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A Wilmington police vehicle.
Courts & Law

Suspected serial killer indicted on 41 felony charges after ‘staggering crime spree’ in Philly, Delaware

Keith Gibson is accused of killing four people and injuring several others while on probation for a manslaughter conviction in Delaware.

5 years ago

Trucks and cars travel down the highway.
Politics & Policy
NJ Spotlight

To get more electric vehicles, N.J. wants more charging stations

New Jersey is pushing for new rules to grow its network of charging systems built for trucks and other heavy vehicles.

5 years ago

People look out from a balcony onto the collapsed and subsequently demolished Champlain Towers South condominium building
Community

14 days after Florida condo collapse, no signs of survivors

No one has been rescued from the site since the first hours after the building collapsed on June 24 when many of its residents were asleep.

5 years ago

An artist's rendering shows the 13-story apartment tower Orens Brothers Real Estate plans to build
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Knockout: Philly design board approves plan for housing at Blue Horizon boxing site

The plan approved by Philadelphia’s Civic Design Review board would put a 13-story apartment tower in the site of the historic boxing ring.

5 years ago

A tall pole is topped with a bronze bird as part of an art installation by the Ben Franklin Bridge
Arts & Entertainment

Brass birds flock to Delaware River to launch a series of waterfront sculptures

‘A Moment Without You,’ a subtle and grief-stricken work, is the first of five sculptures to be installed along the Delaware River waterfront.

5 years ago

The first block of South Tennessee Avenue in Atlantic City
Community

N.J.’s first needle exchange could close as Atlantic City looks to develop beyond casinos

Advocates are lobbying Gov. Murphy to save the program, which they say has helped reduce HIV infections in the area by 50% since it opened 14 years ago.

5 years ago

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Bagged up trash sit outside Philly homes
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

`Your body starts to break down’: Understaffed Philly sanitation crews struggle as garbage delays worsen

A surge in residential trash during the pandemic strained city sanitation crews. The pandemic has abated, yet the workforce hasn’t recovered.

5 years ago

1724 Chester Courthouse in the City of Chester, Pa., on Avenue of the States. (Wikimedia Commons/public domain)
Urban Planning

Delco takes control of 1724 Chester Courthouse, the ‘longest continuously used government building in the country’

The County Council has entered into a 99-year lease agreement with the Pa. Historical and Museum Commission for the 18th-century structure.

5 years ago

The Delaware River in 2018. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Science

Delaware River ‘dead zones’ have improved, but more work remains

Parts of the Delaware still suffer from low oxygen levels, according to a Univ. of Delaware prof who recently wrote a book on the topic.

5 years ago

Block G is toured in the West section of the State Correctional Institution at Phoenix Friday June 1, 2018 in Collegeville, Pa. (Jacqueline Larma/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

Prisoners end hunger strike at SCI Phoenix

“They're in a cell the size of your bathroom and there's no rules, no regulations in place for this [Intensive Management Unit] program,” said Patricia Vickers.

5 years ago

Hunger Free America CEO Joel Berg (left) joins U.S. Sen. Chris Coons, Food Bank of Delaware president Cathy Kanefsky and Delaware Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester at a food distribution event in Georgetown Tuesday morning. (Johnny Perez-Gonzalez / WHYY)
Community

Long lines at Delaware food giveaway, despite easing pandemic

Even as the pandemic eases, the need for food remains as more than 750 cars were expected at a distribution event in Georgetown Tuesday morning.

5 years ago

Cheri Honkala speaks outside the federal courthouse in Philly
PlanPhilly
Courts & Law

Housing activists sue PHA to keep families living in abandoned Philly properties

Philadelphia has thousands of empty houses scattered across the city while more than 47,000 residents remain on the waitlist for federally subsidized housing.

5 years ago

Senator Sharif Street speaking at an anti-gun violence press outside of City Hall in Philadelphia, July 6, 2021. (Sen. Street / Twitter)
Community

‘How many more must die?’: Philly lawmakers plead for help reducing gun violence

More than 20 people were shot in Philly over the weekend, including a relative of State Sen. Sharif Street. The lawmaker and others say this can’t go on.

5 years ago

A crowded boardwalk in Wildwood
Urban Planning

N.J. sets aside $4 million for Wildwood boardwalk repair

A storm damaged sections of the boardwalk near the Convention Center in April 2020. But before that storm hit, city officials had said the walkway was overdue for an overhaul.

5 years ago

A container ship on the Delaware River.
Politics & Policy
NJ Spotlight

Falling short for years, N.J. now pays Delaware River commission its full share

The multistate agency tasked with protecting watershed in four states hasn’t received proper funding in years.

5 years ago

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