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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...

In honoring their lives, she’s saving her own

Helen Schick, 58, of Cumberland Street in Kensington, holds a bundle of the “firefighter ribbons” she creates in her home to honor fallen firemen....

A little muscle, a lot of heart

John Newman, 17, who will recieve his Eagle Scout medal on May 11, in Lorimer Park in Montgomery County. He said pulling Japanese knotweed...

Vacant Front Street banks’ fate in judge’s hands

A proposal to demolish historic banks at Front and Norris streets and build low-income housing is being fought in court by two Kensington women...

Celebrating 30 years of dance in Philly

Pat Kaminski (center) and alumni from the Penn Academy Dance group at the April 20 recital in the Northeast. STAR FILE PHOTOStudents past and present...

Wynn plans two East Coast casinos — Fishtown and Boston

The proposed designs of Wynn Everett outside Boston, left, and Wynn Philadelphia, right. RENDERINGS BY WYNN RESORTSWould Wynn build the exact same casino in both...

Fishtown’s annual St. LauRUNtius 5k

Saint Laurentius students hold signs saying “We Support Boston,” and “Saint Laurentius School, Running for Boston, We You.” PHOTOS BY SUE PHILLIPSSee images of...
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