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District Attorney Larry Krasner (left) and former Assistant District Attorney Carlos Vega. (Screenshot)
Courts & Law

Philly’s police union and diversity top issues at DA candidate forum

The forum, hosted by the Omega Omega Chapter of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, also touched on the city’s gun violence epidemic.

6 years ago

Professional and Occupational Affairs Commissioner Kalonji Johnson is one of several Wolf administration officials advocating for keeping the state's current emergency powers rules in place. (Commonwealth Media Services)
Politics & Policy

As primary nears, Wolf administration campaigns against emergency powers ballot questions

Voters will decide whether a governor should get three weeks — instead of three months — to act on a disaster before coming to the state legislature for an extension.

6 years ago

Passengers wearing face masks check in at Philadelphia International Airport in Philadelphia, Thursday, March 19, 2020. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Lifestyle

Ready to travel by plane? Here’s what Philly TSA says you need to know

The airport in Philadelphia is seeing a slow uptick in travel, so TSA has some tips: Arrive early, ditch the plastic bins, and be sure you’re masked up.

6 years ago

Left: Former prosector Carlos Vega (NBC10) Right: Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Vega signals he could sue Krasner, activist Shaun King for libel and slander

Vega’s attorney said the forthcoming lawsuit is tied to a string of “untruths” King has posted about him on social media.

6 years ago

The Covanta incinerator, a waste-to-energy facility that burns trash from Delaware County, Philadelphia, New York City, in Chester, Pa. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

A rare public meeting brings a loud virtual outcry of ‘No’ to Chester incinerator

Nearly 200 people packed the online room to tell the Delaware County Solid Waste Authority board that the Covanta waste-to-energy plant must go.

6 years ago

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy speaks at the opening of a mass vaccination site at Rowan College
Politics & Policy

N.J. residents give Murphy high marks on job performance, reopening decisions: polls

A collaborative dance and visual art installation at the Cherry Street Pier put the classical dance company in front of audiences again.

6 years ago

Wilmington, Delaware skyline
Courts & Law

New push to help Delaware renters get legal counsel in eviction hearings

While most landlords in Delaware have lawyers, just 2% of renters have any legal counsel when being evicted. Some state lawmakers want to change that.

6 years ago

People, some holding signs, participate in a protest demanding Pa. pay out their unemployment benefits
Money

Unemployed Pennsylvanians demand benefits amid growing backlog of claims

Protesters, including Democratic state lawmakers, called on the Wolf administration to pay unemployment benefits to hundreds of thousands of residents.

6 years ago

School District of Philadelphia headquarters
Education

Philly schools see a rise in teens’ mental health issues related to pandemic, gun violence

District leaders say calls to Philly Hopeline, the crisis hotline launched a year ago, are getting longer due to losses from the pandemic, gun violence, and racial trauma.

6 years ago

A health worker fills up a syringe with the Johnson & Johnson vaccine
Health

More support easing vaccine patent rules, but hurdles remain

Activists and humanitarian institutions cheered after the U.S. reversed course Wednesday and called for a waiver of intellectual property protections on the vaccine.

6 years ago

Pro-Trump insurrectionists gather outside the Capitol
Courts & Law

Mom’s comment may have led to N.J. man’s Capitol breach arrest

Robert Lee Petrosh of Mays Landing was charged with disorderly conduct in a restricted building and other offenses.

6 years ago

Old Forge Road in Chanceford Township
Science
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Pa. climate report predicts nearly 6-degree temperature rise, more heatwaves, and intense storms by 2050

The report uses a worst-case scenario climate model, with no assumed solutions, to make its projections.

6 years ago

Daniel Greenstein speaks at a press conference.
Education

Pa.’s state university system adopts strategy to address campus racism

Students who pushed officials to address campus racism said the board’s unanimous vote was heartening. Still, they’re withholding higher praise until they see results.

6 years ago

The Atlantic City, N.J. beachfront
Politics & Policy

Can pot money rebuild Atlantic City? New Jersey suggests it

Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy convened a working group last July to come up with ways to help Atlantic City recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.

6 years ago

The Montgomery County Courthouse Plaza in Norristown, Pa. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

A voter’s guide to 2021 court elections in Bucks, Montco, Delco, and Chester counties

An overview of the judicial candidates in Bucks, Montgomery, Delaware, and Chester counties for the May 18, 2021 primary.

6 years ago

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