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Massive 883-pound great white shark recently tracked off South Jersey coast
Her name is Freya, and she was tagged and continues to be tracked by OCEARCH, an ocean research organization.
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What are ghost guns and why is Delaware banning them?
Delaware is outlawing ghost guns, which are often assembled at home using unfinished firing mechanisms and other untraceable parts.
5 years ago
Listen 2:06Philly agrees to $125K fine for not giving incarcerated people enough out-of-cell time
Under the settlement agreement, the money will go to a pair of organizations that raise money to bail out incarcerated people who are locked up pre-trial.
5 years ago
Pandemic ‘silver lining’: Emergency telehealth expansion made permanent in Delaware
Delaware’s temporary expansion of telehealth rules during the pandemic is now permanent under legislation signed into law by Gov. John Carney Wednesday.
5 years ago
N.J. coronavirus update: Eviction moratorium could end sooner for some renters
A bill moving through the New Jersey Legislature could end the eviction moratorium earlier for higher-income renters.
5 years ago
LGBTQ activists start to plan a new Pride event after the parade is canceled
LGBTQ activists say Philly Pride Presents has been problematic for years, and will now try to plan something in the wake of its sudden cancellation.
5 years ago
‘Mad or nah?’: Philly residents react to Juneteenth being named a federal holiday
Tamara Russell, aka P.O.C., hit the streets of Philadelphia to garner reactions to the news that Juneteenth is America’s newest federal holiday.
5 years ago
Listen 4:36N.J. money aims to make Atlantic City the national esports hub
It's the latest manifestation of New Jersey’s interest in being not only a player but a leader in the fast-growing esports industry.
5 years ago
Supreme Court rules in favor of Pa. cheerleader over cursing Snapchat post
The court voted 8-1 in favor of Brandi Levy, who was a 14-year-old high school freshman when she expressed her disappointment over not making the varsity cheerleading team.
5 years ago
Panel agrees to put guardrails on how Pa. lawmakers draw congressional maps, but not their own
The decision diminished anti-gerrymandering advocates’ hopes of preventing Pennsylvania’s most powerful lawmakers from drawing maps that unfairly benefit one political party.
5 years ago
N.J.’s Carli Lloyd makes U.S. soccer team for her 4th Olympics
Carli Lloyd is among the 18 players named to the Olympic team by coach Vlatko Andonovski.
5 years ago
N.J. lawmakers advance historic spending increases with $46.4B budget
Legislators, with all seats up for grabs in November, tacked on hundreds of millions of dollars in additional spending to the major budget increase already requested.
5 years ago
SEPTA’s survival demands investments that will grow ridership
The SEPTA board will vote on the agency’s next budget Thursday. Transit advocate Daniel Trubman reflects on how the system can rebound after the pandemic.
5 years ago
After first federal Juneteenth holiday, reformers say harder racial justice work remains
Advocates say a new federal holiday is nice, but it’s no substitute for policy change. On the federal level, most of the big proposals have stalled.
5 years ago
Listen 3:47Bleak plaza across from Philly’s City Hall moves toward $8.7M makeover
Downtown bar owner Teddy Sourias has already started work on the beer garden to open on the underused pedestrian mall between Penn Center’s office towers.
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