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Quick Shot of Dry Cooler Air Ahead of Another Heatwave. Lately the pattern has been for a couple of days of reasonable temperatures followed by a couple of days of hot temperatures above 90 degrees and the humidity which is well contained. Not any more folks as we head for some steamy conditions later this week and int

A new report confirms that PFAS contamination is widespread throughout the Delaware River and its tributaries. An estimated 14.2 million people, including those in the Easton area, get their drinking water from the Delaware River Basin that covers parts of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York and Delaware. The Delaware R

Lehigh Valley wasted a three-run effort in the ninth inning to tie the game by losing 7-6 Sunday afternoon to visiting Rochester on Brady House’s 11th-inning double in front of 9,812 fans at Coca-Cola Park. The Red Wings won four of the six games in the series and 15...

A local muralist decided to honor her father's passion by creating a Phillies mural in his basement.

Everyone knows the story of Betsy Ross and the first American flag, sewn in a small upholstery shop on Arch Street in Old City Philadelphia. But Ross wasn’t the only woman whose work helped define the Revolutionary War and the American cause. Across Philadelphia, American women, including writers, fundraisers,...

A man was shot and killed at around 5 p.m. in the Tacony neighborhood of Northeast Philadelphia on Sunday, June 7, police said. The shooting occurred in the area of the 5198 block of Princeton Avenue at around 4:58 p.m., police said. When officers arrived at the scene, they found...

Caesar Rodney's ride from Dover to Philadelphia in 1776 to vote for independence from the British Crown is being reenacted by New Castle County's Register of Wills to coincide with Delaware's Separation Day observance. Ciro Poppiti told WDEL's Rick Jensen Rodney actually made the 80-mile journey July first and second,.

Nothing marked Friday, June 7, 1776, as an unusual day in Philadelphia. Residents of the city would not have taken much notice of Richard Henry Lee walking the three blocks from his temporary quarters in the home of Dr. William Shippen to the Pennsylvania State House, as he had done for several weeks prior as a member

Nearly a year after a North Philadelphia teenager was gunned down, his mother is still begging for answers. Tamika Ellis says her family is desperate for someone to come forward after her 16-year-old son, Zaahir Ellis, was fatally shot on August 1, 2025, on the 1700 block of West Huntingdon Street. The case remains uns

Thousands filled Center City on a bright, sunny Sunday for the annual Pride March and Festival, bringing a wave of color, music and celebration to Philadelphia's streets.