
Pennsylvania
Crews recover the body of a woman from a Pennsylvania sinkhole after a 4-day search
Police say the remains of a woman who fell into a sinkhole have been recovered four days after she went missing while searching for her cat.
3 weeks ago
Secret Service director vows overhaul as Congress presses him on Trump assassination attempt
During the hearing Ronald Rowe was repeatedly asked by flabbergasted lawmakers how problems so obvious in hindsight were allowed to happen.
3 weeks ago
Montco Community College opens new, state-of-the-art hospitality institute
The 20,000-square-foot learning center features pasta and chocolate laboratories and a wood-burning pizza oven.
3 weeks ago
Digging resumes in the search for a woman in a Pennsylvania sinkhole
Efforts to find 64-year-old Elizabeth Pollard have been frustrated by treacherous conditions for search crews inside the mine.
3 weeks ago
Underground voids from abandoned mines pose danger to people and property when land collapses
There are as many as 500,000 abandoned mines nationwide — far outnumbering those that are still active, according to the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration.
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RockyFest, Patti LaBelle and more holiday fun and in this week’s ‘Things To Do’
Dec. 5–8: The Blind Boys of Alabama in Delaware, the Philadelphia Gay Men’s Chorus and Dickens Fest in South Jersey are among weekend event highlights.
3 weeks ago
Listen 5:30A sinkhole may have swallowed a Pa. woman. What are sinkholes and how do they form?
Pennsylvania is among the states that see the most damage from sinkholes in the U.S.
4 weeks ago
Police say searchers in Pennsylvania don’t expect to find woman in sinkhole alive
Police said sinkholes are not uncommon because of subsidence from coal mining activity in the area.
4 weeks ago
Designation as a Community Development Financial Institution would give the Exton-based nonprofit more support to help underserved businesses.
4 weeks ago
Listen 0:56Dozens call Pottstown’s ‘Tent City’ home. A railroad company wants them gone
Signs posted outside demand unhoused people vacate “Tent City” by Jan. 2. Tent City sits on Norfolk Southern property.
4 weeks ago
Listen 1:09Bucks County Community College names new poet laureate, continuing long literary tradition
The poet laureate program is one piece of a literary “renaissance” in Bucks.
4 weeks ago
Listen 1:062025 will start with a 3.5% pay raise for Pennsylvania’s governor, lawmakers and judges
The new, higher salaries are effective Jan. 1 for the executive and judicial branches and next week for lawmakers.
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Chester County restructures administrative government, appoints first-ever CEO and COO
The county’s elected leaders appointed David Byerman as Chesco’s first chief executive officer and Erik Walschburger as chief operating officer.
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Listen 0:41An artist pieces together Lansdale’s history — and future — in mosaic mural
Artist Roxanne Slemmer has led more than 200 people in envisioning the borough’s past and present.
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Listen 1:16Now that Thanksgiving is over, holiday celebrations all around Philly are in full swing.
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