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Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Philly pushes to connect thousands of families to expanded child benefits, stressing need to file taxes

City officials are trying to reach at least 10,000 city families who officials believe have missed out on all payments.

4 years ago

Pennsylvania Secretary of Education Noe Ortega speaks from a podium
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

A star witness — but a careful one — takes center stage in Pa. school funding trial

Secretary of Education Noe Ortega is a defendant in the trial. But he struck a neutral tone as a witness, mirroring the Wolf administration’s overall tact.

4 years ago

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Health

$1.4M to bolster ER services at Chester County Hospital amid closures of other facilities

An additional $775,000 will restore 42 inpatient beds, purchase new equipment, and hire additional staff at the hospital in West Chester.

4 years ago

Delaware has collaborated with the federal government to open a new drive-thru testing center at the DMV in Delaware City. (State of Delaware)
Health

Steepest COVID-19 surge shows signs of subsiding, but Delaware ‘not out of the woods’

Delaware’s daily cases and hospitalizations have dropped over the last five days, fueling guarded optimism from the governor and health officials.

4 years ago

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Arts & Entertainment

Visit Philly opens search for new CEO and president

Following the death of Visit Philly’s previous head, Jeff Guaracino, the tourism marketing agency is looking for a new leader.

4 years ago

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy speaks to supporters
Politics & Policy

Murphy sworn in for second term with a goal to cut property taxes

After narrowly winning reelection on a progressive platform, Murphy is focusing his second term on dealing with a perennial problem in New Jersey: high property taxes.

4 years ago

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Courts & Law

Three Sharon Hill police officers charged in the death of 8-year-old Fanta Bility

Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer announced the charges in connection with the August incident after an Academy Park football game.

4 years ago

A health worker grabs at-home COVID-19 test kits
Health

White House soft-launches COVID-19 test request website

The website, COVIDTests.gov, now includes a link for Americans to order four at-home tests per residential address, to be delivered by the U.S. Postal Service.

4 years ago

A nurse walks down a hallway with her arms in the air, clasping the back of her head
Health

U.S. faces wave of omicron deaths in coming weeks, models say

“A lot of people are still going to die because of how transmissible omicron has been,” said one epidemiologist, adding it "is going to get worse before it gets better."

4 years ago

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Water main break causes flooding in Kensington

Officials say there is no word on the size of the break at this time.

4 years ago

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Money

Microsoft buys game maker Activision Blizzard for about $70B

Activision Blizzard is the maker of Candy Crush’ and ‘Call of Duty.’

4 years ago

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Politics & Policy

Watchdog warned months before U.S. pullout Afghanistan’s air force would collapse

American authorities had been alerted that Afghanistan's air force did not have the capabilities to survive after a U.S. withdrawal.

4 years ago

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Health

Philly’s indoor dining vaccine mandate now fully in effect

A two-week grace period has ended, meaning almost anyone eating indoors in Philadelphia needs to be vaccinated against COVID-19.

4 years ago

Academy Scientists Matt Tursi (left), Danny Morrill (center), and Colin Rohrback (right) conduct an electrofishing survey in a headwater stream of the Delaware River
Politics & Policy

Recovering America’s Wildlife Act: Conservationists’ hope for species at risk

Bipartisan Senate legislation proposes $1.3B annually for tailored projects that work to sustain the health of fish, wildlife, and their habitats.

4 years ago

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Health

Pennsylvania testing deer in Bucks County for PFAS

The testing comes after the Pennsylvania Game Commission discovered high levels of PFAS in fish living in the Neshaminy Creek basin.

4 years ago

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