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Philadelphia police are investigating a deadly shooting that they said happened Wednesday morning in the city's Kensington neighborhood. According to the Philadelphia Police Department, around 9:52 a.m., on Wednesday, May 27, 2026, officers responded to the 600 block of East Thayer Street and found an unidentified man

City officials said they reached a tentative agreement with hospitality leaders to amend an increase to the hotel tax in next year’s budget. Mayor Cherelle Parker initially proposed raising the tax rate by 2% starting in August. The revision announced Wednesday would reduce that hike to 0.6%, but it would levy a 6% tax

Silk Way Family Restaurant is closing its doors less than a year after opening. The restaurant serves Central Asian and Kazakh cuisine in Queen Village. Silk Way will close on June 1, prompting reactions from food enthusiasts in the neighborhood. Silk Way Announces Closure After Less Than a Year. Located...

Philadelphia prepares for LGBTQIA+ Pride Celebrations throughout the month of June.

The Philadelphia Zoo is inviting you to be among the first to explore its new $25 million Francis J. Carey Bear Country exhibit, a state-of-the-art facility focused on animal care and conservation for endangered bears. This project broke ground in 2025, marking the zoo's largest and most transformative project in...

A man was killed and two others were wounded in a pair of separate shootings Wednesday morning in Philadelphia. Police said a 29-year-old man was shot multiple times just before 10 a.m. on the 600 block of E. Thayer Street in Kensington. Officers rushed him to Temple University Hospital, where he died a short time late

Police are investigating a shooting that injured a 15-year-old boy on Wednesday evening in Northeast Philadelphia.

A Philadelphia man is facing multiple felony charges after Pennsylvania State Police say he accepted more than $17,000 for a home improvement project in Schuylkill County but failed to complete the work and later allegedly admitted to using the money for personal expenses. According to court documents filed by Pennsylv

New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill introduced a plan to place guardrails on data centers amid growing concerns from communities across the country over rising utility costs and environmental impacts. Data centers are facilities used to house computer systems and serve as infrastructure for storing and processing inform

From Camden and Cherry Hill to Trenton and the Jersey Shore, what about life in New Jersey do you want WHYY News to cover? Let us know. As a growing number of municipalities are seeking to ban data centers amid rising concern, and before New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill announced plans for a framework around them, Cherry