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With daylight saving time coming to an end this weekend, many of us are about to see our latest sunsets until February. Our clocks being set back an hour early Sunday morning will, of course, cause early sunsets.

An investigation is ongoing after an officer was injured in Philadelphia’s Germantown neighborhood on Friday. According to Philadelphia Police, an officer assigned to the 14th District was hurt while on duty after being hit by a car on 5600 block of Germantown Avenue.

The Education Department on Friday posted a doctored image on X showing the agency’s headquarters in Washington, D.C., with a “Spirit Halloween” banner on the building. “These things are just popping up everywhere!” the department said in its post.

Ground cinnamon is being recalled in 14 states just as seasonal baking gets underway. Wise Wife Brand Ground Cinnamon was distributed to various retail stores and grocery stores, including in Pennsylvania, between Sept. 8, 2025, and June 28, 2026.

The Bensalem Township Police released updates on the stolen car from Philadelphia that crashed into a 7-Eleven after an attempted stop. Police said a license plate reader alerted them that a stolen car passed through Hulmeville and Street Roads on Thursday.

The “Do Not Disturb” sign might not help much at the following hotels. With Halloween nearly here, Tripadvisor has revealed the 10 “most haunted” hotels on its platform, as determined by the volume of user reviews that mention the term “haunted.” 🏨

Cryptocurrency firms including Tether, Circle, and World Liberty Financial froze approximately $3 billion in assets following a suspected hack at Binance.

🎃 Dry skies are expected, but there's one thing trick-or-treaters should be ready for.

Facing at least 20 years in prison, R.C. Horsch was free a year after sentencing. New records explain why.

Philadelphia Police released photos of the vehicles they believed were used in the beef heist early Thursday morning. Police said thieves stole $10,000 worth of beef from a trailer while the truck driver slept.

Airbnb plans to dedicate $500 million over the next five years to increase temporary housing support for medical travelers and disaster survivors. The short-term rental platform will fund the expansion by donating 10 cents from every booking and make up any shortfall, according

Student loan advocates view the upcoming midterms as an opportunity for Democrats to increase oversight of the Department of Education and potentially reverse policies from the Trump administration.

DoorDash is gobbling up Instacart in a $17 billion acquisition that will supercharge its grocery delivery business.

More than 200 passengers were told Tuesday to leave the Odyssey in Cambodia within hours after the cruise company suspended operations. The news wasn't a total shock. “We’d seen red flags all along,” passenger Kit Cassingham said.

Wendy's has been closing outdated U.S. restaurants so it can focus on its more profitable locations. The company closed 240 restaurants in 2024 and said earlier this year that it planned to shutter up to 358 locations in 2026.

Two missing Colorado college students were found dead Wednesday after they left campus for a weekend trip up a nearly 14,000-foot peak and encountered a heavy snowstorm, police said. Authorities do not believe foul play was involved.

Some good news for the Philadelphia portal! Portals CEO Nicolas Klaus told PHL17 that, thanks to a last-minute intervention from the city, the company is discussing the possibility of keeping the portal at City Hall long-term.

The Trump administration on Wednesday acted to ease access to unproven peptide drugs favored by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Food and Drug Administration scientific staffers had little input on the decision and opposed the changes, according to six people familiar wit

One person was hospitalized after a shooting in the area of Gratz Street and Susquehanna Avenue on Wednesday night, the Philadelphia Police Department said.

First the snow crab, now the beef? Police are investigating a second cargo heist in Philadelphia this week. Authorities said $10,000 worth of beef was stolen as a truck driver slept in the cab early Thursday morning.