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A brick of solid waste remains after frack water is recycled.
Science

Dimock residents worry about planned fracking waste well

Plans are in the early stages, but people weary of water contamination are on edge.

6 years ago

The COVID-19 treatment center at James T. Vaughn Correctional Center.
Health

Coronavirus spreads inside more Delaware prisons

A surge of COVID-19 cases behind bars has spread to multiple prisons in Delaware, mirroring the resurgence among the general public.

6 years ago

Pedestrians walk past Pfizer world headquarters
Health

Delaware officials say most residents won’t get COVID-19 vaccine until spring

The first batch of up to 15,000 doses could come as early as Dec. 11, if FDA grants approval the previous day. Getting an adequate supply will take months.

6 years ago

Winnie Clowry wraps Thanksgiving to-go meals at her restaurant, Winnie's Manayunk.
Money

Colder weather could cost Philly metro area more than 57,000 jobs, new report says

The report by Gusto says the metro area stands to lose jobs regained in spring and summer. Winter weather, new restrictions could erase the rest.

6 years ago

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Courts & Law

Investigation underway into Delco government computer disruption

The Bureau of Elections and the county's Emergency Services Department — which use separate computer networks — are not affected by the disruption.

6 years ago

Boxes of food are distributed by the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank, at a drive thru distribution
Money

Between jammed phone lines, many are still fighting to get pandemic unemployment assistance

The program has been plagued with problems, advocates say.

6 years ago

Nurses picket at the entrance to St Mary Medical Center in Langhorne, Pa. About 800 nurses went on strike on Nov. 17 citing long simmering grievances over wages and staffing levels. They returned to work after a two-day walkout. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Health

Nurses reach new contracts at St. Christopher’s, Einstein, Mercy Fitzgerald hospitals; St. Mary still unresolved

Earlier this month, nurses at 4 hospitals authorized strikes over safe staffing ratios, other issues. St. Mary nurses and Trinity Health have yet to agree.

6 years ago

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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

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