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Norman chases his owner in the snow at Palumbo Recreation Center in South Philadelphia on Jan. 28, 2022. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Weather
6abc

Winter weather advisory for the region Friday

Meteorologist Cecily Tynan says Friday will bring accumulating ice for some to a flash freeze by the evening.

4 years ago

Students change classes at a public school in Pennsylvania. (Jessica Kourkounis for Keystone Crossroads)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

GOP makes case for school choice, not money in Pa. funding trial

Witnesses include a Christian private school leader and the executive director of the House Appropriations Committee.

4 years ago

Members of the POWER Interfaith organization held a protest and prayer vigil for people in Philadelphia living without heat outside City Hall, on February 3, 2022. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community

‘Everyone should have heat’: Interfaith leaders allege PGW left vulnerable families in the cold

Advocates claim delays caused by the gas utility left some Philadelphians without heat. Philadelphia Gas Works calls the group’s claims “fabricated.”

4 years ago

Chester County Hospital (Google maps)
Health

Chester County Hospital looks to further expand ER capacity, citing 9-hour wait times

The urgent request, granted by the West Goshen Supervisors, comes as the closures of Jennersville and Brandywine hospitals have a domino effect.

4 years ago

File photo: Philadelphia City Controller Rebecca Rhynhart (Lindsay Lazarski/WHY)
Politics & Policy

City Controller seeking help in review of Philadelphia Police Department

Philadelphia’s City Controller is establishing a community council to assist in a review of the city’s police department.

4 years ago

WHYY's suburban reporter Kenny Cooper conducts an interview. (Langston Collins)
Community Conversations
Community

2022 WHYY Neighbors and Newsrooms Summit

WHYY’s Neighbors and Newsrooms Summit features thoughtful conversations on journalism, community, and collaboration, hosted by Christopher “Flood the Drummer” Norris.

4 years ago

Health Commissioner Cheryl Bettigole with the Narcan vending machine. (Nina Feldman / WHYY)
Health

Philly unveils first-of-its-kind Narcan vending machine at West Philly Free Library

The pilot program for distributing the overdose-reversing drug is funded by a grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

4 years ago

Matt Platkin speaks at a podium
Politics & Policy

Murphy taps his chief counsel, Matt Platkin, to serve as N.J.’s next attorney general

Platkin will begin serving as acting attorney general on Feb. 14. The Senate must confirm his nomination before he can officially serve in the role.

4 years ago

Donors give blood at a drive in Rutland, Vermont. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot, File)
Health

National blood donation shortage a ‘major concern’ in Pennsylvania

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the need for donated blood has risen even as opportunities to donate have fallen, leading to a significant shortage.

4 years ago

President Joe Biden and others clap while seated at the National Prayer Breakfast
Politics & Policy

Delaware’s Bryan Stevenson calls for racial justice at National Prayer Breakfast

Racial justice took center stage at this year’s National Prayer Breakfast, led by keynote speaker Bryan Stevenson, who leads the Equal Justice Initiative in Alabama.

4 years ago

Tara Matise teaches her prekindergarten students virtually in her classroom
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Philly schools say cloth masks no longer enough for in-person classes

The district says cloth masks are no longer considered effective, and will be distributing KN95s to school staff.

4 years ago

People inspect a destroyed house following an operation by the U.S. military in the Syrian village of Atmeh
Politics & Policy

Islamic State leader killed during U.S. raid in Syria

The operation came as IS has been trying for a resurgence, with a series of attacks in the region, including a 10-day assault late last month to seize a prison.

4 years ago

An aerial view of Wayne Junction in Germantown
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Wayne Junction is quietly booming. Can it last?

Steps from the Wayne Junction Station, at the southern border of Germantown, sits a large empty lot surrounded by the neighborhood’s industrial past and unfolding future.

4 years ago

A screen capture of the webpage for the Pennsylvania Homeowner Assistance Fund. (PAHAF)
Community

Longed-for pandemic mortgage assistance program launches in Pa.

The day the Pennsylvania Homeowners Assistance Fund application portal opened, it crashed, inundated with people trying to register.

4 years ago

Listen 1:45
A rezoning of Ridge Avenue in Roxborough would block traditional urban infill development like that seen in this photograph of another section of Ridge Avenue. (Brian Hickey/WHYY, file)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

An obscure zoning bill threatens to outlaw new housing in growing Roxborough

A bill that passed in Philly City Council last week dramatically shifts the future of Ridge Avenue and Roxborough.

4 years ago

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