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George W. Hill Correctional Facility in Delaware County. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Delaware County awarded $1.5M federal grant for jobs program for formerly incarcerated people

The money will go towards a new program that provides training and employment services to people following their incarceration at the George W. Hill Correctional Facility.

4 years ago

The 1600 block of Christian Street, known as Doctors' Row. (Google Maps)
Urban Planning

Black Doctors’ Row receives first-of-its-kind honor from Philly Historical Commission

The area now being protected was home to prominent Black doctors, pastors, architects, small business owners, and politicians since the early 1900s.

4 years ago

File photo: Mounted U.S. Border Patrol agents attempt to contain migrants as they cross the Rio Grande from Ciudad Acuña, Mexico, into Del Rio, Texas, Sept. 19, 2021.(AP Photo/Felix Marquez, File)
Politics & Policy

Report finds ‘unnecessary’ force by agents at Rio Grande

In the report, Customs and Border Protection blamed a “lack of command control and communication” for mounted agents using their horses to forcibly block and move migrants.

4 years ago

A cyclist navigates around a car and delivery truck on Washington Avneue.
Urban Planning

Washington Avenue repaving to begin with hybrid solution

The compromise implements traffic calming and pedestrian safety measures east of Broad Street, while leaving the area west of Broad at five lanes of traffic.

4 years ago

Nick at the Philadelphia CIC co-working space that is home to Jump Button Studio. (Calbert Werner)
Community
Love Now Media

The player and the game: Diversity in gaming opens pathways to new careers

“If you don’t see yourself at the table, then the things that companies are making are not going to relate to you,” he said.

4 years ago

polling place election day
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

What is the independent state legislature doctrine, and why does it matter for Pa.?

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to consider a case that could reshape election policy across the country, including in Pennsylvania.

4 years ago

Up close photo of Pat Cipollone.
Politics & Policy

Trump WH counsel Cipollone gives Jan. 6 testimony, new info

Former Trump White House counsel Pat Cipollone has had an eight-hour private interview with the Jan. One committee member says he did not contradict earlier witness testimony.

4 years ago

Pennsylvania State Capitol building
Politics & Policy

Pa. budget would leave billions unspent, boost education funding

Pennsylvania lawmakers are starting to wrap up the state budget a week after the annual spending plan was due to be completed when the state's fiscal year ended.

4 years ago

President Biden sits at a desk, signing an order, as Vice President Kamala Harris and others stand and look on.
Politics & Policy

Biden signs order on abortion access after high court ruling

President Joe Biden has signed an executive order to protect access to abortion as he faced mounting pressure from fellow Democrats to be more forceful on the subject.

4 years ago

Closeup of the Pennsylvania Capitol
Politics & Policy

Pa. Senate GOP advances constitutional amendment on abortion

Republican state senators are advancing a proposal to add language to the Pennsylvania Constitution stating explicitly that it does not guarantee rights related to abortion.

4 years ago

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks during a press conference
Politics & Policy

Japan ex-leader Shinzo Abe assassinated while giving speech

Police arrested the suspected gunman at the scene of an attack that shocked many in Japan, one of the world’s safest nations and has some of the strictest gun control.

4 years ago

Garbage and recycling containers overflow on a residential street in Cherry Hill Township, New Jersey. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

Multiple N.J. towns facing trash pick-up delays from single company

Several New Jersey towns served by Republic Services for trash collection are steaming about service delays brought on by staffing and equipment issues.

4 years ago

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Residential gas water heater
PlanPhilly
Community

Got a busted hot water heater? Philly homeowners can get help from a new fund

The organization that runs a popular heater hotline in Philly is launching a new fund, to pay for hot water heater replacements.

4 years ago

Wellness on the Waterfront, a summer series of free outdoor exercise classes on the Race Street Pier, is back for a full season of yoga and pilates. (Photo courtesy of Delaware River Waterfront Corporation)
Community

Find serenity and get sweaty at Philly’s free outdoor yoga classes this summer

From Wellness on the Waterfront to Summer Yoga Flow, Philly’s Race Street and Cherry Street Piers are full of fun, free outdoor workout classes this summer.

4 years ago

Listen 1:53
In this Nov. 25, 2014 file photo, demonstrators block Public Square in Cleveland, during a protest over the police shooting of 12-year-old Tamir Rice. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File)
Courts & Law

Officer who killed Tamir Rice quickly leaves new police job in Pa.

Tioga Borough council President Steve Hazlett says Timothy Loehmann left the position Thursday without having worked a single shift.

4 years ago

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