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A well pad on a Tioga County farm. There is a moratorium against drilling in the eastern part where the Delaware River Basin Commission has jurisdiction. (Scott Detrow/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Courts & Law

Judge tosses suit seeking end to Delaware River drilling ban

Judge Paul Diamond in Philadelphia ruled the GOP had no legal right to sue, writing the dispute "is primarily partisan and is best resolved through the political process.”

5 years ago

Paramedic Jim McCanns prepares a first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for Lucille Breslin at her home in Upper Darby on April 6, 2021. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Health

Delco closes Aston mass vaccination site in a shift to smaller pop-up sites

Driving the switch is a decrease in visitors and a Delaware County goal of reaching people without transportation access.

5 years ago

Reverend Naomi Washington-Leapheart is the director of Faith-Based and Interfaith Affairs in the Mayor’s Office of Public Engagement at the City of Philadelphia. (Photo courtesy of Naomi Washington-Leapheart)
Health

Philadelphia’s faith leaders partner with one another and the city to increase vaccine access in communities of color

Places of worship have deep roots in local communities. All Faiths Vaccination Campaign is leveraging those relationships to address racial inequities.

5 years ago

Listen 1:05
Gov. Tom Wolf signs the coronavirus disaster declaration. (Office of Gov. Tom Wolf)
Politics & Policy

Wolf signs bill to extend pandemic regulatory waivers

The Republican-controlled Legislature approved the bill unanimously, at Wolf’s urging.

5 years ago

A Philadelphia parking garage at 8th and Chestnut streets. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Urban Planning

Philly Council delays vote on parking tax cut as budget negotiations continue

Councilmembers Kendra Brooks, Jamie Gauthier, and Helen Gym have all publicly opposed the parking tax legislation within the last week.

5 years ago

Celena Morrison is the Executive Director of the Office of LGBT Affairs for the City of Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

‘More Color, More Pride’ flag ascends at Philly City Hall

The flag, created in 2017, includes black and brown stripes in addition to the traditional six-color rainbow layout.

5 years ago

FILE - In this Monday, June 7, 2021, file photo, FBI Deputy Director Paul Abbate speaks at a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington. Abbate says the FBI is sending its strongest message ever that employees who engage in sexual misconduct should be scared because “we’re coming for them.” (Jonathan Ernst/Pool Photo via AP, File)
Courts & Law

‘We mean it’: FBI takes on sexual misconduct in its ranks

Faced with a #MeToo reckoning, the FBI says it is getting serious about sexual harassment in its ranks.

5 years ago

An elections worker processes a mail ballot.
Politics & Policy

Delaware Republicans block plan to end absentee ballot restrictions

The second leg of a constitutional amendment to expand absentee voting fell short of the two-thirds vote needed to pass in the Delaware State House this week.

5 years ago

Al Lynch rode his horse to Malcolm X Park from North Philadelphia to celebrate Juneteenth. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

Trenton to mark Juneteenth next weekend with first citywide celebration

The African American Cultural Collaborative of Mercer County plans to host a three-day Juneteenth celebration next weekend in Trenton.

5 years ago

Stephen Bilenky holds a steel bike frame at Bilenky Cycle Works in Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community

How a Philly bike dude built British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s new ride

Bearded bike-maker Stephen Bilenky typically builds high-performance steel bikes using vintage milling machines.

5 years ago

A member of the Philadelphia Fire Department prepares a dose of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine
Health

J&J vaccine doses to be released, but many will be tossed

U.S. regulators are allowing the release of 10 million doses of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine from a troubled Baltimore factory, but many other doses can't be used.

5 years ago

Multiple homes went up in flames in Eagleville, Pennsylvania on Thursday afternoon after authorities say a code enforcement officer encountered a homeowner who was allegedly armed with a weapon. (6ABC)
Community
6ABC

Body of homeowner found after explosions, fire in Eagleville, Pa.

The body of the man who witnesses say chased a code enforcement officer with a gun Thursday was found inside the rubble of his Eagleville home shortly before midnight.

5 years ago

Kia Ghee has worked as a social justice advocate  for more than a decade. (City of Philadelphia)
Politics & Policy

Kia Ghee, a lifelong Philadelphian, to lead city’s Commission on Human Relations

Ghee will also lead the Fair Housing Commission, the city agency tasked with addressing unfair rental practices in housing.

5 years ago

Richard Gordon, principal of Paul Robeson High School, consoles Tawanda Robinson, mother of David Williams, who was gunned down in 2020. Williams was set to graduate this year. (Johann Calhoun / Chalkbeat)
Education
Chalkbeat Philadelphia

This star Philadelphia principal urges graduates to ‘rebuild the world’ in their vision

Last year, Richard Gordon, who is now the principal of Paul Robeson High School for Human Services in West Philadelphia, was named the National Principal of the Year.

5 years ago

Philadelphia skyline
Community

Convention and Visitors Bureau wants groups to `Meet the Moment’ in Philly

A new marketing blitz targets markets just a short hop away, as well as local businesses that could keep their conferences here.

5 years ago

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