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Indicted Delaware auditor Kathy McGuiness (left) leaves Monday's abbreviated court session with defense lawyers Dean Elwell, Steve Wood and Chelsea Botsch.
Courts & Law

Start of Delaware auditor’s corruption trial delayed by argument over proper venue

The issue is whether Kathy McGuiness committed any of the alleged crimes in New Castle County, as the indictment asserts.

4 years ago

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Community

Philly sports media icon Ray Didinger retires after 53 years

Over the weekend, Hall of Fame sports writer Ray Didinger says goodbye after 53 years covering Philadelphia sports.

4 years ago

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Courts & Law

Inspectors ask for authority to go after more COVID fraud

Inspectors general need more authority to go after fraud in the COVID-19 relief programs, the independent committee overseeing federal pandemic relief spending said Tuesday.

4 years ago

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Arts & Entertainment

Philadelphia 76ers’ Joel Embiid has hand surgeries

The 76ers, who were knocked out of the playoffs by the Miami Heat, announced the surgeries on Tuesday.

4 years ago

Bernadette Witt, left, and JoAnn Bartlett, right, process and double-check mail ballots
Politics & Policy

What to know ahead of New Jersey’s 2022 primary election

Voting is officially underway for New Jersey’s 2022 primary election. Here’s what you need to know.

4 years ago

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Education
6abc

School District of Philadelphia announces heat-related early dismissal

All after-school and sports activities are canceled for Tuesday.

4 years ago

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Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Gift ban, other good-government changes stall in Pa. despite promises from leadership

Good-government advocates argue that the legislature, swayed by donors and leadership, lacks the political will to rid itself of the perks of being in elected office.

4 years ago

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Politics & Policy
NJ Spotlight

Republicans crowd key primary races in New Jersey

N.J. sees several packed House primary contests as GOP looks to regain seats in November.

4 years ago

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Community

Empty spaces, broken hearts in a Texas town gutted by loss

In a town as small as Uvalde, Texas, even those who didn’t lose their own child lost someone.

4 years ago

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Urban Planning

Rising U.S. traffic deaths put focus on one Philly road

Sobering statistics could give new momentum to plans to redesign what is known in Philadelphia as the “corridor of death," Roosevelt Boulevard.

4 years ago

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Education

After 30 years, Chestnut Hill College president gets her own beer

One of the longest-seated college presidents in the nation, Sister Carol Vale’s retirement from Chestnut Hill College has a bespoke brew: Vale Pale Ale.

4 years ago

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Politics & Policy

With veto, path to marijuana legalization in Delaware still open but fraught with unpredictability

The key question is whether lawmakers who appeared to constitute a veto-proof majority in favor of legalization will hold their votes, or bow to pressure to switch.

4 years ago

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Courts & Law

Free legal clinics offer a ‘clean slate’ for Philly, South Jersey residents with criminal records

The United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey has organized the clinics through September, with no appointments necessary.

4 years ago

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Community

Consumer advocates in Pennsylvania caution against switching electric suppliers as utilities raise rates

Electric rates will rise for most customers in Pennsylvania June 1, and consumer advocates say switching to an alternative power supplier won’t be beneficial.

4 years ago

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Politics & Policy

Philly budget could have bigger surplus than expected

The Quarterly City Managers Report shows Philadelphia could potentially have a year-end fund balance of $389.9 million.

4 years ago

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