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01/01/2026

New Year’s Day in Philly began as it has for the past 125 years, with the Mummers Parade kicking off outside City Hall.

Bitter cold temps delayed the string band competition, but that didn't deter marchers.

✏️: Nick Kariuki + Cory Sharber
📷: Kimberly Paynter

Full story → https://bit.ly/4po6M1p

01/01/2026

ACA subisides that helped reduce health insurance costs have expired, cementing higher costs for millions.

Those whose premiums are skyrocketing say lawmakers don’t understand what it’s like to struggle to get by as costs ratchet up with no relief.

Americans whose premiums are skyrocketing say lawmakers don’t understand what it’s really like to struggle to get by as health costs ratchet up with no relief.

01/01/2026

Hundreds of Delawareans chose to kick off 2026 outdoors, turning to state parks for physical activity, fresh air and time with loved ones.

For many, the tradition is about more than a walk in the park: it’s a reset.

For many, the new-year tradition is about more than a walk in the park: it’s a reset for the year ahead.

01/01/2026

Despite bone-chilling temps, the show must go on.

Here are scenes from Philly's 125th Mummers Parade ↓

America’s longest-running folk parade is marking its 125th year, coinciding with the start of the nation’s semiquincentennial celebrations.

01/01/2026

Rising seas are drowning New Jersey wetlands. A new round of state climate funding aims to make them more resilient.

01/01/2026

Things to do this week:

👨🏻‍🎤 Philly Loves Bowie Week
🎈 Saturday Firstival
🎸 Southern Rock Night

Plus, a look ahead at what 2026 has in store ↓

Dec. 31 – Jan. 4: First Friday at The Barnes is among the highlights. Plus, a look ahead to what 2026 has in store.

01/01/2026

Foster care proved a perfect match for this New Jersey woman, who has been fostering for 18 years.

"When you're in my home, you're family,” she says.

Kathy Filippo has been fostering for 18 years. “When you're in my home, you're family,” she says.

12/31/2025

Philadelphia is on track to record its lowest number of annual homicides in six decades.

Police reported 220 homicides in 2025, compared to a pandemic-era peak in 2021, when 562 people were killed.

DA Larry Krasner and others attribute the drop to gun violence prevention efforts, grassroots violence-interruption work and supportive programs for young people.

12/31/2025

These Philly families rang in 2026 well before bedtime.

The youngest Philadelphians are hoping the new year brings more playtime, new hobbies and plenty of Pokémon cards.

The youngest Philadelphians are hoping the new year brings more playtime, new hobbies and plenty of Pokémon cards.

12/31/2025

In 2025, SEPTA grappled with a doomsday budget, train fires and more.

Here's a look back, plus what's ahead.

“Years of underinvestment revealed themselves” in 2025, SEPTA wrote in a social media post. Here's a look back at the year that was.

12/31/2025

Philly Pops ticket holders may get their day in court over concerts that never happened.

Here’s what to know ↓

A class-action lawsuit claims Encore Series and The Philadelphia Orchestra and Kimmel Center defrauded ticket buyers.

12/31/2025

The federal residential rooftop solar tax credits expire at the end of this year. But Philly-area homeowners have another affordable option through leasing.