Crime & JusticePottstown man killed after shooting officer, waging hours-long standoff with police, DA saysAndrew Jackson Ecker was the son of prominent local plumbing contractor and Pottstown Borough Authority official Aram Ecker.
Crime & JusticePottstown man killed after shooting officer, waging hours-long standoff with police, DA saysAndrew Jackson Ecker was the son of prominent local plumbing contractor and Pottstown Borough Authority official Aram Ecker.
Spotlight PAFoster care agencies in Pa. took millions owed to kids in their care, often keeping them in the dark
Spotlight PAFoster care agencies in Pa. took millions owed to kids in their care, often keeping them in the dark
Climate NewsA gas operator fined $1.9 million for damaging Pa. wetlands is on Trump’s ‘fast track’ approval list
Climate NewsA gas operator fined $1.9 million for damaging Pa. wetlands is on Trump’s ‘fast track’ approval list
NewsPhilly’s biggest refugee-resettlement agency fights for its future as federal funds are slashed under TrumpNationalities Service Center, funded largely by the federal government's refugee resettlement program, expects its budget to halved by May.
NewsPhilly’s biggest refugee-resettlement agency fights for its future as federal funds are slashed under TrumpNationalities Service Center, funded largely by the federal government's refugee resettlement program, expects its budget to halved by May.
PennsylvaniaPa. Republicans gathered to celebrate Trump and DOGE — and hardly mentioned tariffsWhile President Donald Trump’s tariffs sent shockwaves through the stock market, Republicans at the Pennsylvania Leadership Conference were unconcerned — and largely in celebration mode.
PennsylvaniaPa. Republicans gathered to celebrate Trump and DOGE — and hardly mentioned tariffsWhile President Donald Trump’s tariffs sent shockwaves through the stock market, Republicans at the Pennsylvania Leadership Conference were unconcerned — and largely in celebration mode.
PennsylvaniaTrucks filled with fish are crisscrossing Pa. to help stock creeks ahead of fishing seasonA network of volunteers helps the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission stock trout before they come back to catch them.
PennsylvaniaTrucks filled with fish are crisscrossing Pa. to help stock creeks ahead of fishing seasonA network of volunteers helps the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission stock trout before they come back to catch them.
WeatherThousands without power in Delco after severe storms move through the Philly regionLarge swaths of Delaware County were without power Friday morning after severe thunderstorms blew through the region.
WeatherThousands without power in Delco after severe storms move through the Philly regionLarge swaths of Delaware County were without power Friday morning after severe thunderstorms blew through the region.
PennsylvaniaAn ‘empathic and kind’ father and his two sons were fatally struck by Amtrak train in Bucks CountyThe victims were a father and his two sons, and were identified as Christopher Cramp, 56; David Cramp, 31; and Thomas Cramp, 24.
PennsylvaniaAn ‘empathic and kind’ father and his two sons were fatally struck by Amtrak train in Bucks CountyThe victims were a father and his two sons, and were identified as Christopher Cramp, 56; David Cramp, 31; and Thomas Cramp, 24.
ObituariesCaroline M. Merrill, retired nurse and daycare assistant, and fourth-oldest Pennsylvanian, has died at 110She was featured in a 2024 Inquirer project called "Ask a Centenarian" when she was 109, a 2021 Main Line Times feature story when she was 106, and in other outlets on other 100-plus birthdays.
ObituariesCaroline M. Merrill, retired nurse and daycare assistant, and fourth-oldest Pennsylvanian, has died at 110She was featured in a 2024 Inquirer project called "Ask a Centenarian" when she was 109, a 2021 Main Line Times feature story when she was 106, and in other outlets on other 100-plus birthdays.
EducationTemple president announces record $27.5 million gift from Sidney and Caroline KimmelThe gift, announced during Temple President John Fry's inauguration, will help to fund Temple’s new Klein College of Media and Communication building and Center for the Performing and Cinematic Arts.
