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The Rocky statue is outfitted with a mock surgical face mask
Health

Pa. coronavirus update: Stay home for Thanksgiving, Farley advises

Speaking on ‘Radio Times,’ Philly Health Commissioner Dr. Thomas Farley said getting tested is not a foolproof way to keep the virus away for the holiday.

6 years ago

A smartphone belonging to Drew Grande, 40, of Cranston, R.I., shows notes he made for contact tracing Wednesday, April 15, 2020. Grande began keeping a log on his phone at the beginning of April. (Steven Senne / AP Photo)

People distrust contact-tracing apps: Can a new approach help?

A team at Carnegie Mellon University thinks it can inspire greater buy-in with a new approach that helps users to prevent infection in the first place.

6 years ago

Coronavirus patient samples
Community

N.J. coronavirus update: Murphy among governors pushing for more testing at colleges

Gov. Phil Murphy joined his counterparts in five other states to urge colleges and universities to make COVID-19 testing available.

6 years ago

FILE- In a Nov. 7, 2020 file photo, a supporter of President Donald Trump is seen during a rally in Milwaukee after it was announced that the president was defeated by Democrat Joe Biden. President Trump will have to pay $7.9 million if he wants a statewide recount of unofficial results showing him losing to Biden by about 20,500 votes. The Wisconsin Elections Commission released the estimate on Monday, which was based on costs submitted by the 72 counties. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)
Politics & Policy

Trump pays $3 million for recount of 2 Wisconsin counties

He paid $3 million for a recount of two heavily Democratic WI counties, saying that they were the sight of the “worst irregularities” although no evidence of wrongdoing

6 years ago

Sen. Kim Ward
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Two women just made history in the Pa. legislature. Will that be the last thing they have in common?

Two women just made history in the Pa. legislature. Will that be the last thing they have in common?

6 years ago

PHA President and CEO Kelvin Jeremiah
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philadelphia Housing Authority vows to send 240 vacant properties to nonprofit developers

With an eye to avoiding that fate in the historically Black and brown North Philly community, Quiñones-Sánchez said her goal is to shape the development that happens next.

6 years ago

Jessica Mangold (left) and Leon Vaughn (right) are SEPTA social distancing coaches who hand out masks and encourage riders to stay safe during the pandemic. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

SEPTA keeps no-enforcement mask policy as other transit agencies begin fines

SEPTA officials say they will not put frontline employees in a position to enforce the agency’s mask requirement.

6 years ago

Signs that read, ''I Buy Houses'' and ''We Buy Houses'' can be seen posted on a street pole in Philly
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
Eyes on the Street

‘We buy houses’: Philly Council targets real estate scammers with bill

A bill introduced by Philly City Councilmember Allan Domb and co-sponsors would create protections against scammers plastering the city with 'We buy houses' signs.

6 years ago

People dance as they celebrate outside the Pennsylvania Convention Center
Community

‘Mad or nah?’: Philly reacts to Trump’s post-election defiance

Tamara Russell, aka Revive P.O.C., hit the streets of Philadelphia to see what residents think of President Trump’s refusal to concede.

6 years ago

Listen 4:30
Philadelphia City Commissioner Al Schmidt wears a mask while sitting at a table
Politics & Policy

‘An extraordinary election’: Nearly 750K votes later, Philly’s ballot counting is officially over

The unofficial total, which eclipsed the final tally in 2016, was effectively an even split between mail ballots and votes cast at the polls. 

6 years ago

Victim advocate Jennifer Storm, second left, joins survivors of child sexual abuse including Patty Fortney-Julius, third left, and Mary McHale, second right, waiting for a news conference in the Pennsylvania Capitol, in Harrisburg, Pa. (Marc Levy/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Pa. Victim Advocate criticizes Senate ‘no’ vote as ‘political vendetta’

Storm alleges state Senate President Joe Scarnati led a personally-motivated effort to block her from serving another six-year term in the appointed position.

6 years ago

John Jackson, senior research scientist at the Stroud Water Research Center, measure conductivity in the White Clay Creek stream. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Politics & Policy
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Bill in Pa. House would loosen pollution reporting requirements

Dischargers would only have to report spills that may cause a violation of water quality criteria under DEP regulation or that are reportable under federal requirements.

6 years ago

Nurses picket at the entrance to St. Mary Medical Center in Langhorne, Pa. About 800 nurses went on strike Tuesday citing long simmering grievances over wages and staffing levels. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Health

Nurses at St. Mary Medical Center strike for safer staff levels as coronavirus surges

As the virus hospitalizes more people across the region, the 700-plus nurses say there aren’t enough of them on staff to keep patients safe.

6 years ago

A rendering of the Mamie Nichols Townhomes
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

33 affordable rental homes named for Point Breeze hero Mamie Nichols break ground

Built on formerly vacant city lots, the housing will be earmarked for families earning less than $50,000 and veterans.

6 years ago

The United States Courthouse is seen, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020, in Williamsport, Pa. (AP Photo/Mark Scolforo)
Courts & Law

In court, Giuliani argues to block Biden win in Pennsylvania

The court case is over the Trump campaign's federal lawsuit seeking to prevent Pennsylvania officials from certifying the vote results.

6 years ago

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