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The old Folcroft Avenue bridge in Folcroft, Delco catches fire early Sunday morning. Debris from the fire is causing delays on Amtrak and has SEPTA's Newark line suspended. (6abc)
Community
6abc

SEPTA’s Newark line suspended after abandoned bridge catches fire in Delco

Fire officials tell 6abc the bridge has been abandoned for at least 30 years and should be demolished.

5 years ago

Monday, Oct. 11, 2021 federal holiday dedicated to Christopher Columbus continues to divide those who view the explorer as a representative of Italian Americans’ history and those horrified by an annual tribute that ignores the native people whose lives and culture were forever changed by colonialism.(AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
Community

Tensions persist between legacy of Columbus, native people

Activists say efforts to end a formal holiday in Columbus’ name remain stalled by politicians and organizations focusing on Italian American heritage.

5 years ago

LumiNature light show
Community

LumiNature to return to Philadelphia Zoo with more space — and more wattage

The holiday light show debuted in November 2019, but went dark in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.

5 years ago

Outdoor dining in Philadelphia
Politics & Policy

Council President Clarke counters Domb’s outdoor dining bill with his own

Philadelphia City Council’s President introduces a dining out extension and says the current regulations are fine for outdoor dining.

5 years ago

Wissahickon Valley Park.
PlanPhilly
Community

Wissahickon Valley Park is getting more bathrooms

The Friends of the Wissahickon is working with architects on a master plan that aims to bring new bathroom facilities to the sprawling forest park.

5 years ago

Protesters chant,
Community

Philly Trans March returns to demand justice, equity, and liberation

Violence against trans women of color and housing insecurity are just a few of the issues that organizers hoped to highlight at this year’s march.

5 years ago

Workers box up the statue of Christopher Columbus in Marconi Plaza. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Higher court orders Columbus statue on Marconi Plaza to stay covered for now

The court issued the decision late Saturday, which vacated an emergency order a lower court signed earlier in the day, allowing supporters to remove the plywood box.

5 years ago

A woman enters Alamo Women's Reproductive Services, Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021, in San Antonio
Courts & Law

Texas clinics cancel abortions after court reinstates ban

Texas abortion clinics are canceling appointments they had booked during a 48-hour reprieve from the nation’s most restrictive abortion law.

5 years ago

New Jersey police car (6ABC)
Community
6abc

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.

5 years ago

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.

5 years ago

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

Fanta Bility stands for a photo outside
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

5 years ago

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

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