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Activists hold up signs protesting the potential removal of a slavery exhibit in Philadelphia
Community

Philly activists rally at Independence Park to protest Trump’s moves to remove exhibits that depict slavery in early America

Organizers said they are concerned that the White House is trying to whitewash history ahead of semiquincentennial celebrations next year.

6 hours ago

A mural for Philadelphia Phillies legend Dick Allen on the side of a building
Community

Mural Arts, Phillies honor legend Dick Allen with new mural in South Philadelphia

Family members, former teammates and elected officials remembered Allen’s achievements in the face of racism.

7 hours ago

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro listens as he sits with students holding guitars
Politics & Policy

Gov. Shapiro visits West Philly music program to push for additional funding for youth diversion programs

State-funded Beyond the Bars started as a music workshop for incarcerated youth and now boasts dozens of music labs around the city.

10 hours ago

Police outside the Christy Rec Center
Courts & Law
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Philadelphia police arrest alleged gunman in rec center shooting that injured 5

Surveillance video shows the alleged gunman and several others arriving at the scene and fleeing after shots were fired.

14 hours ago

Speaking at a podium
Health

Diabetes remains high in South Jersey’s Latino communities. Local groups are fighting it one meal at a time

Community-led diabetes programs in Cumberland County are closing gaps in care for Latino residents with education, support and prevention.

18 hours ago

A close-up photo of an adult snapping a child into a car seat
Community

CHOP finds virtual appointments to check child car seats are effective, will continue to offer them

Recent national data show that the vast majority of parents install their child's car seat incorrectly.

19 hours ago

Actor Gary Busey
Courts & Law

Gary Busey pleads guilty to sex offense at N.J. horror convention

Busey had been accused of inappropriately touching women at the Monster-Mania Convention at the Doubletree Hotel in Cherry Hill, where he was a featured guest.

1 day ago

Firefighters work to clean up hot dogs spilled from a truck on a highly traveled interstate
Community

Hot dog spill shuts down highway in Pennsylvania commuters’ wurst nightmare

State police said the tractor trailer had an unspecified mechanical problem that caused it to push into a passenger vehicle.

1 day ago

The PBS logo is on interior double glass doors leading into an office
Politics & Policy

The CPB, the agency that spawned NPR, PBS and modern public media, begins winding down

The Senate Appropriations Committee failed to include future funding in the latest budget pass. WHYY says its future remains though other area stations face challenges.

1 day ago

Bump stock
Courts & Law

Philadelphia gun bump stock ban upheld in court, defying previous legal defeats

A Philadelphia judge upheld the city’s ban on gun modifiers like switches and bump stocks, a rare legal win amid ongoing state preemption battles.

1 day ago

Protestors hold signs to demonstrate their support for transgender children
Courts & Law

States sue Trump, saying he is intimidating hospitals over gender-affirming care for youth

The claim in a lawsuit comes after a wave of hospital systems said in July that they're ending aspects of the care.

1 day ago

Jane Gaudreau, mother of hockey players Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau, stands in front of a children's playground
Community

Gaudreau Family 5K raises more than $500,000 for accessible playground at special education school

The playground honors hockey players John and Matt Gaudreau, who were killed by a suspected drunk driver last August.

1 day ago

Josh Sanderlin (right) speaks with James Brobyn
Community

‘Here to get a little buzz’: Buyers flow into retail marijuana stores as Delaware launches recreational market

Recreational sales began at 12 medical weed dispensaries that paid $100,000 apiece for conversion licenses. Thirty retail-only stores are coming too.

1 day ago

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Public transit supporters rallied outside SEPTA headquarters
Politics & Policy

Philly-area Republicans present a plan to increase SEPTA accountability, but provide no financial support

As SEPTA service cuts loom, Republican state senators lay out a transit transparency bill that offers oversight, but not funding.

1 day ago

Emil Bove sitting in the courtroom
Courts & Law

Democrats and court watchers express concern for controversial new member of consequential 3rd Circuit Court

Emil Bove’s confirmation on the 3rd Circuit shifts the balance of the key appeals court in favor of right-wing Republicans.

2 days ago

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