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Locust Walk on the University of Pennsylvania campus.
Education

Local colleges see larger-than-average enrollment drops this fall

College enrollment fell nationally, with schools in Pa., NJ, and Delaware seeing larger-than-average dips.

6 years ago

President-elect Joe Biden announces former South Bend, Ind. Mayor Pete Buttigieg as his nominee for transportation secretary during a news conference at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Del., Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020. (Kevin Lamarque/Pool via AP)
Politics & Policy

Biden addresses COVID bill, holiday pandemic precautions

President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday expressed empathy with struggling families and applauded Congress for passing the coronavirus relief bill.

6 years ago

Exterior of Cambria County Courthouse
Courts & Law

High court opening tops Pennsylvania’s 2021 judicial races

Lawyers and judges around the state already lining up supporters and trying to figure out if they can raise enough money to win.

6 years ago

Lycoming County Elections Director Forrest Lehman
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Pa. election officials are burnt out and leaving their jobs after 2020 ‘nightmare’

Since the passage of the 2019 law that made sweeping changes to voting in Pennsylvania, at least 21 election officials have left or will soon leave their posts.

6 years ago

An aerial view of the Southeastern Veterans’ Center
Courts & Law

Heavily criticized Pa. veterans’ home sued over COVID-19 outbreak

The lapses put 128 of the facility’s 154 residents in “immediate jeopardy,” according to the Health Department.

6 years ago

Mortician Cordarial O. Holloway, foreground left, funeral director Robert L. Albritten, foreground right, and funeral attendants Eddie Keith, background left, and Ronald Costello place a casket into a hearse
Health

US deaths in 2020 top 3 million, by far most ever counted

U.S. deaths increase most years. But the 2020 numbers amount to a jump of about 15%, and could go higher once all the deaths from this month are counted.

6 years ago

A home is seen outside of a construction area for the Mariner East Pipeline
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Reform of secrecy law for Pa. utilities faces long odds despite agreement that it’s a problem

Lawmakers in both parties acknowledge the measure impedes government transparency and public safety, but powerful special interests stand in the way of any major changes.

6 years ago

Dusk falls over the Capitol building
Politics & Policy

$900B COVID relief bill passed by Congress, sent to Trump

Lawmakers tacked on a $1.4 trillion catchall spending bill and thousands of pages of other end-of-session business to create a massive bundle of bipartisan legislation.

6 years ago

ChristianaCare's Dr. Marshala Lee gets her COVID-19 vaccine in December 2020. (Div. of Public Health screenshot)
Health

Making the pitch: State leaders get their vaccine and urge Delawareans to follow suit

We got the vaccine and so should you. That’s basically the message Delaware leaders are sending in a series of videos distributed by the state Division of Public Health.

6 years ago

A PATCO fare gate at the 8th and Market stop.
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

PATCO still on track to reopen Franklin Square Station despite pandemic hit

Construction on the Philadelphia transit stop is set to begin next summer and be completed around 2024.

6 years ago

A SEPTA worker walks through the 69th Street SEPTA repair shop
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Rust, cracked steel and corrosion: SEPTA MFL cars plagued with problems

The 1990s’-era M-4 cars have required a steady stream of repairs at a time when SEPTA faces an unprecedented fiscal challenge.

6 years ago

FILE PHOTO: Penn State President Eric J. Barron, right, listens during a Penn State University Board of Trustees meeting on the campus of Penn State Harrisburg in Middletown, Pa., Friday, July 21, 2017. (Chris Knight / AP Photo)
Education
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Penn State looking to grow its role as an ‘Energy University’

University President Eric Barron says he's looking forward to environmental issues getting more focus in Biden administration.

6 years ago

The interior of a prison
Courts & Law

Federal judge orders Philly to test all staff and prisoners at city jails

The prison system has never tested all of its staff for COVID-19. Officials pledge to release the results in January.

6 years ago

Close up of a dictionary word
Money

Pennsylvania’s jobless rate falls again, dips below US rate

Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate fell for a seventh straight month in November, dipping below the national rate.

6 years ago

The Dolles sign atop the salt water taffy story has been a landmark in Rehoboth Beach for more than a half-century. (Butch Comegys for WHYY)
Community

Famous fluorescent sign atop Rehoboth Beach salt-water taffy store coming down — but could resurface nearby

The iconic orange sign atop Dolles Candyland was constructed in 1962 after a storm destroyed the store and much of the Rehoboth Beach boardwalk.

6 years ago

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