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Courts & Law
6abc

Former Philadelphia police officer charged with murder in shooting of 12-year-old boy

Edsaul Mendoza, 26, is charged with first-degree murder and other crimes in the death of 12-year-old Thomas "TJ" Siderio.

4 years ago

An aerial view shows Muslims praying, marking the end of Ramadan in the celebration of Eid al-Fitr.
Community

Muslims mark Eid al-Fitr holiday with joy, worry

Muslims are observing the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Fitr, typically marked with communal prayers, celebratory gatherings around festive meals and new clothes.

4 years ago

A man feeds a baby on a bus full of evacuees in Ukraine
Community

First civilians leave Mariupol steel plant; hundreds remain

If successful, the evacuation would represent rare progress in easing the human cost of the almost 10-week war.

4 years ago

An aerial view of train tracks
Urban Planning

Move over SEPTA. Chesco joins Montco, Berks in approving the creation of the Schuylkill River Passenger Rail Authority

Chester, Montgomery, and Berks counties have joined forces to form an authority that seeks to restore passenger train service from Philadelphia to Reading.

4 years ago

A person walks along a beach in Neshaminy State Park in Bucks County.
Community

Resistance begins against the potential sale of the Bucks County Water and Sewer Authority

A county-wide campaign led by residents is sprouting in Bucks County, in opposition to the potential sale of the Bucks County Water and Sewer Authority.

4 years ago

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Health

Delco judge temporarily pauses county health inspections after eight townships push back

Eight townships — Springfield, Tinicum, Ridley, Upper Chichester, Aston, Darby, Marple, and Middletown — have joined forces to be exempt from county health inspections.

4 years ago

Voters receive a sticker after voting at one of Philadelphia’s satellite election offices
Politics & Policy

Monday is the last day to register to vote in Pa.’s primary election

Pennsylvania’s primary election is on Tuesday, May 17. Voters will choose their parties’ nominees for governor and the U.S. Senate, among other races.

4 years ago

A Urkrainian volunteer wearing an orange vest gestures in the distance as she stands next to a group of people.
Community

Look for the orange vest: Ukrainians in Romania help others

Many Ukrainian volunteers in Romania are helping new refugees sort out their lives after the trauma of fleeing the war.

4 years ago

ister Delphine Okoro, a nun with the Oblate Sisters of Providence, high fives a student as she teaches a fifth grade class at Mother Mary Lange Catholic School in Baltimore, Md., Wednesday, April 27, 2022.
Arts & Entertainment

Black Catholic nuns: A compelling, long-overlooked history

Historian Shannen Dee Williams' comprehensive and compelling history of America's Black nuns, “Subversive Habits,” will be published May 17.

4 years ago

Doc Rivers of the 76ers reacts on the sidelines during a playoff game.
Arts & Entertainment

Heat know that even without Embiid, 76ers will be challenge

The 76ers played the Heat once this season without Embiid and won that game. They’ll try to do it again Monday night when Philadelphia visits Miami in Game 1.

4 years ago

A close-up of Rep. Jim Jordan speaking at an event in February.
Politics & Policy

Evidence mounts of GOP involvement in Trump election schemes

Testimony released by the House Jan. 6 panel shows the deep involvement of some House Republicans in President Donald Trump’s desperate attempt to stay in power.

4 years ago

People celebrate, raising their fists in the air.
Community

Amazon, union face off in a rematch election in New York

Amazon and the nascent group that successfully organized the company’s first-ever U.S. union drive are headed for a rematch Monday.

4 years ago

Philadelphia's Central High School is visible, a red-brick building sitting on top of a green hill.
Education
The Philadelphia Tribune

Central High School’s new president makes history

Katharine Davis has been named the 15th president of Central High School, becoming the first woman and the first African American to lead the 186-year-old institution.

4 years ago

Nancy Pelosi stands next to Volodymyr Zelenskyy, both are smiling.
Community

Evacuations underway in Mariupol; Pelosi visits Ukraine

The United Nations confirms that an operation to evacuate people from a steel plant in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol is underway.

4 years ago

Turning Point United Methodist Church in Trenton, N.J. traces its history back to 1772. It has been located on South Broad Street near State Street since 1894. (P. Kenneth Burns/WHYY)
Community

New Jersey’s first Methodist church celebrates 250 years in Trenton

Turning Point United Methodist Church in Trenton kicks off a year long celebration of its 250th anniversary.

4 years ago

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