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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...

Blizzard of ’26 Drops 14 Inches at Philadelphia International Airport

The Philadelphia region was hit Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026, by a winter storm that rapidly intensified into a bomb cyclone, producing heavy snow, strong winds and widespread impacts across...

Wild car chase ends in Northern Liberties

Alleged police car thieves Blake Bills, 24, and Shayna Sykes, 23, led Camden and Philadelphia police on a wild chase Tuesday morning that ended...

Port Richmond Books thrives, even if it is ‘haunted’

Greg Gillespie, co-owner of Port Richmond Books on Richmond St. The store is seeing more customers than ever, he said. SAM NEWHOUSE / STAR PHOTOEven...

Rizzo PAL girl among ‘Honorary Public Officials’ on PAL Day

The students who were honored at the 40th annual PAL Day at City Hall. IMAGE FROM PHILLYPAL.WORDPRESS.COMEmma Hetrick, a distinguished student of Franklin Towne...

Appealing your AVI assessment: what to know

Wondering how to go about working with your Actual Value Initiative figure? Here’s the information you’ll need.Every property owner who received a new assessment in...

‘New Kensington Parents’ group fights for schools in 19125

An attendee of a 2012 community input meeting looks over literature that explains the school district’s plan to tranform the education system. The New...

Adaire School teacher speaks out in support of writing

FROM WIKIMEDIA COMMONSFishtown English educator Christina Long says that when next year’s district curriculum shifts, students must be prepared to write well.Christina Long has taught...
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