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Sen. Pat Toomey
Politics & Policy

Toomey on guilty vote: Trump urged mob to march on Capitol to prevent election certification

“As a result of President Trump’s actions, for the first time in American history, the transfer of presidential power was not peaceful,” Toomey said.

6 years ago

Edie Weinstein, founder of Hug Mobsters Armed With Love, is giving out 'virtual hugs' this Valentine's Day. (Photo by Kim Krause Berg)
Community

‘Virtual hugs,’ Zoom Galentines, ‘traveling’ to China: How people are celebrating a very different Valentine’s Day

Many are finding creative ways this year to show their love to significant others, friends, and families.

6 years ago

Dr. Carmen Guerra and colleagues partnered with Einstein Medical Center and the Rev. Leroy Miles of Enon Tabernacle Church in Philadelphia to establish a socially distant drive-by FluFIT clinic to simultaneously administer flu vaccines and fecal immunochemical tests for colorectal cancer screening. (Courtesy of Carmen Guerra)
Health

Black and Hispanic Americans are most likely to miss health screenings due to COVID-19. A Penn physician is meeting the need.

The numbers have been especially stark for colon and breast cancer-screening rates, which dropped by 90% at the height of the pandemic.

6 years ago

In this  Jan. 24, 2021, file photo, a worker at left checks in with people sitting in an observation area after they were given the first of two doses of the Pfizer vaccine for COVID-19 in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
Health

Tight supply creates reluctance over federal vaccine sites

The Biden administration's virus response plan calls for opening 100 federally supported vaccination sites by the end of February.

6 years ago

Ruby K. Lane and Katherine Kirby, outside a church in West Philadelphia right after they received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine on Feb. 13, 2021. (Peter Crimmins/WHYY)
Community

Black church leaders, health systems organize mass vaccination site in West Philadelphia

Area hospitals partnered with neighborhood faith leaders to encourage their flocks to get the COVID-19 shot. The first of 3 planned clinics was Saturday.

6 years ago

A shoveler clears the walkway to Our Lady of Good Counsel Church
Weather
NBC10

Icy conditions in the Philadelphia region will make for dicey driving

The first part of a triple threat of icy conditions arrives Saturday in the Delaware Valley, putting Valentine’s Day and President’s Day weekend plans under threat.

6 years ago

The east branch of Wallenpaupack Creek runs through Promised Land State Park in Pike County. (Rachel McDevitt/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Community
StateImpact Pennsylvania

State parks opening more campsites to pets, after surge of people visited in 2020

As the COVID-19 pandemic limited indoor gatherings and large outdoor events last year, people flocked to state parks for fun —and safe — things to do.

6 years ago

An aerial view of the derelict Spring Garden Station that was once part of the Reading Railroad. (Courtesy of Arts & Crafts Holdings)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Owner of derelict Spring Garden Station fights petition to force cleanup

A successor company to the Reading Railroad, which hasn't operated train cars since 1976, is fighting an effort to force repairs to a derelict train station it owns in Philly.

6 years ago

House impeachment managers led by Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., walk out of the Senate Chamber in the Capitol at the end of the fifth day of the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump, Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021, in Washington. The Senate has acquitted Donald Trump of inciting the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, bringing his trial to a close and giving the former president a historic second victory in the court of impeachment. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Politics & Policy

Trump acquitted, denounced in historic impeachment trial

Senators are poised to vote on whether Donald Trump will be held accountable for inciting the horrific attack at the Capitol after a speedy impeachment trial.

6 years ago

Montgomery County Community College. (Courtesy of Montgomery County Community College)
Education

Montgomery County Community College receives largest gift in school history

The $3 million gift will go toward the new Baker Center of Excellence for Employee Ownership and Business Transformation

6 years ago

Making Valentine's Day cookies is a safe alternative for the holiday weekend. (CDC)
Health

It’s a double holiday weekend. Here are some tips for celebrating while avoiding the virus

Think twice if you’re spending this Valentine’s Day-plus-Presidents Day moment in close contact with friends and loved ones, the CDC says.

6 years ago

President Joe Biden speaks during a meeting with a bipartisan group of mayors and governors to discuss a coronavirus relief package, in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Feb. 12, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Politics & Policy

Biden administration to undo Medicaid work requirements

The Biden administration is moving to roll back Medicaid work requirements in its latest effort to undo a controversial Trump-era policy.

6 years ago

coronavirus vaccine
Health

Pa. health officials to reduce the total number of authorized vaccine providers

The move comes amid a broader tightening of rules and regulations around vaccine distribution.

6 years ago

This June 1, 2018, file photo shows a housing unit in the west section of the State Correctional Institution at Phoenix in Collegeville, Pa. (AP Photo/Jacqueline Larma, File)
Courts & Law

A pardoned man died in prison before Gov. Wolf signed his commutation — spurring talk of reforms

Lt. Gov. John Fetterman said the death “personally devastated” him, and galvanized him to push Gov. Wolf to speed up the commutation process.

6 years ago

Anthony Voci speaks at a podium.
Courts & Law

Attorney general drops case against Philly woman accused of ‘road rage’ by demoted city prosecutor

The Pa. Attorney General withdrew all charges against Khasandra Franklin, arrested last fall after Philly's top homicide prosecutor claimed she tried to run him off the road.

6 years ago

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