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Montco residents press county to protect immigrants with Welcoming Act
Demands include clear language around legal noncooperation with ICE and a resolution to ensure the Montgomery County Correctional Facility is not used to hold ICE detainees.
15 mins ago
Del., N.J. among states suing to block Trump’s election order, saying it violates the Constitution
The lawsuit is the fourth against the executive order issued just a week ago.
1 hour ago
PATCO commuters experience the new Franklin Square stop for the first time
Riders are all aboard for the station’s open feel and time-saving location. Plus, it “doesn’t smell like pee.”
2 hours ago
Brother vs. brother: InterAct Theatre’s ‘Rift’ experiments with radical empathy in Philadelphia
The two actors playing brothers trying to bridge irreconcilable racial differences switch roles every night.
6 hours ago
Riverside is undergoing a monumental transformation with 800 new homes, a STEM Hub and new teen and community centers.
6 hours ago
The commuter benefit gives eligibility to around 22,000 city workers, but it’s unclear whether the city will be able to spend less for the same program this year.
7 hours ago
NTSB releases final report on deadly I-95 collapse in Philadelphia
The 24-page report cites multiple factors for a fiery truck crash, which resulted in the highway collapsing back on June 11, 2023.
14 hours ago
3 family members killed by Amtrak train in Bristol, Bucks County
According to Amtrak, there were 236 passengers and a crew on the train that departed from New York's Penn Station. No one on board was injured.
16 hours ago
April 3–6: “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” in Delaware, a Johnny Cash musical in South Jersey and a restaurant week in the Philly ‘burbs.
18 hours ago
Mommy, the zoo’s longest resident, is the oldest-known first-time mom of her species in the world.
18 hours ago
Philly City Council weighs zoning tweak for ‘Turn the Key’ projects
The legislation is designed to make it easier for developers to build homes in certain sections of the city.
19 hours ago
Dow drops 1,600 as US stocks lead worldwide sell-off after Trump’s tariffs cause a COVID-like shock
The S&P 500 sank 4.8%, more than in major markets across Asia and Europe, for its worst day since the pandemic crashed the economy in 2020.
19 hours ago
What to know about the Trump tariffs upending global trade and markets
For decades, global commerce abided by tariff rates agreed to by the U.S. and 122 other countries during the 1980s and 1990s. On Wednesday, Trump detonated that arrangement.
19 hours ago
Pentagon watchdog to review Hegseth’s use of Signal app to convey plans for Houthi strike
The review will also look at other defense officials use of the the publicly available encrypted app, which is not able to handle classified material.
20 hours ago
Bucks Commissioner Bob Harvie to challenge Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick for Congress in 2026
Harvie, born and raised in Bristol, has served as county commissioner since 2020.
20 hours ago
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