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The Pennsylvania state Capitol
Courts & Law

Pennsylvania pension system officials disclose federal probe

Pennsylvania’s largest public pension system, Public School Employees’ Retirement System, is dealing with a federal investigation.

5 years ago

Ebele Azikiwe, 12, poses for a photograph
Education

N.J. students lead U.S. push for fuller Black history education

In the months since Floyd's killing in Minneapolis, educators say they've heard a demand from students for fuller Black history lessons beyond what was already offered.

5 years ago

People who are incarcerated in a Pennsylvania prison sit inside while wearing DOC uniforms
Health
Spotlight PA

‘A turning point’: Thousands in Pa. prisons will be offered COVID-19 vaccine

Public information about the vaccine rollout in the facilities is limited, after the DOC failed to meet its own deadline to relaunch a transparency dashboard.

5 years ago

Trevor Rodriquez sits alone at the spot where Floyd died at the hands of police
Courts & Law

Expert: Lack of oxygen killed Floyd, not drugs or bad heart

A medical expert says George Floyd died from a lack of oxygen, which damaged his brain and caused his heart to stop.

5 years ago

Paramedic Jim McCanns prepares to administer a first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to Lucille Breslin at her home in Upper Darby on April 6, 2021. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Health

Vaccine house calls are part of a new Delaware County program

Delaware County paramedics bring the shots directly to homebound residents and their caregivers. The goal is 500 vaccinations a week.

5 years ago

Six-year-old Melvin chose two books from Treehouse Books’ mobile library
Community

A nonprofit’s free book distribution took a hit during the pandemic. It hopes to change that with a mobile library

How is Tree House Books hosting book giveaways for kids during the pandemic? By taking their show on the road.

5 years ago

People walk by the Pennsylvania Judicial Center Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015, at the state Capitol in Harrisburg.
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

A voter guide to Pennsylvania’s 2021 judicial elections

Voters will elect a slew of judges to Pa’s three statewide appellate courts — judges who will shape important policy in the state for at least a decade.

5 years ago

Writer Eric Marsh Sr. (Derrick Dean Photography)
PlanPhilly
Community
Eyes on the Street

Philly’s gun violence epidemic knows no borders and never has

For many Philadelphians, gun violence is a daily threat. Eric Marsh writes that he has never feared for his life more than he does now.

5 years ago

People dine outside in Northern Liberties. (Courtesy of Northern Liberties Business Improvement District)
Things To Do
Community
April 8 - 14, 2021

NoLibs restaurant week, classic guitar fest, Low Cut Connie, and empanadas at home in this week’s ‘Things to Do’

April 8-11: NoLibs restaurant week, jazz celebrated, music fest, and more.

5 years ago

In this Sept. 25, 2019, file photo Giffords Law Center Senior Policy Advisor David Chipman speaks at a House Judiciary Committee hearing on assault weapons on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Politics & Policy

Biden to unveil actions on guns, including new ATF boss

Biden has faced increasing pressure to act on gun control after a spate of mass shootings across the U.S. in recent weeks.

5 years ago

A Philadelphia Police Department cruiser is seen traveling down a Philly street.
Community
NBC10

Gunman killed, officer hurt after traffic stop leads to police shooting in North Philly

The ordeal began at 6:45 p.m. Wednesday on the 1500 block of Somerville Avenue when police pulled over a blue Kia sedan with three men and a woman inside.

5 years ago

U.S. Sen. Tom Carper (in blue) of Delaware talks with members U.S. Border Patrol near El Paso, Texas. (courtesy Carper's office)
Politics & Policy

‘We are complicit in their misery’ says Sen. Tom Carper of Delaware after border visit

Delaware’s senior U.S. Senator says the U.S. has an obligation to improve conditions in Central America so migrants have less need to try to escape to the U.S.

5 years ago

Philadelphia City Hall
PlanPhilly
Money

Philly pols eye wage and business tax cuts ahead of next city budget

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney and Councilmember Allan Domb are mulling competing tax cut proposals.

5 years ago

Miriam Palomino, right, receives the COVID-19 vaccine in Paterson
Health

N.J. coronavirus update: State now ranks 3rd in U.S. for hospitalizations

The Garden State ranks third in the nation for hospitalizations per capita and seventh nationwide for COVID-19 deaths per capita, officials said Wednesday.

5 years ago

A member of the Philadelphia Fire Department administers the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to a person at a vaccination site setup
Health

Philly’s Walk-up Wednesday vaccine clinics serving those over 65

The three walk-up clinics are open on Wednesdays for those over age 65, and can serve up to 50 people with the single-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine.

5 years ago

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