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How Philly-Area Athletes Performed at the 2026 Winter Olympics

Team USA closed the 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo ranked second behind Norway in both overall medals and gold medals. The Americans totaled 33 medals,...

Up to 16 Inches of Snow Hits Philadelphia, Snow Emergency Declared

A winter storm dropped more than a foot of snow across Philadelphia, triggering a Snow Emergency and activating a citywide response. The National Weather Service reported 14.0 inches of snow...

Important Star notes

To our readers: Star will not be delivered on Wednesday, July 3, due to the 4th of July holiday. We will resume normal publication...

River Wards events for the week of June 26

Port Richmond Community Group to meetPRCG will meet Thursday, June 27 at 7 p.m., at Our Lady Help of Christians’ church hall basement, on Allegheny...

Fourth of July events

The Delaware River Waterfront Corporation and Wawa’s Welcome America celebrations are among the organizations providing a whole week of Independence Day festivities.Before the 4th:Ice Cream FestivalCome...

Neighborhood news in brief for the week of June 26

State senator’s family owns part of Wynn siteState Sen. Michael Stack (D-5th dist.) could be in for a windfall, as the Philadelphia Daily News reported...

‘Bridesburg born and raised’ won’t stop at fifth grade

Bridesburg Elementary School, 2824 Jenks St., is one of the schools near the busy intersection that is deemed unsafe. MIKALA JAMISON / STAR PHOTOBridesburg parent...

A Letter to the Editor

To the editor:I am a grieving father. I lost my son, Timothy, in 2011, and have spent the past two trying to survive this loss....
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