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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...

Benevolence in Bridesburg

Alex Korn, 15, and his fellow Scouts with a truck full of wrapped gifts they delivered to families at Kensington’s Visitation Homes. PHOTO COURTESY...

SNAPSHOT: Making memories at Memphis Street Academy

PHOTOS COURTESY OF MEMPHIS STREET ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOLSee image gallery at right for additional photo.Proud students in grades 5 through 8 (at right in image...

River Wards schools among those recommended to close

District Superintendent Hite announced last week the recommended closures, mergers and other potential changes for public schools across the city.On Thursday, Dec. 13, Philadelphia School...

SNAPSHOT: A perfect Port Richmond present

PHOTO COURTESY OF NAZARETH HOSPITALOn Dec. 6, the Ladies of Port Richmond presented Nazareth Hospital with a $17,000 grant for breast cancer education and awareness....

2012: The Year in Review

See our image gallery at right for the photos associated with these stories.With this, 2012’s final edition of Star, we present a wrap-up of some...

Helping to make each breath better

Chris Mizes (middle, with glasses), and volunteers for the Port Richmond Air project wore air monitors on their backpacks (the small silver devices) for...
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