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Harrisburg, Pa. (Andre Frueh/UnSplash)
Politics & Policy

‘Stalin-like cancel culture’: Infighting among Pa. GOP pits ‘Never Trumpers’ against loyalists

Regrouping in the wake of Donald Trump’s 2020 presidential election loss, Pa. Republicans have become locked in a cycle of infighting over the party’s direction.

5 years ago

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Multiple campaign signs and posters, including some supporting President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, adorn the front window of the Montgomery County Democratic Committee’s Norristown office. (NBC10)
Courts & Law

Eaglesville man arrested on terrorism charges for shooting into Montgomery County Democratic HQ

The suspect fired into the Norristown Democratic Committee office after allegedly sending emails threatening violence. He faces felony terrorism charges.

5 years ago

The exterior of Benjamin Franklin High School
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Pa. Dems push for school infrastructure to be priority in next federal stimulus

They say schools need an influx to remediate asbestos and lead, make electric and plumbing repairs and do other needed maintenance work.

5 years ago

Timothy DeFoor is sworn in as Pennsylvania's auditor general. (Commonwealth Media Services)
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Pa.’s new auditor general says his election was fair, but he won’t talk about the others

Because Timothy DeFoor may be asked to investigate the 2020 election, his office said he "must maintain his independence."

5 years ago

Tiffany Husak, left, a nursing student at the Community College of Allegheny County, receives her first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine, during a vaccination clinic hosted by the University of Pittsburgh and the Allegheny County Health Department at the Petersen Events Center, in Pittsburgh, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021. (Gene J. Puskar/AP Photo)
Health

‘Don’t hold back any doses’: How a conference call with the Pa. Health Department led to vaccine delays

Pennsylvania health systems believed they were following state orders when they used vaccines that were supposed to be set aside for people awaiting their second doses.

5 years ago

A COVID-19 vaccination site is set up at the Pennsylvania Convention Center
Health

FEMA opening mass vaccination site at Pennsylvania Convention Center

The downtown Philadelphia convention center can handle vaccinating 6,000 people daily from the coronavirus, officials said.

5 years ago

File photo: A few pedestrians are seen walking in the heavy snow and wind in Hoboken, N.J., Monday, Feb. 1, 2021. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Health

230K vaccine doses bound for N.J. delayed by winter weather

New Jersey did not receive about 230,000 first and second COVID vaccine shots this week because of weather-related delays in other parts of the country.

5 years ago

Ms. Tootsie's (Google maps)
Community
The Philadelphia Tribune

Famed Ms. Tootsie’s RBL now up for sale

The celebrated restaurant owned by KeVen Parker, who died on Friday, Jan. 15, 2021, was a staple in the community.

5 years ago

A woman drops off her ballot for the 2020 General Election outside the Chester County Government Services Center, Friday, Oct. 23, 2020, in West Chester, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Politics & Policy

State and counties say they plan to do more to inform Pa. Spanish-speaking voters

The Pa. Department of State is working with local governments to ensure they fulfill Section 203 of the Voting Rights Act, which protects marginalized language groups.

5 years ago

William Marx, points to projected images of the old congressional districts of Pennsylvania on top, and the new re-drawn districts on the bottom, while standing in the classroom where he teaches civics in Pittsburgh on Friday, Nov. 16, 2018. (Keith Srakocic/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

‘This isn’t just a math game gone awry’: Pa. advocates want publicly-drawn maps to be a part of redistricting

By law, a five-member committee called the Legislative Reapportionment Commission spearheads the map-drawing process.

5 years ago

In this photo taken on Friday Dec. 25, 2020, Virologist Sunday Omilabu in a lab, during an interview with The Associated Press in Lagos, Nigeria. (AP Photo/Lekan Oyekanmi)
Science

N.J. and Delaware working to sequence more coronavirus samples to track variants

The U.S. is still far behind other countries when it comes to doing enough of the lab work needed to keep track of the variants of SARS-CoV-2.

5 years ago

Dr. Ala Stanford reets people waiting in line for walk-up COVID-19 testing
Health

Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium hopes to ‘empower the have-nots’ at Philly’s first 24-hour vaccine clinic

The walk-in clinic will be open from noon Feb. 19 to noon Feb. 20, but only for those eligible in Phase 1B and from certain Philadelphia ZIP codes.

5 years ago

Marijuana buds are seen in a prescription bottle as they are sorted at Compassionate Care Foundation's grow house
Courts & Law

N.J. lawmakers whipping votes for recreational marijuana deal as deadline looms

Lawmakers and Gov. Phil Murphy have yet to reach a compromise on bills that would set up the new market and revise penalties for underage possession.

5 years ago

In this file photo, Pa. State Representative Malcolm Kenyatta urges voters to wake-up to voter suppression tactics before the 2020 election. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Philly State Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta is running for U.S. Senate

Philly’s Malcolm Kenyatta is the second high-profile Democrat to announce a run for U.S. Senate. The race is expected to be crowded and expensive.

5 years ago

Donated water is distributed to residents, Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021, in Houston. Houston and several surrounding cities are under a boil water notice as many residents are still without running water in their homes. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Weather

Some electricity restored in Texas, but water woes persist

Fewer than a half-million homes in Texas remained without electricity, although utility officials said limited rolling blackouts could still occur.

5 years ago

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