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What to know about hot car dangers for children amid excessive heat warning
The threat of triple digits Tuesday in the Philadelphia region has experts sounding the alarm about staying safe in the heat, especially when it comes to vulnerable groups like children and the elderly.AAA is sharing some important reminders if you have to be out and about with your little ones.Experts say that on a 95-degree day, a car can heat up to more than 180 degrees.RELATED: Consumer Reports provides tips to parents on preventing hot car deaths for childrenThey also say a child's body heats up three to five times faster than an adult's body, and that it takes just...
Latest U.S. News hospital health rankings out. Where Lehigh Valley, St. Luke’s placed in Pa.
Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest in Salisbury Township and St. Luke’s University Hospital in Fountain Hill are among the top 10 hospitals in Pennsylvania, according to rankings released Tuesday by U.S. News and World Report. These rankings marked the second set that have come out since St. Luke’s vowed to...
Delaware County Chamber of Commerce Praises 2024 Bi-Partisan State Budget
PA Gov. Josh Shapiro signs into law a bipartisan budget for fiscal year 2024-25. The Delaware County Chamber of Commerce, a voice for the community advocating for a thriving business climate, praised the recent signing of the $47.6 billion state budget package containing key items highly supportive to Delaware County.
KU Student Phanor Named to PASSHE Board of Governors
Kutztown University student Mark-Handy Phanor has been approved as the newest student member of the Board of Governors for the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE). The motion was passed at Thursday’s Board of Governors meeting. The State System is governed by a 20-member Board, which is responsible...
Pa.’s 2024-25 budget has its winners, losers and toss-ups
The recently enacted $47.6 billion state budget showers money across dozens of programs and agencies, but as Gov. Josh Shapiro said on Thursday night when he signed it, not everyone got everything they wanted. There are winners, lots of them that saw sizable increases. There are some losers too that...
Pa. LGBTQ advocates cry foul on new group intent on advocacy, lobbying
There’s a new statewide LGBTQ lobbying group in town. Coming as it did ahead of Pride Month, the news would have been expected to generate a robust welcome from this historically marginalized population. But the rollout of Fairness Pennsylvania was met with substantial pushback from some established LGBTQ advocates....
These 14 Pa. towns have lost the most residents since 2020. See if your city made our list
As many Pennsylvania counties face a long-term decline in population, some cities and towns across the commonwealth have already started seeing their residents decrease since 2020. Population estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau shows that nearly 66% of Pennsylvania’s more than 2,500 municipalities saw their communities drop in size between...
NJ, PA troopers face off in charity softball game. Get ready for Battle for the Badges 2
FRANKFORD — Trooper up!. State police from New Jersey and Pennsylvania will meet on the diamond once again this week for Battle of the Badges. The charity softball game will benefit a Sussex County student and a Garden State trooper each facing serious medical challenges. The second annual match...
How to stay safe at political, sports events
TYLER, Texas (KETK) – This weekend’s violence in Pennsylvania and Miami has some people questioning how they would react during these types of incidents. “Some people chose to do wrong,” said Connie Vaughan with Quality Consulting and Security Services Inc. There are steps you can take to be prepared before and during your outing to […]
Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission visits local church during statewide tour
A civil rights agency hosted a town hall meeting in an effort to strengthen communities. The Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission visited the Second Baptist Church as part of its statewide tour, called PHRC on the Road: Building a Beloved Community. The tour allowed the institution to listen to concerns regarding...
Pennsylvania officials release new recommendations for protecting wildlife
PENNSYLVANIA (WTAJ) — A new report is being highlighted by Pennsylvania officials for its recommendations to use wildlife corridors to protect wildlife, limit vehicle collisions and reconnect habitats. The Theodore Roosevelt Conversation Partnership and PennEnviroment highlighted the new legislative budget and finance committee report calls for some changes. These suggested changes include better utilizing forested […]
Heat Health Emergency in effect for Philadelphia residents
Due to possible record-high temperatures, the Philadelphia Health Department declared a heat health emergency effective from Monday, July 15th, to Wednesday, July 17th. With the heat health emergency in place, the city’s emergency heat programs are activated, which include the Philadelphia Corporation for Aging’s (PCA) Heatline, cooling centers, home visits by special field teams, enhanced […]
The Open 2024: 5 Best Deep-Value Betting Picks for Royal Troon
Sign up for our email newsletter to stay up-to-date on the latest local sports news throughout Philadelphia. The heart of the 2024 PGA Tour season is upon us and things are only heating up. The Open Championship is one of the most prestigious tournaments in all of sport and with a stacked field taking to Royal Troon Golf Club, we can expect thrills, spills, and everything in between. Links Golf always provides potential for underdog stories and this year is likely no exception. We’ve found 5 deep-value picks worth backing this week just in case we see another surprise name lift the infamous Claret Jug.
Man sentenced for shooting, killing Temple student Sam Collington in 2021
A 19-year-old man was sentenced for shooting and killing a 21-year-old Temple University student in 2021. Léelo en español aquí. On Tuesday, July 16, 2024, a judge sentenced 19-year-old Latif Williams to 25 to 50 years in prison for the murder of Samuel Collington as well as a separate carjacking that occurred ten days before Collington's death.
Main Line Banter: Let’s hear it for/from the winners!
The Kiwanis Club of the Main Line’s annual Scholarship Recognition Dinner last week at Flip and Baileys, Bryn Mawr, honored both Issa Lan Tait, a new graduate of Sacred Heart Academy, and Joseph Woods, a new graduate of Archbishop John Carroll High School, with $2,500 awards and certificates from the club.
Signs of trouble at Trump rally were evident in minutes before gunman opened fire
Signs of trouble were evident in the minutes before shots rang out at Donald Trump's rally in Pennsylvania: Police had a report of a suspicious man pacing near the magnetometers and were apparently
Fort Washington Generals baseball wins legion title in first summer with GNALBL
The top-seeded Fort Washington Generals defeated fifth-seeded JP Mascaro 6-5 at Upper Dublin High School on Sunday, July 14. According to The Reporter, the program has 23 Lower Montco Legion (LML) league titles to its name and joined the Greater Norristown American Legion Baseball League (GNALBL) after the LML didn’t field enough teams to have a season this summer.
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