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Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Pa. Republicans are quickly moving a new draft congressional map. Here’s what it would do

Members of the public didn’t get the granular data needed to analyze the map in detail until after lawmakers had already voted on it. Here’s what you need to know.

5 years ago

Philadelphia Parks and Rec work to remove the Belmont Plateau’s iconic sugar maple tree on the morning of Dec. 15, 2021. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Weather

Fairmount Park’s iconic maple tree is gone. Arborists cite climate change

Officials suspect a few things are behind the tree’s decline: its age, compaction around its roots where people walked around and had picnics, and climate change.

5 years ago

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Rebecca Rhynhart speaks from a podium at a press conference, with elected officials behind her
Politics & Policy

Controversy continues over violence fight between council member, controller, and mayor

Philadelphia’s City Controller and a member of City Council are at odds with how Mayor Jim Kenney is handing the uptick in Philadelphia murders.

5 years ago

A patient shows her COVID-19 vaccine card at a hospital
Health

Pennsylvania asks FEMA for help with COVID surge

The Wolf administration requested that FEMA send strike teams to hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, and ambulance companies in the hardest-hit areas of the state.

5 years ago

bell hooks (Wikimedia Commons)
Community

bell hooks, groundbreaking feminist thinker, dies at 69

In a statement issued through William Morrow Publishers, hooks' family announced that she died Wednesday in Berea, Kentucky, home to the bell hooks center at Berea College.

5 years ago

People wait in line at a COVID-19 testing site in Times Square
Health

U.S. faces a double coronavirus surge as omicron advances

The latest COVID-19 surge threatens to further stretch hospital workers and upend holiday plans for the second year in a row.

5 years ago

Fox News host Sean Hannity speaks during a taping of his show
Politics & Policy

Fox stars tried to get Trump to act on Jan. 6, texts show

Sean Hannity, Laura Ingraham and Brian Kilmeade all texted advice to Trump's chief of staff, Mark Meadows, as a mob of pro-Donald Trump loyalists stormed the Capitol.

5 years ago

Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin listens to verdicts at his trial in April for the 2020 death of George Floyd at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis. Chauvin was convicted of murder and manslaughter charges in state court and is scheduled to be sentenced June 25.
Court TV via AP
Courts & Law

Chauvin pleads guilty to federal charges in Floyd’s murder

Chauvin’s plea Wednesday means he will not face a federal trial in January, though he could end up spending more years behind bars when a judge sentences him at a later date.

5 years ago

People wearing face masks walk through Philadelphia
Community

Philly health commissioner advises against holiday gatherings

With an increase of new COVID-19 cases after Thanksgiving, Bettigole warns holiday gatherings could cause a surge hospitals in the city may have difficulties handling.

5 years ago

Voters receive a sticker after voting at one of Philadelphia’s satellite election offices
Politics & Policy

Pennsylvania tries again to move up 2024 presidential primary

The state Senate unanimously approved a bill to move up Pennsylvania’s primary elections in presidential election years by five weeks to the third Tuesday in March.

5 years ago

A closeup of Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw
Courts & Law

Philadelphia Police Commissioner Outlaw won’t be leaving for top NYPD job

New York Mayor-elect Eric Adams instead chose Keechant Sewell to be the first woman to lead the nation’s largest police department.

5 years ago

The site at 702 Sansom Street
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Racing the clock to save historic buildings, Philadelphia will hire two new preservationists

As part of an effort to save more historic buildings from the wrecking ball, the city is investing in the Philadelphia Historical Commission.

5 years ago

(From left) Writer Quinton Alexander, Painted Mug board member Taylor Plunckett-Clements, writer/director CJ Higgins and Painted Mug board member and building owner, Vinni, “Beary Tyler Moore” at the Painted Mug, a queer cafe in progress, on the 1500 of Jackson Street in South Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

Philly’s newest LGBTQ performance venue to debut with ‘A (Queer) Christmas Carol’

The Painted Mug Cafe, a new performance venue and coffee shop in South Philly, will be dedicated to empowering the LGBTQ community.

5 years ago

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The Delaware County Courthouse and Government Center
Politics & Policy

Want a Delco government contract? First, you must disclose political contributions

County Council members are hoping to put an end once and for all to the ‘pay-to-play’ system they say has hampered the bidding process.

5 years ago

Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry reacts after scoring a 3-point basket during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the New York Knicks, Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021, at Madison Square Garden in New York. Curry hit his 2,974th 3-pointer Tuesday night in the first quarter, breaking the record set by Ray Allen.
Arts & Entertainment

Warriors’ Stephen Curry breaks the NBA career 3-point record

Curry is often considered the league’s greatest shooter, and, now, the numbers back him up.

5 years ago

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