EducationTemple president announces record $27.5 million gift from Sidney and Caroline KimmelThe gift, announced during Temple President John Fry's inauguration, will help to fund Temple’s new Klein College of Media and Communication building and Center for the Performing and Cinematic Arts.
Crime & JusticeA Delco teen’s family confronts his killer for taking their ‘whole world’ in deli shootingMohammed Yesuf's parents confronted Samir Austin shortly before he was sentenced to decades in prison for Yesuf's murder.
Crime & JusticeA Delco teen’s family confronts his killer for taking their ‘whole world’ in deli shootingMohammed Yesuf's parents confronted Samir Austin shortly before he was sentenced to decades in prison for Yesuf's murder.
PhiladelphiaA riot broke out during a boxing match at Philadelphia’s juvenile detention center. Now it’s on a provisional license.State officials cited a riot that broke out at the center in January, sending some kids to the hospital and endangering others.
PhiladelphiaA riot broke out during a boxing match at Philadelphia’s juvenile detention center. Now it’s on a provisional license.State officials cited a riot that broke out at the center in January, sending some kids to the hospital and endangering others.
Outdoors LifeAfter DOGE cuts shutter federal campgrounds in Pennsylvania, state parks see surge in reservationsPennsylvania’s Department of Conservation and Natural Resources has seen a 30 percent jump in campsite reservations.
Outdoors LifeAfter DOGE cuts shutter federal campgrounds in Pennsylvania, state parks see surge in reservationsPennsylvania’s Department of Conservation and Natural Resources has seen a 30 percent jump in campsite reservations.
Pennsylvania PoliticsMontco Commissioners say they are walking a ‘tightrope’ while considering protections for immigrants and LGBTQ residentsSeveral residents urged the county to consider the policies at a board meeting Thursday.
Pennsylvania PoliticsMontco Commissioners say they are walking a ‘tightrope’ while considering protections for immigrants and LGBTQ residentsSeveral residents urged the county to consider the policies at a board meeting Thursday.
ObituariesRaymond B. Reinl, retired attorney, civic leader, and ‘grandfather’ of local high school ice hockey, has died at 96“Ice hockey is a very exciting sport,” he said in 1985, “and with the appeal of the Flyers, it has experienced even a greater resurgence in this area.”
ObituariesRaymond B. Reinl, retired attorney, civic leader, and ‘grandfather’ of local high school ice hockey, has died at 96“Ice hockey is a very exciting sport,” he said in 1985, “and with the appeal of the Flyers, it has experienced even a greater resurgence in this area.”
RestaurantsWhat to know about trying Wonder, the chain of food halls coming to Philly and the Main LineThe chain of food halls from dotcom-billionaire Marc Lore opened its second of 10 Philadelphia locations in Ardmore at 17 W. Lancaster Ave.
RestaurantsWhat to know about trying Wonder, the chain of food halls coming to Philly and the Main LineThe chain of food halls from dotcom-billionaire Marc Lore opened its second of 10 Philadelphia locations in Ardmore at 17 W. Lancaster Ave.
EducationA judge kicked Lower Merion's school board president off the ballot after financial disclosure omissionsKerry Sautner did not respond to several mandatory questions in her nomination petition. A judge ruled that she cannot be on the May Democratic primary ballot.
EducationA judge kicked Lower Merion's school board president off the ballot after financial disclosure omissionsKerry Sautner did not respond to several mandatory questions in her nomination petition. A judge ruled that she cannot be on the May Democratic primary ballot.
Pennsylvania PoliticsPa. Senate passes bill requiring DAs to notify ICE if they encounter a criminal defendant illegally in U.S. The bill was mostly endorsed by Republicans, with four Democrats signing on. None of are from the Philadelphia area.
Pennsylvania PoliticsPa. Senate passes bill requiring DAs to notify ICE if they encounter a criminal defendant illegally in U.S. The bill was mostly endorsed by Republicans, with four Democrats signing on. None of are from the Philadelphia area.
