Chester County

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Chester County YMCAs will open their doors for free with swimming, fitness, crafts and family activities

DAs in Bucks and Chester counties urge Pa. officials to declare emergency ban on kratom products

Kratom emergency ban

Philadelphia men charged in road-rage shooting on Route 202 in Chester County

Road-rage Shooting 202

With Amtrak on board, Schuylkill River Passenger Rail Authority appears 'ready for prime time'

Schuylkill River Passenger Rail Authority

'Suspicious' drone in Chester County may be photographing inside homes, police say

Chester County Drone

Chester County giving away free emergency preparedness tablets Aug. 13

Limerick Clean Energy Center

Old Fiddler's Picnic returning to Chester County for 97th year

Old Fiddlers Picnic in Chester County

University of Valley Forge, under financial strife, to close after summer semester

University of Valley Forge

Top Dog Cocktails to pair mixed drinks with vinyl at new storefronts in Philly and Chester County

Top Dog Cocktails

Chester County man convicted of trafficking minors whom he forced to work on a mushroom farm

Chester County immigrant trafficking

Chester County to add 82 acres to parks and green spaces with new grants

Chester County parks expansion

Malvern man who brought guns to 'No Kings' rally sentenced to prison

Kevin Krebs Sentencing

Bluebird Distilling to relaunch flagship location in Phoenixville with new pizzeria

Bluebird Distilling pizzeria

Looking for fireworks shows outside the city? Check out these July 4 festivities in the suburbs and South Jersey

New Hope Fireworks

Where to catch 'Big Boy,' the world's largest operating steam locomotive, on its tour through Philly region

Big Boy Train Philly

St. Peter’s Village, a quaint historic town along French Creek, is being put up for auction in September

St. Peter's Village

Exton Square Mall abruptly closing stores with redevelopment plan still in legal limbo

Exton Square Mall

PennDOT work to close some highway lanes in Bucks, Chester and Montgomery counties into the fall

Highway closures Bucks Montgomery

Chester County has a new outdoor gym with 7 stations for a 7-minute workout

Fitness Court Chester

Two construction workers killed in tractor-trailer crash in Chester County

Coatesville fatal crash

Three more people charged in deadly Lincoln University homecoming shooting

Lincoln University shooting

Hatching of three eaglets in nest at Kerr Park in Downingtown causes area to be blocked off

Bald Eagles Downingtown 1

Black bear spotted stealing trash in Chester County

Black bear Chester County

Strut Your Mutt will bring a dog egg hunt, adoptable pups and spring outfits to Chester County

Strut Your Mutt Spring Festival

Funeral for fallen Pa. state trooper Timothy O'Connor set for Wednesday

Cpl Timothy O'Connor

Pennsylvania state trooper fatally shot in apparent murder-suicide in Chester County

Pa state trooper shooting

Grocery Outlet to close 36 stores, including 2 in Philly

Grocery Outlet Closures

Brewer offers expert tips for pairing beer with Girl Scout Cookies

Girl Scout Cookie beer

Chester cannot sell water authority without board consent, Pa. Supreme Court rules

chester water authority

Five-year, $338 million project begins to widen four-mile stretch of Pa. Turnpike in Chester County

PA Turnpike

Bam Margera allows archival footage of stunts to appear in new 'Jackass' movie

Bam Margera Jackass

Health officials warn public after coyote injures person in Warwick Township

Coyote Chester County

With flurries in the forecast, how common is snow in the Philly area in December?

Snowfall December Philly

'Like a David versus Goliath fight': Communities take on Big Tech, government over AI data centers

Rep. Houlahan among Democrats probed by FBI after video about illegal orders

What went wrong with Chester County's pollbooks on Election Day

Tower Health to lay off 350 employees, close ICU and cancer center at Pottstown Hospital

Tower Health cuts

Downingtown's Erica Deuso to become Pennsylvania's first openly transgender mayor

Erica Deuso Downingtown

More than $365,000 in drugs headed from Kensington to Philly suburbs seized by investigators

Drug Trafficking Arrests

Developer plans lawsuit after rejection of project to turn Exton Square Mall into residential community and retail center

Exton Square Redevelopment

Multiple shooters suspected in fatal Lincoln University shooting, Chester County D.A. says

LIncoln university shooting

Chester County pharmacy ordered to pay $1 million for unapproved production of weight loss drugs

Weight Loss Drugs

Pennsylvanians have until Monday to register to vote in Nov. 4 election

Pa voter registration

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