MLK Drive in Philadelphia reopens following emergency repairs

Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Philadelphia has reopened following emergency repairs, according to the city.

• Feb 18

Newark Airport reopens after aircraft emergency caused ground stop, FAA says

Newark Liberty International Airport reopened Wednesday evening after an aircraft emergency caused a ground stop.

• Feb 18

SEPTA remembers Caroline LeCount, who pushed Pa. to desegregate mass transit

Caroline LeCount's civil disobedience in Philadelphia led to the desegregation of public transportation in Pennsylvania.

• Feb 18

Embiid is hurt again, will miss 76ers-Hawks game due to sore right shin

Joel Embiid reported soreness in his right shin over the All-Star break and will miss the 76ers' game against Atlanta on Thursday night.

• Feb 18

Judge sets deadline for slavery exhibits to be returned to President's House

A judge has ordered the Trump administration to return the slavery exhibits that were removed from the President's House Site in Philadelphia by Friday.

• Feb 18

$175K worth of steel stolen from Morey's Piers Giant Wheel work site

Morey's Piers dismantled the Giant Wheel last fall and sent its center hub to the Navy Yard in Philadelphia to be repaired.

• Feb 19

Philly's Mercy-Douglass Hospital blazed a trail for Black women in nursing

Philadelphia's Mercy-Douglass Hospital School of Nursing educated generations of Black nurses. Meet the women working to keep the legacy of its trailblazers alive.

• Feb 18

West Philly students head to Ghana for trip connecting lessons to history

Twenty students from Global Leadership Academy are traveling to West Africa as part of the school's long-running international learning program.

• Feb 18

Philadelphia launches real-time air quality monitoring system

Part of the Breathe Philly initiative​, more than 70 ground-level monitors installed across Philadelphia will provide hourly air quality measurements.

• Feb 18

N.J. towns report sick, dying geese due to suspected cases of bird flu

Sick and dying geese at Alcyon Lake in Pitman, New Jersey, had presumed cases of bird flu, officials said in a news release.

• Feb 18

Worried about your money in 2026? What to do before market shifts again

WealthMore founder Mical Jeanlys-White breaks down what investors should know and what they should ignore as they navigate 2026.

• Feb 18

Air quality alert in effect for Philadelphia, surrounding Pa. counties

A Code Orange alert is in effect Wednesday, Feb. 18, for all of southeastern Pennsylvania due to poor air quality levels around the region.

• Feb 18

Mikaela Shiffrin wins gold in women's slalom, breaking Olympic drought

Mikaela Shiffrin, the most decorated skier of all time, last won a medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang.

• Feb 18

How Reading Terminal Market has become more than a food hall in Philly

The soon-to-be 133-year-old Reading Terminal Market has become an indispensable hallmark of the city of Philadelphia.

• Feb 18

Visibility improving in Philly region after foggy morning commute

After a morning with fog, low clouds and light rain, visibility is beginning to improve in the Philadelphia region.

• Feb 18

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