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Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium to offer free physical exams, COVID-19 shots, tests
Student athletes can receive free physical examinations, and other Philadelphia residents can get the COVID-19 shot or be tested for the virus.
5 years ago
‘I’ve been convinced it is necessary’: Getting the shot in parts of Wilmington with low vax rates
Wilmington residents waiting in line for free lunch were encouraged to get inoculated. It’s part of a public health effort to reach the vaccine-hesitant.
5 years ago
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CDC reverses course on indoor masks in some parts of U.S.
Citing new information about the ability of the delta variant to spread among vaccinated people, the CDC also recommended indoor masks for all teachers, staff, and students.
5 years ago
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Pa. DEP to require landfills to test for radioactivity from fracking waste
Leachate is tested for dozens of potential pollutants. But until now, landfills haven't had to test it for radium, a radioactive material common in oil and gas waste.
5 years ago
Spotlight PA
A police killing in Philadelphia could change Pa. use-of-force cases forever
Philadelphia’s district attorney wants the state’s highest court to alter the instructions jurors hear before rendering verdicts in cases where police use deadly force.
5 years ago
Remembering 9/11: Where were you?
Help us mark the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks and tell us: Where were you?
5 years ago
N.J. health care system mandates COVID-19 vaccine for all staff
RWJBarnabas Health said Monday that it is extending its COVID-19 vaccine mandate to all staff including all employees, new employees and medical staff.
5 years ago
Bucks County police officer among 4 arrested in attempted child luring case in Atlantic City
Police say the men were caught after an operation was carried out by a concerned citizens group affiliated with Colorado Ped Patrol, whose members pose as underage children.
5 years ago
10 Philly filmmakers pitch docs about Philly’s trash problem, a garden-grown solution, and more
Can documentaries change a city? A group of Philadelphia media-makers believes so, and they have the pitches to prove it.
5 years ago
Philly’s great-grandmother of African dance, Ione Nash, has died
The dancer, teacher, and karate black belt stayed active until age 95.
5 years ago
Yearslong effort to fund Delaware clean water program finally pays off
Years after it was first proposed, state lawmakers have finally approved legislation to fund better protections for Delaware’s water infrastructure.
5 years ago
Census workers combat COVID vaccine misinformation in low-vaccination Philly neighborhoods
Philly Counts has been working with 18 priority neighborhoods since January, when it pivoted from its 2020 census effort to help communities fight COVID-19.
5 years ago
Murder-for-hire plot revealed in Philadelphia
Federal officials say they are putting all hands on deck to fight violent crime.
5 years ago
What’s at stake in Pennsylvania’s gubernatorial race? Educators say teaching race, racism in schools
A coalition of Philadelphia educators and politicians are worried that a conservative governor, if elected, could pass anti-critical race theory legislation in Pennsylvania.
5 years ago
As COVID-19 cases rise, Gov. Murphy urges residents to get vaccinated: ‘I beg you’
COVID-19 cases are on the rise again in New Jersey, and Gov. Phil Murphy is telling people to please get vaccinated if they haven’t already.
5 years ago