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Philly Balloon & Music Festival takes to the skies Fourth of July weekend with live music, fireworks

Philly Balloon Fest 2022

Next beer in PA Pride series – a fruited sour – is brewed with yeast discovered in Philly cemetery

PA Pride Fruited Sour beer

Plan to restore commuter rail in West Chester could lower SEPTA's original price tag

West Chester Rail

'Jackass' star Bam Margera reported missing from Florida rehab facility

Coatesville man charged with double-homicide, death of unborn child

Coatesville Double Homicide

Teen charged with stabbing student at Coatesville Area Senior High School

Coatesville High School Stabbing

COVID-19 cases are spiking, but Philly isn't reinstating a mask mandate

Wagon wheel table made by Wharton Esherick could get $70,000 at auction

Wharton Esherick Auction

Couple gets married aboard rolling SEPTA train

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Costume on HBO's 'The Gilded Age' inspired by antique dress owned by Chester County museum

Dress Gilded Age HBO

Chester County art tour to feature 68 studios, live demonstrations

Chester County Studio Tours

Restoration of former commuter train line between Reading and Philadelphia takes step forward

Ready Philly Passenger Rail

New 2-mile section of Schuylkill River Trail to open in Chester County

Schuylkill River Trail Chester County

Two Pennsylvania state troopers under investigation for killing horse that escaped from Amish farm

Horse Pennsylvania State Police

Coatesville man sentenced to three years for stealing pandemic unemployment funds while incarcerated

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Native American burial ground in Chester County returned to descendants of Lenape tribe

Haverford Township bans plastic bags as more suburban towns begin to take action

Blue Origin's next launch will send Coatesville native into space

YouTube couple that hid overnight at a Target in Chester County now face criminal charges

Target Exton YouTube Couple

Canyon Atlantic ends pursuit to reopen Tower Health's Brandywine, Jennersville hospitals

Tower Health Brandywine Jennersville hospitals

Suburban counties seek to revive passenger train service between Reading and Philadelphia

Philly Reading Passenger Rail

Philadelphia woman charged in fatal Lincoln University stabbing

Lincoln University Stabbing Arrest

One student killed, two others injured in stabbing at Lincoln University

Lincoln University Stabbing

Tower Heath must resume sale of Brandywine, Jennersville hospitals, judge rules

Tower Health Brandywine Jennersville hospitals

Archdiocese of Philadelphia to lift mask mandate in suburban schools, city requirement will remain

Main Line Today Restaurant Week returns in late February

Main Line Restaurant Week

Good Bad and Ugly, a saloon-style dive bar, opens in West Chester

Good Bad Ugly WC

Nor'easter threatens to bring heavy snow to region to start weekend, greatest accumulation expected at the shore

Nor'easter snow storm NWS

Chester County man begins 2022 by winning $1 million on national TV

Powerball first millionaire 2022

First Day Hikes at state parks in Pennsylvania, New Jersey encourage people to start 2022 outdoors

Ridley Creek State Park

Children's Health

'Tesla baby' born while parents have car on autopilot in Chester County

Cheyney University launches new cybersecurity program to address diversity in tech careers

Cheyney University diversity cybersecurity

Tower Health to shut down Jennersville, Brandywine hospitals after sale falls apart

Tower Health Jennersville Brandywine hospitals

Sunoco agrees to clean Chester County lake damaged by Mariner East pipeline

Sunoco Mariner East pipeline settlement

Chester County man could win $1 million on ABC's 'New Year's Rockin' Eve' special

Powerball First Millionaire of the Year

Adam McKay pokes fun at the end of the world in new satire film 'Don't Look Up'

Don't Look Up Adam McKay

Brandywine, Jennersville hospitals to remain open after Tower Health finds new ownership

Tower Health Brandywine Jennersville hospitals

Chester County, the wealthiest in the state, launches new initiative to combat homelessness

11 16 2021 Homeless.jpg

Herr's wants customers to weigh in with ideas for new Philly-inspired chip flavor

Herr's Flavored by Philly chips

Mother, son killed in Chester County double homicide; gunman took his own life, police say

Chester County Double Homicde

Police investigating two suspicious deaths near Lincoln University

Lincoln University Chester County

Two brokers charged in multimillion-dollar ticket scheme that started with 2013 U.S. Open at Merion Golf Club

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