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Meet the Delaware Valley rescue pups competing in Puppy Bowl 2022
On Sunday, Feb. 13, Puppy Bowl XVIII will feature 16 dogs from animal rescue organizations across Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware.
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A 988 crisis line is coming. Mental health services ask: How do we stretch even more?
The aim is to make it easier for those having mental health issues to access intervention services and, ideally, avoid interactions with police.
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Last straw: Fed-up Arizona Democrats censure Sen. Sinema
Sinema is growing increasingly isolated from some of her party’s most influential officials and donors after helping to scuttle voting rights legislation
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Ian Alexander Jr., only child of Regina King, dies at age 26
King said in a statement that her son was 'such a bright light who cared so deeply about the happiness of others.'
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Don’t approach lab monkey missing after Montour County crash, people told
State troopers urged people Saturday not to look for or capture the monkey after a crash the day before on a state highway near an Interstate 80 exit in Montour County.
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No longer a victim: How one survivor dealt with Philadelphia’s gun violence
Oronde McClain, who was shot in the head at age 10 in Philadelphia, shares his story with WHYY host Cherri Gregg.
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Listen 7:001 NYPD officer killed in Harlem shooting, suspect from Allentown
The officers had been responding to a call Friday about an argument between a woman and her adult son.
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Busted water mains flood Philly streets as city fails to hit pipe replacement goals
Philadelphia Water Department officials defended a 2018 rate increase by saying it would help the city meet water main replacement goals.
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Advocates for recreational marijuana in Delaware ‘optimistic’ this is the year
Gov. Carney opposes legalization but if the bill receives the required three-fifths majority to pass, that would be enough to override a veto.
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McConnell responds to uproar over comment about Black voters
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell says the criticism he received over a comment made about African American voters is outrageous and offensive.
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Election experts say Pennsylvania’s voting process is well-protected from ballot tampering
State election law and Dept. of State guidance show ballots are counted and re-counted, a process that's open to a representative for each candidate and party.
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Louie Anderson, comic, Emmy winner for ‘Baskets,’ dies at 68
Anderson’s publicist Glenn Schwartz says the comedian died Friday in Las Vegas.
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Philly delays vaccine mandate for city workers (again) due to union disputes
Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney has indefinitely postponed the vaccine mandate for the city’s unionized employees.
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Wanted: After pandemic hiring crunch, SEPTA hiring hundreds of people to fill open jobs
The transit agency is on a hiring binge that it hopes will restore its workforce after two years of pandemic-related attrition and hiring freezes.
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Anti-abortion protesters optimistic at March for Life in DC
Thousands of anti-abortion protesters marched in the nation’s capital with a growing sense of optimism about the prospects this year of a sweeping rollback of abortion rights.
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