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Philly police investigate after an officer shot a man on Wyoming Avenue
Community
NBC10

Philly officer shoots man armed with knife, police say

A Philadelphia police officer shot and critically injured a man who authorities say was armed with a knife in Feltonville.

5 years ago

Traffic crosses the Benjamin Franklin Bridge.
Money

Delaware River Port Authority postpones toll increase

The action marked the fifth time that the agency's board has postponed automatic biennial increases that are pegged to the Consumer Price Index.

5 years ago

Dottie Spillane has been living near a creek in Norristown with her husband since the summer. She and her husband use a propane heater to heat their insulated tent as temperatures drop. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Community

With ‘tsunami’ of evictions looming and shelter space scarce, this could be a brutal winter for people without homes

In anticipation, housing support groups are scrambling to set up new systems, including ways for people to stay safe outside in freezing conditions.

5 years ago

Listen 4:32
FDR Park’s iconic gazebo. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

The pandemic helped make FDR Park better. Now it has to survive the aftermath

If you live in South Philly, it’s not your imagination: Franklin Delano Roosevelt Park is having a moment.

5 years ago

A student attends school virtually in North Philly
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Early data shows hopeful signs for pandemic learning in Philly, but huge questions remain

There are a lot of caveats, though. And it’s possible signs of regression will begin to show up later this year.

5 years ago

Rendering produced by RevitGods of the existing second-floor space of the former Philadelphia Inquirer Building. Now the Philadelphia Public Services Building. (Courtesy of RevitGods Inc.)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
Eyes on the Street

Philadelphia’s architecture industry needs to fix its diversity problems

RevitGods, Inc. CEO Uchenna Okere shares his personal experience in the architecture industry and how the field can bring in more women and people of color.

5 years ago

Hanukkah candles
Things To Do
Community
December 10 -16, 2020

Hanukkah lights, Charlie Brown’s back and a reimagined ‘Nutcracker’ in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

The outdoors and virtual activities prevail as we head into the holiday season.

5 years ago

Listen 4:06
T.S. Smith & Sons farm in Bridgeville, Delaware is one of nearly 1,000 farms preserved from development throughout the state. (Courtesy of the Delaware Department of Agriculture)
Politics & Policy

Funding questions remain amid new effort to preserve open space in northern Delaware

Increasing development has long been an issue in Delaware’s most populous county. Now New Castle County leaders have new guidance on how to better preserve open space.

5 years ago

A health care worker walks past some of the vehicles lined up for COVID-19 testing at a drive-thru site, Friday, Dec. 4, 2020, in Butler, Pa. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
Health

Pa. coronavirus update: Montgomery County coronavirus hospitalizations rise

There are now more COVID-19 hospitalizations in the county than there were in the spring, said Dr. Valerie Arkoosh, chair of the Montco Board of Commissioners.

5 years ago

A Philadelphia Police Department cruiser is seen traveling down a Philly street.
Politics & Policy

City officials, counselors, discuss police response to mental health crises, people with disabilities

Following the death of Walter Wallace Jr. in October, Philadelphia city councilmembers heard testimony on best practices for police response and crisis intervention.

5 years ago

President-elect Joe Biden, right, embraces his son Hunter Biden, left, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool)
Courts & Law

Hunter Biden facing federal investigation over ‘tax affairs’

Hunter Biden has long been a target of President Donald Trump and his allies, who have accused him of profiting off his political connections.

5 years ago

SEPTA General manager Leslie Richards speaks to a fellow SEPTA employee at Frankford Transportation Center in Philadelphia. (Courtesy of SEPTA)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

SEPTA boss: Service cuts and layoffs imminent unless COVID relief comes soon

SEPTA and other transit agencies are facing a massive funding shortfall that could imperil operations in 2021.

5 years ago

In this 2018 file photo, Kabeera Weissman, a co-founder of DelcoCPR, lays out the reasons the group and other residents want the privately managed George W. Hill Correctional Facility in the the public's control. (Emily Cohen for WHYY)
Courts & Law

Delco Jail Oversight Board recommends deprivatization transition team

CGL Cos. has been recommended by Delaware County’s Jail Oversight Board to help deprivatize the George W. Hill Correctional Facility.

5 years ago

Homes line North Repauno Avenue in Gibbstown
Community

Controversial Gibbstown LNG terminal gets final DRBC approval

The vote came after a flood of opposition, including worries that ‘bomb trains’ along the proposed shipping routes could destroy homes and families.

5 years ago

Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., speaks during a Pennsylvania Democratic Party fundraiser in Philadelphia, Friday, Nov. 1, 2019. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Courts & Law

Sen. Casey introduces bills to improve interactions between police and people with disabilities

“It’s easy to describe this problem. It’s exceedingly more difficult to solve it, but we have to try,” said Casey during a virtual news conference on Wednesday.

5 years ago

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