Tidal Force will run its final season this summer, with the last day on Sept. 7, 2026. Chocolate World may route overflow visitors to paid Hersheypark lots when its lot is full.

Sen. Carolyn Comitta circulated a memo this spring to restrict retail nitrous‑oxide sales after reporting found flavored and high‑volume canisters being sold in smoke shops across the Philadelphia region.

Rep. Chris Rabb is pushing to redraw Philadelphia’s decades-old ward map and press party leaders to modernize how the city chooses power, timing his move with recent primary wins.

A new 15,000-square-foot pop-up plaza outside Reading Terminal Market opens on Filbert Street, presented by Thomas Jefferson University, with vendors, a bar and live music through Aug. 2.

A New Britain Borough man was charged after prosecutors say he used X’s Grok to make dozens of AI‑generated images of minors. The arrest follows NCMEC cybertips and a Bucks County probe.

Two Philadelphia men were sentenced after prosecutors say they lured and ambushed a homeowner in Ivyland in a premeditated online 'honeytrap.'

An Exton man was arrested after police say he posted threatening messages directed at St. Pius X Church and school in Broomall. Authorities say there's no active public danger but the parish is under extra security.

A 45‑year‑old North Philadelphia mother was beaten to death in an alley; surveillance shows the assault and police are asking for tips.

Market Street between 2nd and 6th in Old City got a streetscape makeover with sidewalk‑level bike lanes, wider sidewalks and bus bump‑outs. Mayor Parker led a ribbon‑cutting on Tuesday.

Muggy morning and scattered storms today across Philly. Heat Advisory Thursday–Friday with highs in the mid‑90s.

A 36-year-old man was shot on the 400 block of Beech Street early Sunday. Police are investigating and asking witnesses to call detectives.

Philly-born Asad’s Hot Chicken opens its first Main Line spot in Malvern this Friday with a 3–6 p.m. grand opening and free food promised.

Punch Buggy Brewing opens a Main Street taproom in Spring City this Saturday, bringing Philly cans, live music and Deezy’s cheesesteaks to the borough’s growing downtown.