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Filling up your vehicle’s gas tank in New Jersey will cost an extra 2.6 cents a gallon starting on New Year’s Day. Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy’s administration said Monday the state’s gas tax will climb about 6% to 44.9 cents a gallon.

Police in Bridgeton, New Jersey, have arrested 27-year-old Wendy Perez, after they found a victim stabbed to death after responding to a report of a man screaming on Sunday.

A $5,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of a man accused of killing his ex-girlfriend and burying her body in a shallow grave inside a park in Northeast Philadelphia last month.

A hearing on Monday, Dec. 2, 2024, could offer the final chance for public input on the proposal to bring a new $1.3 billion arena to Center City Philadelphia before the plan is voted on by City Council.

Fall has ended, climate books for winter are now open and meteorological winter is off to a cold start with temperatures about 10 degrees colder than normal. Some snow and wintry mix could fall later in the week.

It might be called the Big 5, but this college basketball tournament actually includes six teams —  Drexel, La Salle, Penn, Saint Joseph’s, Temple and Villanova. Here are some of the stories of those schools.

WWMR morning show personalities are once again are camping out to fight food insecurity in the Philadelphia region. The 2024 Preston & Steve’s Camp Out for Hunger is being held outside Xfinity Live at the South Philadelphia stadium complex.

Be ready to pay more for your next SEPTA ride. Neil Fischer breaks down the fare increases for train, trolley and bus riders. Plus, Philly fans showed up in Baltimore as the Eagles beat the Ravens Sunday. Also, credit cards are on the ready on this Cyber Monday. What are some of the biggest deals? Finally, the holidays are now...

A teenage boy was injured in a shooting in North Philadelphia Sunday night, officials said.

Police officials said officers took several people into custody and wrote citations as they broke up car meetups in Northeast Philadelphia and Kensington on Sunday night.

Three people — at least one appearing to be injured — could be seen running off after an SUV slammed into a Northeast Philadelphia home overnight.

K.C. Keeler replaces Stan Drayton, who was fired on Nov. 18 following three straight losing seasons, and interim coach Everett Withers. The Owls haven’t had a winning record since 2019 but had six straight seasons at .500 or better from 2014-19.