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CAMBRIA COUNTY, Pa (WJAC) — Authorities in Pennsylvania say several people are now behind bars in connection to a lengthy investigation into an alleged drug trafficking organization that has been operating between Philadelphia and Cambria County. During a press conference Monday afternoon, Attorney General Dave...

We celebrate a true American original whose blues soaked rock and roll has rattled jukeboxes bars and arenas for decades, George Thorogood. Loud gritty and unapologetic George built a career on feel swagger and the power of a stripped down band hitting hard. Born in Wilmington, Delaware, George Thorogood's deep ties...

After a nor'easter dumped snow on the Philadelphia area, some schools have announced closings and virtual learning days for Tuesday, Feb. 4.

From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know!. More than two decades before the Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia, notable figures like Benjamin Franklin and Dr. Thomas Bond opened the country’s first legally chartered hospital...

(WHTM) — A convoy of plows cleared the way for a newborn baby in critical condition that needed to get to the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia during Sunday’s winter storm. Snow in the Poconos is nothing new, and neither are ambulance calls during storms. “I’m sure it would have been a helicopter move on a […]

It’s been 35 years since three Philadelphia firefighters died while battling a 12-alarm fire inside the Meridian Bank building in Center City, across the street from City Hall.

St. Hedwig Church in Chester will no longer be considered a Roman Catholic Church by the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. The Philadelphia Archdiocese has declared that St. Hedwig Church in Chester will no longer be used as a Catholic church, writes Cory Sharber for WHYY. Philadelphia Archbishop Nelson J. Perez approved...

Thousands of homes across the Delaware Valley were without power Monday morning as wet, heavy snow piled up on trees and powerlines amid strong wind gusts. In Ambler, a large tree fell on top of several cars.

Philadelphia police have dropped new surveillance video in the unsolved killing of Julius Chandler, hoping a clearer look at the gunman might finally shake loose the tip they have been waiting for. The footage shows a figure dressed in dark clothing firing at Chandler in broad daylight on March 25, 2021, and...

From work to family events, new data reveals how often Philly and South Jersey residents fake being sick.