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The new hub will be inside the university's Science Center. (Cheyney)
Education
The Philadelphia Tribune

Cheyney University launches life sciences and technology hub

The news comes as the enrollment for students majoring in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) has been growing at the nation’s first HBCU.

5 years ago

Education

Returning to school amid a delta surge: Willingboro teens speak out

WHYY and BoroTV present The Delta Variant and Back to School, a short docu-film featuring Willingboro teenagers and their thoughts on vaccines, masks, and virtual learning.

5 years ago

Traffic going eastbound on the Pennsylvania Turnpike proceeds through the electronic toll booths
Urban Planning

Free rides take $104M toll on Pennsylvania Turnpike finances

Turnpike records show the millions of drivers who don’t use E-ZPass have a nearly 1 in 2 chance of riding without paying under the “toll-by-plate” license plate camera system.

5 years ago

A pile of pamphlets for Pennsylvania's medical marijuana program
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Wolf administration ordered to reveal details of cannabis use as drug addiction treatment

The Office of Open Records ruled in favor of Spotlight PA and ordered the health department to disclose how many patients are certified for cannabis use.

5 years ago

A kitchen worker wears a surgical mask and gloves as he prepares food
Keystone Crossroads
Community

The pandemic labor market through the eyes of Philly’s immigrant restaurant workers

The lack of safety net in the undocumented immigrant community pushed many towards other jobs. But vacancies in restaurants also gave them newfound leverage.

5 years ago

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The entrance to Essex Place condominium complex
Courts & Law

Burlington County NAACP surveying resident experiences with local police

The three NAACP chapters in Burlington County are documenting residents' experience with local police, and asking how they feel about possible alternatives.

5 years ago

Delaware state seal
Politics & Policy

Open government group applauds Delaware redistricting hearings

Delaware’s redistricting process will launch later this month with online hearings that were called for by Common Cause of Delaware in August.

5 years ago

Pa. AG Josh Shapiro and members of the PPD shared preliminary results of a six month partnership of the OAG Strategic Response Team working with West Philadelphia police districts. (Shapiro / twitter)
Courts & Law

Pa. AG and Philly police tout arrests, gun and cash seizures in West Philly

The atorney general said 65 people were charged, and $82,000 along with 41 weapons, seized in West Philadelphia over the past six months.

5 years ago

Three Mile Island
Community
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Worker killed in accident at Three Mile Island

A worker at the deactivated Three Mile Island nuclear plant in Dauphin County died in an accident at the plant last week, officials said.

5 years ago

Pennsylvania State Capitol building
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Wolf creates new redistricting oversight panel ahead of fraught map-drawing process

The panel will review how redistricting works in other states and develop standards for determining integrity and fairness.

5 years ago

A health care worker fills a syringe with the COVID-19 vaccine.
Health

New Jersey preparing for COVID booster shots ahead of federal authorization

As the federal government decides who should get a booster shot, New Jersey officials are getting ready for an “anticipated” high demand for vaccine booster shots.

5 years ago

File photo: Philadelphia School District students at Samuel Powel Elementary School and Science Leadership Academy Middle School returned to in-person learning on August 31, 2021. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Philly schools outline vaccine mandate for staff

The district laid out consequences for staff who don’t get vaccinated by the end of the month, taking away a special time-off program for COVID quaratines.

5 years ago

Legislative Hall in Dover. (Mark Eichmann/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Delaware ethics committee clears lawmaker who emailed racist, sexist slur

A House ethics committee has dismissed a complaint against a Delaware State Rep. Gerald Brady who used a racist, sexist term against Asian women in an email.

5 years ago

Lewis Elkin Elementary School with piles of garbage in its parking lot on Monday morning. (Emily Rizzo / WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Philly schools’ trash problems linger as vendor blames staff shortage

The district has yet to respond to a request for how or if it would penalize its vendor for underperformance on a $4 million annual contract.

5 years ago

DA Larry Krasner is pictured
Politics & Policy

Another round of grants and a warning from Philadelphia’s DA

The Philadelphia District Attorney’s office is combating violence while also warning of harsh penalties for people who settle disputes with guns.

5 years ago

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