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Brother who admitted to setting Old City fire in 2018 sentenced to prison
One of two Delaware County brothers convicted of setting fire to their Old City business back in 2018 will spend nearly a decade behind bars.
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Pa. Juvenile Justice Task Force finds most young people detained for low-level infractions
A long-awaited report on Pa.’s juvenile justice system found wide racial disparities and minimal use of diversion to keep young people out of the system in the first place.
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Philly’s very own World Cup — the International Unity Cup — is back
Mayor Kenney helped launch the Unity Cup in 2016, as a way of uniting diverse communities across the city around their shared love of soccer.
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‘It’s gonna be close,’ Carney says of Delaware hitting 70% vaccination mark by deadline
Delaware is still about 7,000 arms short of reaching the governor’s benchmark by the Fourth of July.
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Largest pipe organ in the world celebrates itself on its 110th birthday
The largest pipe organ in the world is 100% operational, with legions of fans.
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Poll shows Pennsylvanians support climate action amid pandemic
Forty-two percent of the 444 registered voters surveyed said that Pennsylvania should “definitely” do more to combat climate change and its impacts.
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N.J. chemical recycling bill sets stage for industry’s battle with environmentalists
The bill would be among the most progressive recycled content rules in the country, and would complement the single-use plastic and paper bag ban Murphy signed into law.
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How one Pennsylvania lawmaker billed taxpayers $1.8 million in expenses
Mileage, meals, lodging, travel, and a special perk called per diems are part of the hidden costs charged to taxpayers to support Pennsylvania’s legislature.
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SEPTA to hold career fair targeting women for skilled trades jobs
SEPTA is actively recruiting women to work as bus mechanics, rail vehicle mechanics, building electricians, welders, and more.
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An on-again/off-again/on-again exemption means no special training is required for medical professionals to prescribe buprenorphine to up to 30 patients each.
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Listen 4:07Philly nonprofit hopes to open a new all-girls high school to replace Hallahan
Hallahan closed in June due to declining enrollment and financial woes. The Center City Girls’ Academy could replace it as early as September.
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Chester County received close to $35 million from the Emergency Rental Assistance Program and has already helped about 1,000 families.
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Philly launches campaign to help lower high blood pressure rates among Black men
Philadelphia is kicking off a new effort to help fight what it calls a silent killer among Black men in the city: high blood pressure.
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Legends and stars shine bright on list of Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame inductees
Yolanda Laney, Zachary "Zack" Clayton, Richard "Rip" Hamilton, and Seth Joyner lead the list of sports legends to be inducted into the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame.
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Philly to announce first winners of COVID vaccine sweepstakes this week
Every vaccinated person in the city is eligible, but some prizes are set aside for ZIP codes where fewer than 50% of residents have received at least one COVID vaccine shot.
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