birminghams in the U.S., Burlington and Chester Counties includedThe show's host, comedian Joe Lycett, seems determined to understand the Philadelphia region’s Birminghams, which many folks around here may not know all that much about themselves.
ObituariesTarleton D. Williams, pioneering computer scientist and celebrated electronics engineer, has died at 94In 1959, as a groundbreaking Black manager at Remington Rand, he oversaw the wiring of a $3.5 million computer for the Atomic Energy Commission.
ObituariesTarleton D. Williams, pioneering computer scientist and celebrated electronics engineer, has died at 94In 1959, as a groundbreaking Black manager at Remington Rand, he oversaw the wiring of a $3.5 million computer for the Atomic Energy Commission.
TransportationSEPTA can’t afford some infrastructure projects, including 22 that would help people with mobility issues, the agency saysThe transit authority said it's $3 billion short on funding due to the rising costs of construction.
TransportationSEPTA can’t afford some infrastructure projects, including 22 that would help people with mobility issues, the agency saysThe transit authority said it's $3 billion short on funding due to the rising costs of construction.
