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A person holds a mask while walking outside in Philadelphia, Friday, May 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Health

Philly to lift indoor mask restrictions and 11 p.m. last call beginning Friday

Vaccinated Philadelphians will no longer need to wear masks indoors, except in certain settings, like public transportation, schools, city courts.

5 years ago

Ghost guns. (Ximena Conde/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Philadelphia police say they’ve seized more ghost guns in 6 months than in all of last year

It’s a troubling trend on top of this year’s substantial increases thus far in both shooting victims and homicide victims.

5 years ago

Trenton Mayor Reed Gusciora and Police Director Sheilah Coley speak to reporters in the wake of Tuesday's double homicide
Courts & Law

Trenton’s police director has been fired

Sheilah Coley was praised for diversifying and modernizing the department, but was criticized for the city’s violence and telling officers to stand down during unrest.

5 years ago

Philadelphia City Councilmember Kendra Brooks. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philly Council bill limiting landlords’ use of eviction records advances

Philly Councilmember Kendra Brooks’ Renters’ Access Act passed Tuesday night out of committee and will come up for a final City Council vote on June 17.

5 years ago

Protestors with CeasefirePa gathered at Love Park in Philadelphia in August 2019 to stand against gun violence nationally and locally. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Future of Philly’s fight to enact local gun laws is now in the hands of state court

State law prevents Philadelphia from enacting its own gun control measures. A new lawsuit against the General Assembly aims to change that.

5 years ago

Thomas W. Munson receives his second dose of COVID-19 vaccine from registered nurse Elizabeth Lash
Health

N.J. data show breakthrough COVID-19 cases are very rare

COVID-19 vaccines are effective and state officials have the data to prove it. Of more than two million residents who were fully vaccinated, a small fraction got the virus.

5 years ago

A Philadelphia Police Department cruiser is seen traveling down a Philly street.
Courts & Law
6ABC

Man arrested in Dunkin’ manager’s killing is suspect in 2 other murders: Sources

Keith Gibbson has been arrested following the killing of Dunkin' store manager Christine Lugo in North Philadelphia. Sources say he's also a suspect in two other murders.

5 years ago

People hold signs that say,
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Jobless in Pa. livid over new unemployment system errors as state declares victory

A new wave of problems blocked numerous people from filing for benefits they had already been approved for.

5 years ago

The exterior of a PSERS building
Courts & Law
Spotlight PA

Facing FBI probe, PSERS backtracks on disclosure that staffers were on both sides of real estate dealings

The $64 billion pension fund claimed in a new IRS filing that its previous disclosures were poorly worded and filed in "error."

5 years ago

Doors to a N.J. polling station are covered in signs saying,
Politics & Policy
NJ Spotlight

N.J. primary 2021: Ciattarelli tops in GOP governor contest with some tense Democratic legislative races

The four-way battle for the GOP gubernatorial nomination was the main draw statewide.

5 years ago

Frogs in the backyard
Community

How to create a certified wildlife habitat using native plants in your backyard

'Morning Edition' host Jennifer Lynn speaks with Dianne Moore, a health coach who created a certified wildlife habitat with native species.

5 years ago

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Subaru Park in Chester, Pa. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

Chester activists denounce a new Philadelphia Union-Subaru partnership as environmental injustice

A new partnership will make Subaru Park in Chester the first-ever “zero landfill” stadium in MLS, but local incinerator opponents are sounding the alarm.

5 years ago

Zahirah Ahmad, a North Philly resident and member of the Not On My Watch movement, joined activists at a rally and march at City Hall in Philadelphia on March 26, 2021, to demand the city put more resources to preventing gun violence. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Philadelphia gun control lawsuit: City and state to clash in court hearing

The city is asking the court to invalidate a Pa. rule that makes it illegal for municipalities to pass their own measures aimed at curbing gun violence.

5 years ago

On June 8, interim Camden mayor and candidate Vic Carstarphen claims victory in the Democratic primary at Victor Pub in the city amid cheering supporters. (Photo by April Saul for WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Carstarphen wins Democratic primary in Camden, vows to be ‘mayor for everyone’

Carstarphen’s win was seen as a fait accompli, given his support from the S. Jersey Democratic machine. His challengers resolved to keep challenging the status quo in Camden.

5 years ago

In this Monday, May 29, 2017, file photo, New Jersey Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli, who is a Republican candidate in the gubernatorial primary election, speaks to a crowd during a Memorial Day observance, in Bridgewater, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Politics & Policy

Ciattarelli wins N.J. GOP primary for governor. Now it’s Murphy’s race to lose

Former N.J. Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli will now challenge Democratic incumbent Gov. Phil Murphy in November.

5 years ago

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