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A view of the Roundhouse building.
Courts & Law

Retired PPD detective charged for allegedly letting informant raid evidence locker

At least a half dozen Philadelphia Police officers have been arrested on a variety of criminal charges in recent months.

5 years ago

Patrons have lunch indoors at Gibsons Italia restaurant
Health

Experts warn against COVID-19 variants as states reopen

States are beginning to ease coronavirus restrictions, but health experts say we don't know enough yet about variants to roll back measures that could help slow their spread.

5 years ago

Interior of Lincoln Financial Field
Health

City Council passes resolution calling on mayor to activate the Linc as mass vaccination site

City Council passed a near-unanimous resolution calling on Kenney to turn the Eagles stadium in South Philadelphia into a mass vaccination site run by the city.

5 years ago

Philadelphia Eagles' Carson Wentz
Community
NBC10

Carson Wentz traded to Colts, source confirms to NBC Sports Philadelphia

The Eagles on Thursday agreed to trade Wentz to the Colts for a 2021 third-round pick and a conditional 2022 second-round pick.

5 years ago

Desks are pictured in an empty classroom.
Education
Spotlight PA

The $1 billion plan to close the gap between growing and shrinking Pa. school districts

Gov. Tom Wolf’s idea relies on a hefty tax increase on high earners, which will be a nearly impossible sell to the legislature and many in the public.

5 years ago

Dogs frolic in their snowy yard in Moorestown, N.J.
Weather

Winter storm update: Snow delays Pa. vaccine shipments; totals over 8 inches in some areas

Snow and sleet are expected to remain steady across the region through the early afternoon on Thursday. A winter storm warning is in effect until 10 a.m. Friday.

5 years ago

Dr. Valerie Arkoosh, chair of the Montgomery County Commissioners. (Zoom)
Health

Diverse vaccine outreach to Montco’s Latino population is vital, local health and community leaders say

At a virtual town hall, issues of access for Montgomery County’s Latino communities — vaccine supply, language, and technology issues — were the focus.

5 years ago

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(From left) Nikki Grant, with the Amistad Law Project, Kendra Van de Water with YEAH Philly, Clarise McCants with the Movement Alliance Project, and James Aye and Kameron Troy with YEAH Philly, at Malcolm X Park in West Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community

New survey finds Philadelphians feel police aren’t keeping them safe

More than 90% of Philadelphians surveyed in a new poll from a coalition of community-based groups say they support redistributing money from police toward social services.

5 years ago

Kyle Hiller outside his home in West Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community
Eyes on the Street

Coming home to West Philadelphia without survivor’s guilt

Writer Kyle V. Hiller left West Philadelphia, where he was raised, to attend college. His 2020 return was a homecoming he never could have anticipated.

5 years ago

A Philadelphian took a photo of recycling getting picked up with trash. The face of the city worker is obscured to protect their identity. (Jason Peters/Twitter)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philadelphia still dumping trash with recycling, frustrating residents

Philadelphia’s system for collecting waste and recycling remains troubled nearly one year after the pandemic began.

5 years ago

A still from the movie 'Judas and the Black Messiah'. (Warner Bros. / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSjtGqRXQ9Y)
Things To Do
Community
February 18 - 24, 2021

Black history shines on film, Michael Eric Dyson’s new book, and restaurant week in South Philly in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

The week’s events in and around Philadelphia include Black history on celluloid and an East Passyunk food fest.

5 years ago

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A few inches of snow coat the ground in Philadelphia
Weather

Philadelphia declares another snow emergency ahead of winter storm

During a snow emergency in Philadelphia, all parked cars must be moved from snow emergency routes to make way for plowing.

5 years ago

School District of Philadelphia Superintendent Dr. William Hite (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
Education

City Council grills Hite on reopening as return to classrooms stuck in limbo

City councilmembers pressed School District of Philadelphia Superintendent William Hite on issues of public trust during a hearing Wednesday.

5 years ago

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A priest uses his thumb to draw a cross of ashes on the forehead of a parishioner during an Ash Wednesday Mass at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Philadelphia. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

After a year of pandemic sacrifices, the faithful make one more for Lent

After a year of so many pandemic sacrifices, the faithful ponder living a little leaner still on Ash Wednesday.

5 years ago

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Licensed practical nurse Starlette Sumpter administers COVID-19 vaccinations at a clinic
Health

Low supply, snow force Montco to reschedule mass vaccination clinics

The county also is addressing “line jumpers” after discovering individuals were sharing appointment links with friends and family.

5 years ago

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