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Community
NBC10

At least 4 people gunned down over 6 hours in Philadelphia

The fatal shootings took the city’s homicide rate to at least 445 this calendar year, according to statistics by the Philadelphia Police Department.

6 years ago

Demonstrators gather on the steps of the state capitol in Harrisburg to demand action on climate change on Friday, Sept. 20, 2019. (Rachel McDevitt/WITF)
Politics & Policy
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Can Biden’s climate plan spark cooperation in Pa.? Some see common ground in jobs, infrastructure

In Pennsylvania, a high-polluting state with a history of coal and natural gas production, it’s fair to expect pushback on Biden’s plan.

6 years ago

Susannah Remillard teaches her sixth-grade students at Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter School, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020, in East Harwich, Mass. In a growing number of U.S. schools, students are now learning a more complex Thanksgiving story that involves conflict, injustice and a new focus on the native people who lived in New England for centuries before European settlers arrived. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
Education

Thanksgiving lessons jettison Pilgrim hats, welcome truth

Instead of making Pilgrim hats, students are hearing what scholars call “hard history” — the more shameful aspects of the past.

6 years ago

Daniel Tiger floats down Market Street during the 98th annual Philadelphia Thanksgiving Day parade, November 23, 2017. (Emily Cohen for WHYY)
Community

Philly’s 101st Thanksgiving Day Celebration is made for the small screen

The oldest Thanksgiving parade in America will go on, but it will be tailored for the small screen this year.

6 years ago

Resident Nurse Lea communicates via iPad with another nurse
Health

What the region’s hospitals are seeing as COVID-19 roars back

Health system officials in Pennsylvania, Delaware and New Jersey describe conditions on the ground now, and how they compare to the spring’s first wave.

6 years ago

DEP officials impound a pickup truck that was being illegally driven in the Pinelands.
Community
NJ Spotlight

On trails and in wetlands, conflict continues over driving in Pinelands

After years of friction, recreational drivers and conservationists say New Jersey still has no clear policy regarding vehicles in the Pinelands.

6 years ago

Anel Medina (center), a registered nurse who graduated from Delaware County Community College, joins a rally in support of DACA. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

President-elect Biden promises immigration overhaul, but some Pa. activists are wary

Biden has pledged to fully reinstate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, on his first day in office.

6 years ago

President Donald Trump pardons Corn, the national Thanksgiving turkey, in the Rose Garden of the White House, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020, in Washington, as First Lady Melania Trump watches. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Politics & Policy

Trump skips turkey jokes, gives thanks for COVID-19 vaccines

Nostalgia was in and jokes were out as President Trump offered a reprieve to a pair of turkeys at the traditional Thanksgiving turkey pardon ceremony at the White House.

6 years ago

Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman speaks after he was sworn into office on Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019, at the state Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa. (Matt Rourke / AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

The ‘cult’ of John Fetterman has a national following. What could that mean for his political future?

Fetterman is at the forefront of the Wolf administration’s defense of the 2020 election against unfounded claims of election fraud and malfeasance by President Donald Trump.

6 years ago

Students at Boys' Latin of Philadelphia Charter School are shown in 2013. Boys' Latin is one of 21 charter schools in the city that joined the coalition. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Philly’s Black-led charter schools band together for ‘Black Schools Matter’ campaign

The African American Charter School Coalition includes 21 schools that serve more than 13,000 children and families across the city.

6 years ago

A police woman in front of a sign for SNAP eligibility
Money

Emergency funds help thousands of Delaware SNAP recipients

Thousands of Delawareans who receive help buying groceries from the state got extra funds this week as part of the state's ongoing pandemic response.

6 years ago

Staff at a drive-thru COVID-19 testing site talk to people waiting in line in their cars at the PNC Bank Arts Center
Health

Pa. coronavirus update: Farley warns of growing infection, fatality rates in Philly; state sets contact-tracing priorities

Philadelphia Health Commissioner Thomas Farley said, unchecked, the rising infection and fatality rates could strain hospital resources.

6 years ago

(Emma Lee/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Gov. Murphy signs body camera legislation into law

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed two bills and an executive order on Tuesday requiring law enforcement officers across the state to wear body cameras.

6 years ago

Purdue Pharma headquarters
Courts & Law

Opioid maker Purdue Pharma pleads guilty to conspiracy and kickback charges

During a virtual hearing before a federal judge in N.J., the company agreed to pay a criminal fine of $3.54 million and $2 billion in criminal forfeiture.

6 years ago

About 25 fitness enthusiasts participate in a protest workout at Thomas Paine Plaza to support gym owners who have been shut down by the coronavirus pandemic.
Community

Philly gyms demand they are ‘essential’ after city shutdown order

When announcing the new guidelines, Philadelphia Health Commissioner Thomas Farley said the closures were based on “the best data available to us.”

6 years ago

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