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Community Conversations
Community

Confronting the Crisis: Gun violence

WHYY and 6ABC team up for a community conversation about Philadelphia’s gun violence.

5 years ago

The Delaware River at the Commodore Barry Bridge
Science
NJ Spotlight

Oxygen levels in Delaware River met standards, commission says

The environmentalists urged the DRBC to almost double its required oxygen standard so that resident and migratory fish would be better able to thrive in the river.

5 years ago

A closeup of Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver
Politics & Policy

Candidates for lt. gov. spar in debate, welcome Biden to N.J.

Democratic Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver and Republican Diane Allen met Tuesday in their first and only debate of the New Jersey governor's race.

5 years ago

A police officer drives in Philadelphia
Courts & Law
6abc

Philadelphia officer under investigation after video of confrontation surfaces

"We understand the video circulating has caused anger and disappointment," Philadelphia police said in a statement.

5 years ago

Helen Fitzpatrick, 97, right, receives a COVID-19 vaccine administered by Dr. Hillary Cohen at Englewood Health
Health

Camden County preparing to open another mega-site for COVID booster shots

As the call for boosters intensifies, Camden County is not planning to use the college mega-site it used the first time around because students are in class.

5 years ago

A Mount Laurel police officer sits in his car on Gramercy Way, opposite the home of Edward Cagney Mathews
Courts & Law

Mt. Laurel man faces more charges for terrorizing Black neighbors

As Edward Mathews faces new charges for another separate bias incident. The Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office said no favoritism was shown to him by Mt. Laurel Police.

5 years ago

President Joe Biden talks with reporters after returning to the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021, after a trip to Michigan to promote his infrastructure plan
Politics & Policy

Biden: Senate filibuster change on debt a ‘real possibility’

Days before an Oct. 18 deadline to act, the Senate is tangled in a dangerous partisan standoff over a vote that’s needed to allow the federal government to continue borrowing.

5 years ago

Police are investigating after an unruly crowd gathered outside City Hall in Philadelphia Saturday night. (6abc)
Courts & Law

Mayor Kenney, DA Krasner, and Commissioner Outlaw condemn reckless driving in Center City

The statement added that police are still investigating the incidents to identify individuals involved and see if criminal charges can be made.

5 years ago

Princeton Professor Syukuro Manabe is part of a trio to be awarded the 2021 Nobel Prize in physics. (Princeton University)
Science
NJ Spotlight

Princeton professor wins Nobel Prize for climate change studies

Syukuro Manabe’s work ‘laid the foundation for the development of current climate models.'

5 years ago

Dover International Speedway (courtesy DIS/Twitter)
Health

Want to take friends on joyride around Dover speedway’s Monster Mile?

The event is being held to get more Delawareans vaccinated. The rate is now 79% for all adults, but barely half of younger adults have gotten their first dose.

5 years ago

(AP Photo/Seth Perlman)
Politics & Policy

Federal funds offer $50 million expansion of Delaware workforce training programs

Money from the American Rescue Plan will help students and adults in Delaware learn new skills to improve their employment opportunities.

5 years ago

A nursing assistant who allegedly shot and killed a coworker inside Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia has been charged with murder, attempted homicide, aggravated assault and other related charges. (6abc)
Courts & Law
6abc

Jefferson Hospital shooting suspect charged with murder, other crimes

Police say Stacey Hayes walked into Jefferson Hospital wearing blue scrubs and shot coworker Anrae James.

5 years ago

Fire Commissioner Adam Thiel speaks at a press conference
Community

Philadelphia Fire Department receives some key federal grants to help save lives

Philadelphia has received two federal grants designed to help fight fires and keep firefighters safe.

5 years ago

A bartender works while wearing a face mask
Community

How is the ‘Great Resignation’ affecting your day-to-day life?

Help us better understand the ways the pandemic has hampered the services that you count on and let us know.

5 years ago

The Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020. (Russ Walker/PA Post)
Politics & Policy

Pa. Senate cuts short voting bill hearing after Wolf aide’s snub

The bill would address ballot tabulation deadlines, the use of ballot drop boxes, and clearing dead voters from the rolls.

5 years ago

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