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A section of the Academy Park High School football stadium.
(Daniella Heminghaus for WHYY)
Community
6abc

Social media photo of student with gun prompted lockdown at Academy Park High School

The teen in custody posted the photo from inside the school, investigators say.

4 years ago

Silhouette of a COVID-19 vaccine being prepared.
Health

Booster shots needed against omicron, CDC studies show

Three new U.S. studies offer more evidence that the COVID-19 vaccines are standing up to the omicron variant, at least among people who have gotten booster shots.

4 years ago

Health care workers administer nasal swabs to drivers and passengers at a drive-thru COVID-19 testing site
Courts & Law
6abc

Company that opened pop-up COVID-19 testing site in Philly faces lawsuit

The lawsuit filed in Minnesota alleges Center for COVID Control either failed to deliver results or delivered inaccurate results.

4 years ago

A gate with signage for Henry C. Lea Elementary School
PlanPhilly
Education

As West Philly home values climb, Penn’s plan to invest in a second public school elicits displacement fears

Homebuyers have paid a premium to live in the Penn Alexander catchment. Will the same trend reshape the Lea school catchment if Penn invests there?

4 years ago

Kwasi Hope Agyeman records an episode of his virtual series, ''Hidden History,'' at the Library Company of Philadelphia
Arts & Entertainment

Doing it for the Gram: Showcasing the ‘Imperfect History’ of America’s oldest lending library

The Library Company of Philadelphia partnered with Kwasi Hope Agyeman to make an online “Hidden History” video about an exhibition on historic racism.

4 years ago

Listen 1:54
Members of Temple University's football team and Philadelphia firefighters volunteered on Martin Luther King Jr. Day to install smoke alarms in North Philly
PlanPhilly
Community

After tragic fire, firefighters and Temple football players teamed up to install smoke alarms

The Valiants of Philadelphia, a fraternal society of Black and Latino firefighters in Pennsylvania, helped organize the safety effort.

4 years ago

Listen 1:57
(Left to right) Camden City Councilmembers Marilyn Torres, Felisha Reyes-Morton, and Shaneka Boucher link arms
Politics & Policy

Fighting to be ‘an independent voice’ in Camden politics: Behind the #IMWITHER coalition

The inside story of three women who’ve formed a coalition on Camden City Council to challenge the South Jersey Democratic machine — and what’s at stake for the city.

4 years ago

Pennsylvania's Lia Thomas looks on as she celebrates senior day with her teammates during a swim meet, Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022, in Philadelphia. The NCAA has adopted a sport-by-sport approach for transgender athletes, bringing the organization in line with the U.S. and International Olympic Committees. NCAA rules on transgender athletes returned to the forefront when Penn swimmer Lia Thomas started smashing records this year
Education

Penn pledges to work with NCAA, support transgender swimmer

Lia Thomas competed on the men's team before transitioning. Now on the women's team, she has qualified in three events for the women's swimming and diving championship.

4 years ago

Two parents held signs outside the North Penn school district board meeting against mask mandates in the classrooms
Keystone Crossroads
Education

North Penn board feels residents’ wrath over photo of mask taped onto student

About 400 people live-streamed Thursday night’s meeting. More than a dozen spoke, protesting the district’s continued mask mandate.

4 years ago

Protester holding a picture of Fanta Bility
Courts & Law

Sharon Hill Borough Council fires 3 police officers charged in Fanta Bility’s death

The action came two days after the Delaware County DA filed charges in the August shooting death of the 8-year-old and the wounding of three others.

4 years ago

A closeup of Philadelphia City Hall.
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy

Philly poised to pass new (very similar) City Council map, amid complaints of opaque process

The plan, introduced Thursday on behalf of Council President Darrell L. Clarke, makes few significant changes to the existing district lines.

4 years ago

Gino’s Ristorante & Pizzeria is shut until further notice. (6abc)
Health

Gino’s Ristorante & Pizzeria can reopen following Montco hepatitis A investigation

Ten confirmed cases were linked to a November exposure to the virus, typically spread through poor hygiene. Three people died.

4 years ago

Governor Tom Wolf
Community

Gov. Wolf announces $15M for gun violence prevention to fund community programs

Pennsylvania is using federal stimulus funding to put another $15 million dollars toward violence intervention and prevention programs.

4 years ago

Teddy bears are placed outside the North 23rd Street rowhouse
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy

Philly’s first legislative response to deadly Fairmount fire is a proposed tax credit for landlords

Philadelphia officials have publicly mourned the loss of life but said nothing concrete about changes to fire safety policy before now.

4 years ago

Empty courtroom
Courts & Law

Top Delaware court rejects ex-Trump adviser’s defamation case against Yahoo, Huff Post

Delaware’s Supreme Court denied former Trump adviser Carter Page’s defamation lawsuit over media reports on his connections to Russian officials.

4 years ago

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