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FORKSVILLE, Pa. — All is calm and quiet now in the borough of Forksville, but on Tuesday, it was a different story. According to the United States Geological Survey, a 2.8 earthquake was recorded in ...

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As the sun rose on Monday, Jan. 1, 1900, Americans awoke to a new decade — the first in what would be called an “American Century.” Things were changing. George M. Cohan was a hit on Broadway with ...

Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia offers exactly that raw, unfiltered connection to the past – a crumbling cathedral of correction that draws visitors from every corner of Pennsylvania and ...

Baldwin’s Book Barn in West Chester isn’t just another bookstore—it’s a bibliophile’s paradise that defies our digital age with unapologetic analog charm. This literary labyrinth houses over 300,000 ...

Academy of Natural Sciences entomologist Greg Cowper says spotted lanternflies are primed for a population explosion.

It opened two centuries ago as the original home of The Franklin Institute. In 1938, it became a museum for Philadelphia’s history. And for eight decades, the neoclassical building at 15 S. Seventh St ...

President Donald Trump’s administration says it has cut tens of millions of dollars in research funding from universities and research centers in Philadelphia. The Inquirer has been tracking these ...

The Philadelphia Water Department credits the improvements to the Flat Rock Dam Project. The project reconnected the Manayunk ...

The Philadelphia City Planning Commission plans to survey land use this summer, documenting property uses and structures but ...

A bold new sculpture in Philadelphia honors transgender, queer, intersex and asexual members of the LGBTQ+ community.