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DuPont and 3M are among the companies being sued by the City of Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File; AP Photo/Jim Mone)
Courts & Law
NJ Spotlight

N.J. towns sue makers of ‘forever chemicals,’ saying companies must pay for cleanup

One of those companies, 3M, says it acted ‘responsibly’ and will defend its environmental record.

5 years ago

Patricia Vickers, whose son was sentenced to life in prison when he was 17, speaks out against mandatory minimum sentences, such as those proposed by state Rep. Amen Brown. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

After pushback, a widely criticized mandatory minimum bill is on hold

Supporters see it as a way to combat Philadelphia’s soaring gun violence epidemic. The ACLU says it “may be the worst criminal justice bill that we’ve seen.”

5 years ago

The main room at Franklin’s View Beer Garden. (Peter Crimmins/WHYY)
Community

Franklin Square park launches an open-air cocktail lounge

Built as a 7,300-square-foot wedding venue during the pandemic, Franklin’s View is now a high-ceilinged tent for drinking and dancing.

5 years ago

Shelia Roberts speaks from a podium in Camden
Community

A pile of toxic debris grows in Camden. Residents, lawmakers say it’s environmental racism

In what residents and officials are calling an act of environmental racism, property owners allowed a pile of toxic waste to grow two stories high in a Camden neighborhood.

5 years ago

A health worker prepares to administer a jab of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine during a vaccination drive for people ages 30 to 39 in Mexico City, Wednesday, July 7, 2021. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)
Health

Pfizer to seek OK for 3rd vaccine dose; shots still protect

They said that another shot within 12 months could dramatically boost immunity and maybe help ward off the latest worrisome coronavirus mutant.

5 years ago

A Mount Laurel police officer sits in his car on Gramercy Way, opposite the home of Edward Cagney Mathews
Courts & Law

New charges against white Mount Laurel man in viral video of racist rant

Edward Mathews, who had already been charged with bias intimidation, is now accused of damaging vehicles and stalking one of his neighbors.

5 years ago

Haiti's President Jovenel Moise exist a museum with armed people flanked on both sides
Community

Philly Haitian community reacts to assassination and chaos

Haitian President Jovenel Moïse was killed during a raid of his home on Wednesday. He had continued to rule Haiti by decree after his term ended in February.

5 years ago

Purdue Pharma headquarters
Courts & Law

Pennsylvania would get $225M in revamped opioid agreement

Pennsylvania would receive $225 million to fight the opioid-addiction epidemic from a new agreement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma.

5 years ago

Looking out at the Philadelphia skyline from the Allegheny SEPTA station
Keystone Crossroads
Community

New SEPTA cards for Philly students; district plan for fall yet to be finalized

The cards are free for students in 7th grade and up who take the trolley, bus, or subway to school, with a max of eight uses per day.

5 years ago

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer is seen from behind.
Courts & Law
NJ Spotlight

Advocates wanted ICE contracts stopped. Now N.J. detainees are being sent to other states

Advocates had hoped detainees would be released. Instead, ICE is transferring them. A judge declined to halt the practice.

5 years ago

PSPCA workers hold up two puppies each
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Why a funding boost for the office that exposes Pa. puppy mills stalled again

The legislature left for the summer without voting on bills that would raise dog licensing fees, a proposal unpopular among House Republicans, per to a key committee chair.

5 years ago

An overhead shot of the beach in Delaware.
Weather

Delaware, New Jersey coasts prep for heavy rain from Tropical Storm Elsa

Forecasters say heavy rain, not high wind, will be the biggest impact as Tropical Storm Elsa makes its way through the Mid-Atlantic late Thursday and early Friday.

5 years ago

A closeup of Sen. Mastriano
Politics & Policy

Sen. Mastriano opens Arizona-style ‘election audit’ plan in Pa.

Sen. Doug Mastriano said he has asked several counties to submit to a “forensic investigation” of the 2020 election and May’s primary election.

5 years ago

Physically distanced, and with protective partitions, students work on an art project during class
Keystone Crossroads
Education

New Pa. law allows students to repeat a grade, but the deadline to decide is one week away

All Pa. K-12 students now have the option to repeat a grade, but the deadline to apply is right around the corner and many families are unaware of the opportunity.

5 years ago

A Mount Laurel police officer sits in his car on Gramercy Way, opposite the home of Edward Cagney Mathews
Community

Mount Laurel community says white neighbor’s racist rant is the tip of the iceberg

Edward Mathews’ racist rant against a Black neighbor, captured on viral video, has left a mark on what neighbors describe as a peaceful, multi-cultural community.

5 years ago

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