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File photo: Aerial view of Sunoco's Mariner East pipeline construction at the Glen Riddle Station Apartments in Media. (P.K. Ditty)
Courts & Law

Judge: Pipeline company failed to safeguard residents

Sunoco Pipeline LP, developer of the Mariner East pipeline network, plans to appeal the decision to the five-member PUC.

4 years ago

In this file photo, retired Philadelphia police Sgt. Chuck Warren struts down the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia dressed as a leprechaun for the annual St. Patrick's Day Parade. (Jim Graham/AP Photo, file)
Community

Ready to wear the green again Sunday: Philly sets St. Patrick’s Day Parade road closures, parking limits

After a two-year absence due to the coronavirus pandemic, 2022’s parade theme is “250 Years of Faith, Family, Friendship, and Heritage.”

4 years ago

Joro spiders as big as the palm of your hand could soon expand their territory from the Southeast to as far north as Delaware. (Courtesy of UGA)
Science

Panic over big spiders possibly migrating to Delaware is ‘just hype,’ researcher says

It’s the worst nightmare for someone with arachnophobia. Giant spiders the size of your palm could soon call parts of the Delaware Valley home.

4 years ago

A statue of Harriet Tubman is unveiled on the North Apron of City Hall
Community

Philly plans permanent statue honoring Harriet Tubman

The newly commissioned permanent statue will be larger than the temporary Tubman statue currently at City Hall.

4 years ago

Philadelphia Phillies' Bryce Harper (3) and Andrew Knapp (5) celebrate after Harper scored the game-winning run on a two-run triple by J.T. Realmuto during the 10th inning of an interleague baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles, Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021, in Philadelphia
Community

MLB lockout nears end, players accept terms in time for 162

Players have voted to accept Major League Baseball's latest offer for a new labor deal, paving the way to end a 99-day lockout and salvage a 162-game regular season.

4 years ago

File photo: Former Philadelphia Parking Authority executive director Scott Petri. (reppetri.com)
Politics & Policy

Philadelphia Parking Authority head forced out, ‘lost the confidence’ of PPA board

The board of the Philadelphia Parking Authority has decided to change the leadership of the agency that oversees parking and taxi services in the city.

4 years ago

The exterior of a red-brick building is visible.
Courts & Law

Commonwealth Court rules in favor of Delaware County, and against Aqua and DELCORA, in $276.5M sale dispute

Once Delaware County assumes control over DELCORA’s assets, it will be up to the Public Utility Commission to decide if the deal should proceed.

4 years ago

Delaware State Police seized more than 330,000 bags of heroin including 2,500 'logs' of the opioid with a street value of more than $1.6 million. (DSP photo)
Courts & Law

Delaware police seize largest supply of pre-packaged heroin in state history

The record-setting bust in southern Delaware resulted in 44 arrests and the seizure of more than 330,000 bags of heroin.

4 years ago

Ukrainian emergency employees work at a maternity hospital damaged by shelling in Mariupol
Community

Russian strike on Ukrainian hospital that killed 3 draws outrage

Mariupol’s city council and Ukraine's president said a child was among the dead in Wednesday's attack in the southern port.

4 years ago

Dr. Megan Werner (center) of Westside Family Healthcare in Wilmington says the root causes of health disparities need to be addressed. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Health

Nemours to study, attack, reduce children’s health disparities using $25 million gift

The new Ginsburg Institute will focus on the root causes of asthma, obesity, diabetes, and behavioral disorders that disproportionately affect Black and Latino kids.

4 years ago

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Students from the McHugh School of Irish Dance in Delaware County perform during the Saint Patrick's Day Parade.
Things To Do
Arts & Entertainment

Keith Haring remembered, St. Patrick’s Day celebrated, car and pet expos, and more in this week’s ‘Things to Do’

Weekend highlights in and around Philadelphia include Keith Haring, Lloyd Price, the Auto Show and a new museum in Old City.

4 years ago

Listen 4:40
a water fountain in a school hallway
Keystone Crossroads
Education

New bill sets 2025 deadline to give Philly public school students more access to filtered drinking water

The legislation, if passed, aims to speed up the process of installing filtering hydration stations, but doesn’t earmark funds to help pay for them.

4 years ago

One of the new bank of EVgo quick chargers for electric vehicles outside a Wawa store at Aramingo Avenue and Wheatsheaf Lane in Philadelphia. (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
Community

Philly’s newest EV chargers designed to help drivers living in rowhouses go electric

The new charging station in the Port Richmond neighborhood was pitched as an incentive for low-income families to buy a plug-in car.

4 years ago

File photo: Penn Wood High School in the William Penn district. (Emily Cohen for NewWorks)
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

‘There should be no underdogs in the education system’: Pa. students reflect on school funding trial

A trial over how Pennsylvania funds its schools is wrapping up in Commonwealth Court. Students from one of the plaintiff districts hope it leads to change.

4 years ago

Listen 5:29
File photo: Serbia’s Novak Djokovic wears a face mask as he listens to the national anthems prior to a Davis Cup group F match between Serbia and Austria in Innsbruck, Austria, Friday, Nov. 26, 2021. (Photo/Michael Probst)
Health

Unvaccinated Djokovic says he is out of Indian Wells, Miami

The 20-time Grand Slam champion tweeted Wednesday that the Centers for Disease Control “confirmed the regulations won’t be changing so I won’t be able to play in the U.S.”

4 years ago

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