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Empty vials of the Johnson & Johnson's one-dose COVID-19 vaccine are seen at the Vaxmobile, at the Uniondale Hempstead Senior Center, Wednesday, March 31, 2021, in Uniondale, N.Y.
Health

CDC expands booster rollout, OKs mixing shots

Federal health officials say millions more Americans can get a COVID-19 booster and choose a different vaccine for that next shot.

4 years ago

The Montgomery County Courthouse Plaza in Norristown, Pa. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Courts & Law

More than a ‘stump speech’: Local orgs to host Montco magisterial judge candidate forum

Masks will be required for this nonpartisan event, which will also be livestreamed for those who prefer to watch at home.

4 years ago

A young student attends virtual school from his home
Community
Broke in Philly

Philly broadband survey: 84 percent of homes have high-speed internet, up from 70 in 2019

Local government was eager to learn how discounted or free broadband access programs affected digital access across Philly. With updated stats, it can focus on what works.

4 years ago

A police officer drives in Philadelphia
Courts & Law

Reinstated Philly police officer, fired for assaulting Dunkin’ Donuts worker, charged with another assault

Marion, a nine-year veteran of the department, was previously charged with assault in connection with a 2015 incident outside a Dunkin’ Donuts parking lot.

4 years ago

A jogger runs along McCovey Cove outside Oracle Park, under darkened skies from wildfire smoke
Health

Reports: Health problems tied to global warming on the rise

“Climate change is first and foremost a health crisis unfolding across the U.S.,” said Dr. Renee Salas, a co-author of one of the reports.

4 years ago

Elvis Costello and Jim Lauderdale, left, perform during at the Americana Honors & Awards show Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019, in Nashville, Tenn.
Things To Do
Arts & Entertainment

Philadelphia Film Festival, Elvis Costello, H.E.R, Afro-art redux at Delaware Art Museum, and more in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

Despite the positive strides made in the battle against COVID, uncertainty and varying mandates ...

4 years ago

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Students line up to enter Christa McAuliffe School while wearing masks
Education

N.J. parent group continues to press Murphy on virtual school option

Gov. Phil Murphy remains committed to schools being open for in-person instruction only. New York City has taken the same approach. Philadelphia hasn’t.

4 years ago

Listen 3:26
President Joe Biden speaks in front of an American flag backdrop
Politics & Policy

Big changes in White House ideas to pay for $2 trillion plan

The White House is floating new plans for ways to pay for President Joe Biden’s $2 trillion proposal for expanding social services and tackling climate change.

4 years ago

Simon Gratz High School Mastery Charter principal Le'Yondo Dunn spoke along with other Philadelphia principals about the impact of gun violence on students in the district at a press conference demanding more support from the city to combat gun violence around district schools on Oct. 20, 2021, a few days after a student was seriously wounded at Lincoln High School
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Philly principals demand more robust response to gun violence near schools

Educators, politicians, racial justice organizers, and clergy gathered Wednesday evening to call for a coordinated, citywide strategy to stop the violence.

4 years ago

Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw
Community

Philly P.D. selected for Justice Dept.’s National Public Safety Partnership

The police department will receive training and technical assistance on gun violence prevention, criminal justice collaboration, community engagement.

4 years ago

A health care worker holds a syringe containing the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine
Health

N.J. coronavirus update: State contractors must be vaccinated or tested weekly

All future contractors for the state of New Jersey must prove that they or their employees are vaccinated or be subjected to weekly testing for COVID-19.

4 years ago

File photo: Philadelphia City Councilmember Bobby Henon.
PlanPhilly
Courts & Law

Construction manager: Comcast hired contractors at 10x usual rate to win Bobby Henon’s support for franchise deal

After the owner of MJK Electrical bribed Johnny Dougherty, his company scored a $9 million deal with Comcast.

4 years ago

Closeup of a police vehicle in Philadelphia
Health

Just 1 in 10 Philly cops reported their vaccination status, but city still says no to stricter vaccine mandate

Plus, less than a quarter of all firefighters submitted proof of vaccination. Officials again declined to impose a tougher mandate on municipal workers.

4 years ago

Delaware State Auditor Kathleen McGuiness
Courts & Law

$550-an-hour hired gun or public defender? How will taxpayers foot legal bill for indicted Delaware auditor

Kathy McGuiness wants an expensive former top prosecutor to defend her against public corruption charges at state expense. The state calls her request “absurd.”

4 years ago

File photo: Former NFL players Ken Jenkins, right, and Clarence Vaughn III, center right, along with their wives, Amy Lewis, center, and Brooke Vaughn, left, carrie tens of thousands of petitions demanding equal treatment for everyone involved in the settlement of concussion claims against the NFL, to the federal courthouse in Philadelphia, Friday, May 14, 2021
Courts & Law

NFL agrees to end race-based brain testing in $1B settlement

The NFL is set to propose changes to the $1 billion concussion settlement after an outcry over test score adjustments known as “race-norming."

4 years ago

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