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Threats and violence suspend high school football games Friday night

Fight breaks out at a game between Pennsauken and Camden High Schools, threats suspend games in Chester and Northampton Counties.

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Katherine Cambareri, a graduate with a masters degree in public health from Jefferson College of Population Health, stands with her photographs of clothes worn by survivors of sexual violence at her exhibit at Eakins Lounge at Jefferson Alumni Hall on October 6, 2021. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)

Community

‘Well, What Were You Wearing’ exhibit illustrates stories of sexual assault survivors

The exhibit at Jefferson works to counter the misconception that a person's wardrobe choices imply consent.

5 years ago

Spiral Q co-directors Jennifer Turnbull (left) and Liza Goodell work on memorial banners to be carried in the Philly Trans Parade. The banners survived the flood at Spiral Q's storage facility in Mont Clare, Pa

Arts & Entertainment

After Ida destroyed most of its protest puppetry, Spiral Q takes stock — and gets back to creating

After losing almost all of its 25-year archive of protest puppets to the floods, the Philly nonprofit is making a more focused effort to track the histories of its work.

5 years ago

A lab officer cuts a DNA fragment under UV light

Health

Cancer patients of color are less likely to be matched to bone marrow donors

The lack of racial and ethnic diversity in bone marrow transplant registries can have life-threatening consequences.

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Photo from Norristown Hospitality Center's 2019 Sole Harvest 5K. (Joel Limbauan)

Community

Norristown Hospitality Center revives Sole Harvest 5K to combat homelessness

The day shelter hopes proceeds from the event can combat homelessness, which is increasingly an issue in the Montgomery County seat.

5 years ago

Courts & Law

Family of the 8-year-old shot fatally by Sharon Hill police call for the officers’ firing

The family of Fanta Bility, the 8-year-old girl killed by Sharon Hill police in late August, is urging the Delaware County borough to fire the officers responsible for her dea

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Jacob Blake Sr., father of Jacob Blake, holds a candle at a rally Monday, Jan. 4, 2021, in Kenosha, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

Courts & Law

Feds won’t seek charges against cop in Jacob Blake shooting

Federal prosecutors announced Friday that they won’t file charges against a white police officer who shot Jacob Blake in Wisconsin last year.

5 years ago

The exterior of Benjamin Franklin High School

Keystone Crossroads

Education

Amid debate over Biden’s spending plan, leaders highlight potential boon for Philly schools

Rep. Dwight Evans (PA-03) has a plan that would allow districts to qualify for tax credits when revamping buildings over 50 years old, with half of Philly schools eligible.

5 years ago

Workers box up the statue of Christopher Columbus

Courts & Law

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Court orders box removed from Columbus statue in South Philadelphia; city appealing decision

"We cannot, and have no intention to, remove the box at this time," a spokesperson for the mayor said.

5 years ago

I-95 cuts a path through Wilmington, dividing the city's west side from the main section of downtown. (Mark Eichmann/WHYY)

Community

New public art installation hopes to bridge Wilmington neighborhoods divided by I-95

A ‘kaleidoscope of trees’ painted along the 8th Street bridge over I-95 is the latest art installation designed to reconnect communities divided by the highway.

5 years ago

FILE - A combo of file images of Novaya Gazeta editor Dmitry Muratov, left, and of Rappler CEO and Executive Editor Maria Ressa

Politics & Policy

Nobel Peace Prize awarded to journalists Ressa and Muratov

The Nobel Committee said Maria Ressa of the Philippines and Dmitry Muratov of Russia were honored for “their courageous fight for freedom of expression.”

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