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A skier gets some air at Clark Park in West Philadelphia.
Weather

Nor’easter update: Light snow lingers after storm pummels Philly region

Cleanup is underway after a winter storm continued to hit the Delaware Valley into Tuesday. Here’s what you need to know.

6 years ago

Pennsylvania State Capitol building
Politics & Policy

Proposed constitutional amendment threatens independence of Pa. appellate courts

Deborah Gross, president and CEO of Pennsylvanians for Modern Courts, and Lauren P. McKenna, chancellor of the Philadelphia Bar Association, argue that House Bill 38 threatens

6 years ago

A foreclosure sign in Egg Harbor Township, N.J. (Mel Evans/AP Photo)
PlanPhilly
Community

Growing surge of Philly homeowners risk foreclosure as pandemic continues

Experts say the number of people falling behind on their mortgages is growing to levels rivaling those seen during the 2008 housing crisis.

6 years ago

A Philadelphia Police Department cruiser is seen traveling down a Philly street.
Courts & Law

Experts: Pandemic continues to fuel surge in shootings and homicides in Philly

One month into the new year, Philadelphia is on pace to set new records for shootings and homicides after a violent 2020.

6 years ago

FILE - In this Jan. 6, 2021, file photo, people march with those who say they are members of the Proud Boys as they attend a rally in Washington in support of President Donald Trump. In its annual report set to be released Monday, Feb. 1, 2021, the Southern Poverty Law Center said it identified 838 active hate groups operating across the U.S. in 2020. The SPLC’s report comes out nearly a month after a mostly white mob of Trump supporters and members of far-right groups violently breached the U.S. Capitol building. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
Community

Hate groups migrate online, making tracking more difficult

In its annual report, released Monday, the Southern Poverty Law Center said it identified 838 active hate groups operating across the U.S. in 2020.

6 years ago

Natasha Mell-Taylor, Jared Greenwald, their child Juniper, and friend Phoebe sled at Fairmount Park
Weather

Philly adults and kids head for the snowy hills for a pandemic-friendly escape

There’s still more snow slated to hit Philly Monday, but some families couldn’t wait to get out of the house and braved the wintry mix to go sledding.

6 years ago

Instead of cutting a ribbon, Gov. John Carney joined leaders from the Delaware River and Bay Authority to cut a cake marking the return of commercial passenger flights to Delaware via Frontier Airlines. (Mark Eichmann/WHYY)
Community

Air service returns to Delaware, the only state without commercial flights

Frontier Airlines will relaunch flights from Delaware to Orlando on Feb. 11, ending the state’s status as the only state without commercial flights.

6 years ago

After receiving the vaccination, patients wait under observation at the mass vaccine clinic at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Philadelphia Health Department under investigation as it seeks new vaccine partners

Philadelphia’s inspector general will investigate the city’s relationship with Philly Fighting COVID; city will restart its search for vaccine distributors, officials announce

6 years ago

Jones pounces a ball at Rittenhouse Square.
PlanPhilly
Weather

Snowadelphia: The best Philly spots for snow play and wintry vibes

Philadelphia looks great in a layer of white. We’ve crowd-sourced 13 spots to brighten your snow day.

6 years ago

Trump supporters participate in a rally ahead of a violent insurrection at the Capitol building
Courts & Law

Bucks County man charged with assaulting officer at US Capitol

According to the criminal complaint, the injured officer was treated for a concussion.

6 years ago

FILE - In this May 29, 2015, file photo, television actor Dustin Diamond, center, leaves court in Port Washington, Wis. (AP Photo/Dana Ferguson, File)
Community

‘Saved by the Bell’ star Dustin Diamond dies of cancer at 44

Diamond, best known for playing Screech on the hit ’90s sitcom, was hospitalized last month in Florida and his team disclosed later that he had cancer.

6 years ago

New Castle County will reassess property values to settle a lawsuit that argues that students in low-income districts, especially in Wilmington at schools like Bancroft, get inadequate resources. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Education

New Castle County agrees to reassess property values to settle education equity lawsuit

Delaware’s northernmost and most populous county hasn’t reassessed the true value of property since 1983. The lawsuit said the omission has hurt low-income students.

6 years ago

Bruce Castor
Politics & Policy

A primer on Pa.’s Bruce Castor, who Trump tapped to co-lead his impeachment defense

Castor once pledged not to prosecute Bill Cosby and had a brief stint as state attorney general after Kathleen Kane was convicted of multiple felonies.

6 years ago

Broad Street Run
Community

Broad Street Run postponed again due to COVID concerns

For the second year in a row, the country’s largest 10-mile road race has been tentatively rescheduled for the fall.

6 years ago

Clouds are lit by the rising sun over St. Augustine Roman Catholic Church in Philadelphia.
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Survivors react to Pa’s botched sexual abuse amendment: ‘You’ve got to be kidding me’

Department of State Secretary Kathy Boockvar is resigning over a public notice error. Supporters of the amendment across the political spectrum are scrambling.

6 years ago

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