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Philadelphia police face protesters following the killing of Walter Wallace Jr. in West Philadelphia.
Courts & Law

Philly Police Department seeks outside funding for early intervention system

Implementing the system is part of the city’s Pathways to Reform, Transformation and Reconciliation, launched after protests of police brutality and racism.

6 years ago

Workmen raise the LOVE statue off its pedestal in Dilworth Park in February 2017
Arts & Entertainment

Philly’s Office of Arts and Culture got knocked down, still fighting

Philly’s Office of Arts and Culture was severely reduced in the city’s COVID-era budget, but it’s still shining a light on cultural assets.

6 years ago

Chris Welsh (right), director of Delaware County's public defenders office, gathers with staff in the law library at the Delaware County Courthouse in Media, Pa. Pictured are (from left) Lee Awbrey, Emily Mirsky, Taylor Dunn, Steven Papi, Stephen Deavor, Alyssa Poole, and James Wright. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Reinvented Delco Public Defender’s Office wants to lead the way on criminal justice reform

The Delaware County Office of the Public Defender believes that change starts there. It has new leaders pledged to work toward that goal.

6 years ago

President-elect Joe Biden speaks about jobs at The Queen theater, Friday, Dec. 4, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Politics & Policy

Biden officially secures enough electors to become president

California certified its presidential election Friday and appointed 55 electors pledged to vote for Joe Biden, officially handing him the Electoral College majority.

6 years ago

A supporter of President-elect Joe Biden holds up his mobile phone to display the electoral college map outside the Philadelphia Convention Center
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Pa. GOP leaders urge Congress to ‘object’ to Electoral College vote — Dems call it ‘desperation’

A group of Pa. Republican lawmakers are urging Congress to take an extreme, last-ditch, and likely ineffective step to overturn President-Elect Joe Biden’s victory.

6 years ago

Former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani speaks during the news conference in the parking lot of Four Seasons Total Landscaping.
Politics & Policy
NBC10

Trump’s Four Seasons Total Landscaping bill: On the house

President Trump’s campaign filings list more than 100 payments for facility rentals – but none to the Philadelphia company that hosted his most memorable press conference

6 years ago

Cells are shown in a newly cleared wing at the State Correctional Institution at Camp Hill, Pennsylvania. (AP Photo/Marc Levy)
Community

Man incarcerated at SCI Smithfield dies of COVID-19

The 77-year-old prisoner with underlying medical conditions had been transferred to a hospital in Clearfield County.

6 years ago

Hilton Garden Inn Camden Waterfront opened on Friday, Dec. 4, 2020, becoming the first hotel in Camden in more than 50 years. (Emma Lee/WHYY
Community

Camden’s first hotel in 50 years opens its doors — in a pandemic

The 180-room Hilton Garden Inn Camden Waterfront debuts with just 19 employees, but six are Camden residents.

6 years ago

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy addresses the media in Trenton
Health

N.J. governor: First shipments of COVID vaccine could arrive in hospitals next week

Several New Jersey hospitals are preparing to receive the first shipments of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy announced Friday.

6 years ago

Temple University campus
Education

Temple fined $700K in settlement over rankings scandal

The scandal “wrongly increased Temple’s enrollment and revenue, deceived consumers, and unfairly harmed competitors," the U.S. Department of Education alleged.

6 years ago

This drone footage shows construction on the Scudder Falls Bridge. (Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission)
Urban Planning

Road work ahead: Scudder Falls Bridge construction to cause closures

New Jersey and Pennsylvania travelers can expect traffic disruptions near the Scudder Falls Bridge starting next week.

6 years ago

Irving Robles y su Cuatro Son (Taller Puertorriqueño)
Community

Christmas assault? Maybe next year. Taller Puertorriqueño to host pandemic parranda online

Taller Puertorriqueño in North Philadelphia wraps holiday party/birthday celebration/fundraiser into one Zoom bash.

6 years ago

In this Friday, March 22, 2019, file photo, a marijuana plant is visible at Compassionate Care Foundation's medical marijuana dispensary in Egg Harbor Township, N.J. (Julio Cortez/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

House votes to decriminalize marijuana at federal level

Supporters say the pot bill would help reverse adverse effects of the decades-long “war on drugs.”

6 years ago

A medical crew treat a patient affected with COVID-19 in the intensive care unit at the Joseph Imbert Hospital Center
Health

As hospitals cope with a COVID-19 surge, cyber threats loom

By targeting providers with attacks that scramble and lock up data until victims pay a ransom, hackers can demand lots of money and wreak havoc until they’re paid.

6 years ago

The Horsham Air Guard Station in Bucks County, Pa. where the use of PFAS chemicals in firefighting foam has been linked with contamination of local water supplies. (Jon Hurdle/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Politics & Policy
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Plans for PFAS probe move forward in southeast Pennsylvania townships

Starting next year, the project aims to look for signs of illness in the blood of 1,000 adults and 300 children in and around Horsham, Warrington and Warminster townships.

6 years ago

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