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Terry Shields, 62, grows corn, soybeans, and wheat on 1,200 acres in Jefferson County, northeast of Pittsburgh. He represents the fourth generation in his family to farm. (An-Li Herring, WESA)
Community
WESA

Pennsylvania farmers are aging, creating an uncertain future for their communities and industry

With more than half of people who run Pennsylvania’s farms aged 55 or older, agricultural communities in the state face an uncertain future.

4 years ago

Ryann and Jamie Onofrio Franceschini pose for a photo with COVID-19 vaccine stickers while wearing face masks
Health

Universal Family of Schools to host six community COVID-19 vaccine and booster clinics

Universal Family Schools said it is taking a community-focused approach by hosting vaccine clinics at its various branches across the Philly region.

4 years ago

Maria Mirkovic works with some of her third graders in her classroom
Health

Feds urge schools to provide COVID-19 shots, info for kids

About 28 million kids ages 5 to 11 are newly eligible for shots now that the Pfizer vaccine is approved for the age group.

4 years ago

Travelers walk through the Salt Lake City International Airport
Community

U.S. lifts pandemic travel ban, opens doors to visitors

Airlines are now preparing for a surge in travel after the pandemic and resulting restrictions caused international travel to plunge.

4 years ago

Depressed teen sitting in the dark
Health

Suicide risk among Black and LGBTQ youth is rising. A new center will study why

A new research center from Penn Medicine wants to create new solutions and resources for those in need.

4 years ago

Robin Miller looks on while standing outside
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philly public works program lights the way to contracts for diverse talent

Rebuild Ready has helped 96 Philly businesses scale up to be able to compete for contracts with local government. Nearly 90% are owned by people of color.

4 years ago

Fairfax County Public School buses are lined up at a maintenance facility
Keystone Crossroads
Education

School funding in Pa. is about to go on trial — here’s what you need to know

It’s taken seven years to reach this critical juncture in Pennsylvania’s landmark school funding case. Now, the real arguments begin.

4 years ago

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

Why people with mood disorders are now eligible for COVID vaccine boosters

The CDC added mental health conditions to the list of health issues that make people more vulnerable if they get COVID-19. Here’s what you need to know.

4 years ago

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Larissa Hopwood and Aparna Nair dance
Community

Doylestown hosts its first annual Diwali Day

Doylestown had its first annual Diwali event at Burpee Park this Sunday. Hosted by Desis of Doylestown and Youth4Unity, community members came out for the festival of lights.

4 years ago

As childhood friends, they roughed it up on the football field in South Philadelphia. They still meet to play today. (6abc)
Community
6abc

40-year-long friendly football tradition lives on

As childhood friends, they roughed it up on the football field in South Philadelphia. They still meet to play today.

4 years ago

A worker removes an old water pipe from underneath the street before replacing it with new copper pipe in Newark, N.J., Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Urban Planning

After drinking water crisis, Newark is winning war on lead

An ambitious program to replace thousands of residential lead water lines in New Jersey's largest city is about to be completed years ahead of schedule.

4 years ago

A closeup of Jack Ciattarelli
Politics & Policy

After a surge in voter turnout, N.J. Republicans say they’ve ‘just begun’

At a happy hour in Gloucester County, Republicans celebrated what seemed, for some, to be a shift in momentum for New Jersey politics.

4 years ago

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Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver, left, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, center, and LeRoy Jones, chairman of the state's Democratic committee, right, celebrate at Convention Hall after Murphy won the gubernatorial race against Jack Ciattarelli, Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021, in Asbury Park, N.J. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray)
Politics & Policy

Democrats facing tough slog in 2022 governor’s races

Republicans are increasingly optimistic about flipping governor’s offices in key battleground states next year.

4 years ago

A Wilmington police officer approaches a car with teen drivers during a simulation witnessed by other students at William Penn High School. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Community

Teen drivers taught how to ‘survive’ a traffic stop — by the cops

A new initiative from the U.S. Attorney’s office in Delaware has one goal in mind — “making sure everyone goes home safely.”

4 years ago

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Leslie Kaufman, curator or Voices and Visions, a sculpture show at Cherry Street Pier in Philadelphia, stands by a piece that was damaged in flooding the last week of October, 2021
Arts & Entertainment

Delaware River takes a bite out of a waterfront art exhibit

A show of contemporary sculpture on Cherry Street Pier hit by flooding on opening night.

4 years ago

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