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Pennsylvania’s Historic Tax Credit Increased to $20 Million
On July 11, the Pennsylvania General Assembly passed its 2024-2025 budget. It was 11 days past the deadline, but offered some good news for historic preservationists and adaptive reuse developers. The new budget included tax code changes that raised the historic tax credit program to $20 million from its previous cap of $5 million.
'Nuanced,' 'manifest,' and 'antecedent' are among the hardest words for Pennsylvania residents to understand, study finds
YORK, Pa. — A recent study conducted by crossword experts at WordDB.com found the 10 hardest vocabulary words for Pennsylvania residents to understand. "Nuanced", "manifest" and "antecedent" are the words found in SAT exams that Pennsylvania residents struggle with the most, the WordDB.com study determined. New research based on...
Pa. looks to add 73 acres of public land near this popular lookout
The Pennsylvania Game Commission is working to open up nearly 5,290 acres for public use as State Game Lands. The state Board of Game Commissioners at its meeting July 12 approved adding the acreage through land acquisitions spanning the state. Near the Lehigh Valley, the acquisitions include roughly 73 acres...
@Victory_Events girls’ recruit: Shipley School 2025 DEF Wike commits to Endicott
Shipley School 2025 defender Rose Wike has committed to play Division III lacrosse at Endicott College. Why did you choose Endicott? “For the supportive, competitive, and fun team culture, as well as the rigorous academics.”. Who do you wish to thank? “I want to thank Dynasty Elite Lacrosse, The...
Medical Report: Screens or no screens? Study suggests parents ditch touchpads for toddlers
A recent study found allowing toddlers too much time on touchpad devices can have a damaging impact on social interactions. KYW medical editor Dr. Brian McDonough has more.
Philadelphia Ballet offers no-fear dance classes to wary adults
From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know!. Tracy Somani arrived at the Philadelphia Ballet building on North Broad Street wearing a nervous look. She came to take a class but wasn’t sure where to go....
Pennsylvania House Leader Wants Trump Shooting Investigated
A Pennsylvania Republican leader thinks the shooting at a Trump rally should be looked into. Pennsylvania House Republican Leader Bryan Cutler is introducing legislation to look into the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, in Butler. House Resolution 501 would form a House Select Committee to investigate the actions and response of state and local law enforcement following the assassination attempt. The bipartisan committee would then produce a report on the incident no later than November 30th. Cutler says the committee will not be looking to assign blame, but rather it seeks to discover how law enforcement can better improve practices going forward.
Police Say Woman Conned a Local Giant Out of $1,000 in Activated Gift Cards
NEW BRITAIN TOWNSHIP, PA—Police are looking for a woman they say conned supermarket employees out of $1,000 of gift cards and then fled the store. The incident happened in the early evening hours of Saturday, July 20, at the New Britain Township Giant at County Line Road and West Butler Avenue. A woman took gift cards to a cash register to activate and pay for them.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Police said that the woman then “manipulated” the store’s cashier and manager into giving her a refund for the cards but without deactivating them. The woman then walked out of the store with about $1,000 of activated gift cards. Police also said that the women left the store without paying for the items in her shopping cart. Anyone with information on the woman is asked to call the New Britain Township police at 215-822-1910. Want more news like this delivered to your inbox? Sign up for our daily and weekly e-mail newsletters online. For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
Wet weather clearing Tuesday in Philadelphia region before more overnight rain
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- The week ahead in the Philadelphia region slips into a somewhat unsettled pattern. There will be several rounds of rain through Thursday night as well as very high humidity levels with dew points in the 70s -- meaning there will be lots of available moisture for these storms to work with.After some overnight precipitation, the chance for rain will taper off a bit for a good portion of the day on Tuesday.Late Tuesday night and into Wednesday, rain will return and bring a chance of early-morning downpours Wednesday.While it won't rain all day, locally heavy showers are likely...
Malvern man to lead 80 Alcatraz swimmers for 20th annual hydrocephalus research fundraiser
On Aug. 10, Malvern resident Peter Finlayson will lead a group of 80 swimmers for the two-mile swim from Alcatraz Island to San Francisco, braving the strong currents, cold water and sea lions for the 20th time. These 80 swimmers are taking the plunge for Team Hydro’s 20th annual Alcatraz...
PHL Airport: Nasty weather Monday creating storm of delays
With over 100 flights delayed and more than a dozen cancelled, folks at the Philadelphia International Airport are dealing with stressful travels due to weather and the aftermath of last week's CrowdStrike outage.
Bridge Foundation donates scholarship money
The Bridge Educational Foundation, through the support of Malady & Wooten, Waste Management and Raymond James, last week donated $293,000 of EITC and OSTC scholarships to families in Philadelphia during an event at Father Judge. Scholarship funds are made possible through the state’s Educational Improvement Tax Credit and Opportunity Scholarship...
Local student attends journalism conference
Cayden Stewart, a Bustleton resident and student at Holy Ghost Preparatory School, represented Philadelphia as a National Youth Correspondent to the 2024 Washington Journalism and Media Conference, July 7-12 at George Mason University. Stewart, whose dad Bob is Chief Deputy Register of Wills, joined a select group of students from...
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