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Bethany Beach police car
Courts & Law

‘These guys weren’t working’: 2 top cops in Bethany Beach, Delaware stole $150,000 in OT pay

Chief Redmon and Capt. Cathell didn’t tell lower-ranking officers that hundreds of overtime shifts were available. Then they stole the money.

6 months ago

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The U.S. Supreme Court is seen, Nov. 15, 2023, in Washington.
Courts & Law

Supreme Court declines to hear challenges to laws keeping abortion opponents away from clinics, patients

The cities defending the laws in New Jersey and Illinois said they were passed to address disturbing behavior from protesters outside of health care clinics.

6 months ago

Donald Trump speaks
Politics & Policy

Pennsylvania changes policy to follow Trump order on transgender athletes in high school sports

The Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association's board voted last week to remove a policy that had deferred to school principals to determine an athlete’s “gender."

6 months ago

Josh Shapiro speaks
Money

Gov. Shapiro says Trump administration has unfrozen billions in grants and loans

Pennsylvania's governor said Monday that more than $2 billion identified as either frozen or held up by an unspecified review was now accessible to state agencies.

6 months ago

an overhead view of the tush push
Community

Packers propose banning the tush push used so successfully by the Eagles

Philadelphia often uses the play, in which two teammates push quarterback Jalen Hurts forward to help him gain yardage. NFL owners could vote on the proposal next month.

6 months ago

Firefighters putting out a fire
Courts & Law

Police looking for suspect in Southwest Philly stable arson that killed 2 horses

Police say a man was caught on surveillance leaving the stables just before the fire started.

6 months ago

Protesters cycling
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

More bicycle lanes could come to Philly, connecting riders to the Schuylkill River Trail and Temple

Less than a year ago, Councilmember Jeffrey Young Jr. proposed eliminating a bicycle lane in Center City, but now he’s advocating to build more.

6 months ago

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Department of Homeland Security logo
Courts & Law

Judge blocks Trump immigration policy allowing arrests in churches for some religious groups

A federal judge found that the Trump administration policy could violate their religious freedom and should be blocked while a lawsuit challenging it plays out.

6 months ago

Investigators walking through the scene
Courts & Law

5 more arrested in connection with 2024 Eid al-Fitr shooting in West Philadelphia

An additional five suspects have been charged with procuring the guns used in the shooting near the Philadelphia Masjid last April.

6 months ago

Listen 0:56
fire crews battling the fire at the warehouse
Community

SPS Technologies faces class-action lawsuit following Jenkintown fire

The four-alarm fire at the aerospace product manufacturing facility triggered school closures, shelter-in-place orders and voluntary evacuations.

6 months ago

Listen 0:54
President Donald Trump
Courts & Law

Trump administration due in court over AP lawsuit on White House access

The Associated Press is appearing in federal court in Washington over its emergency motion to undo the administration's move to shut its journalists out.

6 months ago

A Tesla Cybertruck parked at a dealership
Politics & Policy

A new document undercuts Trump admin’s denials about $400 million Tesla deal

The State Department claimed a plan to buy thousands of armored Teslas was left over from the Biden administration. Documents obtained by NPR show the Biden plan was smaller.

6 months ago

European leaders standing in a row outdoors in Kyiv showing solidarity with Ukraine
Politics & Policy

Western leaders visit Kyiv and pledge military support against Russia on the war’s 3rd anniversary

World security is at stake in talks over how the war ends, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen warned.

6 months ago

Nicholas Perugini stretching someone's leg
Health

As Gov. Shapiro calls for private equity ‘reform’ in Pennsylvania health care, where are investments growing?

One report by a watchdog organization identified nearly 900 health care locations in Greater Philadelphia that are backed by private equity firms.

6 months ago

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The entrance to Grounds for Sculpture
Arts & Entertainment

Sculpture garden in Hamilton, N.J. receives $3M gift

Grounds for Sculpture, a 42-acre sculpture garden in Mercer County, received the gift from the late Betty Wold Johnson, who was connected through family.

6 months ago

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