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Your guide to hummingbird season in Pennsylvania
It’s that time of year when you may spot the tiny and elusive hummingbird flitting about your yard. Read on to learn more about these birds that nest in our state and how you can help them keep coming back.
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Pennsylvania Senate votes to ban transgender athletes in girls’ sports, but bill faces uphill battle
The state Senate approved a bill to ban transgender athletes from competing in women’s and girls’ sports at the collegiate and K-12 levels, although the Republican-backed bill is unlikely to get a vote in the state’s Democratic-controlled House of Representatives.
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Pennsylvania governor’s residence to get an ‘anti-climb’ fence
A barrier described as an “anti-climb fence” is in the works for the governor’s residence, less than a month after a late-night intruder jumped the existing fence, broke into the home and started a damaging fire.
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Home of Philadelphia 76ers, Flyers lands naming rights deal with Xfinity Mobile
The arena will be renamed Xfinity Mobile Arena, effective Sept. 1 and running through the 2030-2031 season.
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Philadelphia-based Rite Aid returns to bankruptcy protection as it seeks to sell most assets
Rite Aid is again seeking bankruptcy protection as the struggling drugstore chain says it will try to sell substantially all of its assets.
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Recreational marijuana legalization proposal advances out of Pa. House committee
A proposal that would legalize the recreational use of marijuana advanced out of the Pennsylvania House Health Committee along party lines.
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With public transit agencies in dire straits, Pa. House puts Shapiro’s funding plan into play
Pennsylvania lawmakers approved legislation this week to direct nearly $300 million in new funding to transit agencies in the next state budget.
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7 Pennsylvania Renaissance fairs to attend in 2025
Get to know the Renaissance fairs taking place across the realm of Pennsylvania in 2025.
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University of Pittsburgh excels in innovative patent rankings
The University of Pittsburgh ranks No. 20 in the top 100 U.S. universities for granted utility patents in 2024, per the National Academy of Inventors.
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Become Philly’s next Youth Poet Laureate: Apply now!
The search has begun for Philadelphia’s 2025-2026 Youth Poet Laureate. Here’s what you need to know about the application process.
