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Huge offshore wind energy lease sale announced for New Jersey and New York
Six parcels encompass almost a half-million acres of ocean off the Jersey and New York coasts, to generate enough wind energy to power 2 million homes.
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Ronnie Spector, ’60s icon who sang ‘Be My Baby,’ dies at 78
Spector died Wednesday after a brief battle with cancer, her family said.
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‘Mad or nah?’: Philly residents react to the scarcity of rapid at-home COVID tests
P.O.C., a partner in WHYY’s News and Information Community Exchange, hit the streets of Philadelphia to see how residents are faring amid the COVID testing crisis.
4 years ago
Listen 5:23NAACP, pastors want end of punishment for Delaware senator acquitted of assault
Some Wilmington pastors and the state NAACP say state Sen. Darius Brown should have his senate leadership positions restored after being acquitted of assault.
4 years ago
A group of Germantown residents filed a complaint against City Councilmember Cindy Bass, alleging the lawmaker abused her power during a community meeting.
4 years ago
‘Why lie to me?’: U.S. Senate race rivals attack carpetbaggery
A wide-open race for the swing-state seat has attracted wealthy and well-connected transplants, and homers Jeff Bartos and George Bochetto are seizing on it.
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NTSB investigating medical helicopter crash in Drexel Hill
Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board will look at the physical condition of the helicopter itself and the flight conditions.
4 years ago
Kids’ low COVID-19 vaccination rates called a ‘gut punch’
Vaccinations among the elementary school set surged after the shots were introduced in the fall, but the numbers have crept up slowly since then.
4 years ago
People too often have no choice but to live in overcrowded and unsafe households to avoid homelessness. I know because it happened to me.
4 years ago
Assessing the ways Chester’s Partnership for Safe Neighborhoods program has succeeded
Local, county, and state officials touted the results since the Nov. 2020 launch, including fewer incidents of gun violence.
4 years ago
Speed cameras to monitor I-95 work zone and issue fines
After a nearly 50% increase in crashes in the I-95 work zone through Wilmington, Delaware state police will launch the state’s first speed cameras to slow traffic.
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Plaintiffs say Pennsylvania’s school funding model is inadequate and inequitable, and that the state discriminates against students in poor districts.
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Delaware County is down an emergency room in the face of COVID-19’s ‘perfect storm’
Hospital parent Crozer Health says patients looking for care will be directed to other emergency departments and urgent care centers.
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N.J. Gov. Murphy reinstates public health emergency in fight against omicron variant
Under the Emergency Health Powers Act, the Public Health Emergency will expire after 30 days, unless renewed.
4 years ago
Judge: Ex-South Jersey Police Chief Frank Nucera Jr. can delay prison sentence
Citing health issues and coronavirus concerns, a judge allowed former Bordentown Twp. Police Chief Frank Nucera Jr. to delay the start of his prison sentence.
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