Opening Day next Thursday brings new signings, rising rookies and player‑inspired concessions to Citizens Bank Park.

A newly revealed litigation-funding tie has put the nationwide class action over elite colleges' financial aid at risk, imperiling hundreds of millions in settlements and payouts to more than 200,000 students.

PhilaPort says the Norwegian Jewel will depart April 16, 2026, but initial embarkation will be handled from a temporary facility while the new terminal finishes construction.

Viral PopUp Bagels opened Friday at Suburban Square in Ardmore, serving hot unsliced bagels and rotating schmears. Local franchisees say this is the start of a regional rollout.

7th Street Burger has leased 1518 Chestnut in Rittenhouse Square, taking over the former Amma's. The New York smash‑burger chain also has a Fishtown shop slated to open April 1.

Cookie Plug is opening a Bradford Plaza shop in West Chester with a March 28 grand opening, bringing oversized "thicc" cookies and ice‑cream sandwiches to the borough.

If you get a CP53E letter, log into your IRS account and add your bank info within 30 days to avoid weeks‑long delays.

A federal jury convicted five Philadelphia men Thursday for a coordinated carjacking spree that prosecutors say included more than 60 thefts, multiple shootings and two murders. Sentencing dates have not yet been set.

A Lehigh County judge handed Yunior Peralta‑Quintana a 40‑to‑80‑year state prison term after a jury convicted him in a 2024 shootout near Allentown’s Dominican Festival that wounded six. Prosecutors say the sentence reflects both the shooting and later witness‑intimidation convictions.

A tentative PPL settlement would require large data centers to pay for their own grid hookups and contribute to low‑income programs, even as PPL seeks a 4.9% increase this summer.

Shoppers at a Levittown Walmart say a toddler was dragged by a backpack leash and left unconscious; a woman was arrested and arraigned. The child was taken to hospital for specialized care.

Lower Providence police say a dispute near a hotel on Shannondell Boulevard led to someone firing a gun Thursday night; no injuries were reported. Investigators canvassed the area.

After a two-year audit and town halls, the Mütter Museum says nearly 5,000 public suggestions will reshape how it presents human remains and other specimens. Museum leaders say new research and policies will foreground the people behind the objects.