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A police vehicle in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania. (NBC10)
Courts & Law

Police: Man shot and killed by officer after chase, attack in Upper Darby

The shooting took place shortly after 12:30 p.m. near two golf courses in the Delaware County township, authorities said.

6 years ago

A house fire was reported at 1 a.m. on Nov. 21, 2020 in the Grays Ferry section of South Philadelphia. (NBC10)
Community
NBC10

Despite desperate rescue attempt, 10-year-old and 3-year-old killed in South Philly fire

The fire was reported at about 1:15 a.m. Saturday at a home in the 1500 block of South 30th Street.

6 years ago

President-elect Joe Biden waves as he arrives The Queen theater for a meeting with Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., Friday, Nov. 20, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Politics & Policy

Biden could announce Cabinet picks as soon as next week

Biden's treasury pick, along with his nominee for secretary of state, may be announced before Thanksgiving.

6 years ago

G and his colleague both cutting the hair of clients. (Photo by Antonio Johnson/Produced at Gamin’ Cutz in Philadelphia, PA. December 2019.)
PlanPhilly
Community
Eyes on the Street

You next: Inside Philly’s most underrated urban institution with G. the Barber

Photographer Antonio Johnson talks to the barber he has gone to his entire life.

6 years ago

In this March 25, 2019 file photo, Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin, center, speaks to reporters in Trenton, N.J. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Politics & Policy

NJ voting session canceled amid cannabis bill disagreements

Lawmakers had aimed to fast-track the legislation after voters overwhelmingly approved legalizing recreational marijuana for those 21 and older in the Nov. 3 election.

6 years ago

Officers at the Cumberland County Prison walk the halls in Carlisle, Pa. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Health

COVID-19’s fall surge hitting Pennsylvania prisons too

Positive coronavirus cases in 22 of the state’s 24 correctional institutions are putting advocates, and families with loved ones on the inside, on edge.

6 years ago

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A man rolls a marijuana joint. (Bigstock/cendeced)
Courts & Law

A closer look at Delaware County’s new marijuana ordinance

While the law does not decriminalize marijuana, the changes make small marijuana infractions civil violations, rather than criminal misdemeanors.

6 years ago

Joe Biden
Politics & Policy

Birthday time: Biden turns 78, will be oldest U.S. president

The president-elect spent his birthday in Delaware at work on the government transition.

6 years ago

A marijuana leaf flag hangs on the door of Lt. Gov. John Fetterman's office on Sept. 21, 2020. (Sam Dunklau / WITF)
Politics & Policy

Fetterman’s flags fly in the face of some state lawmakers

A provision slipped into budget legislation would ban flags not approved by lawmakers from flying at the Capitol.

6 years ago

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger speaks during a news conference on Friday, Nov. 20, 2020, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
Politics & Policy

Georgia governor certifies presidential electors for Biden

Georgia's governor and top elections official on Friday certified results showing Joe Biden won the presidential race over Republican President Donald Trump.

6 years ago

Upper Dublin High School in Montgomery County. (Emily Cohen for WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Montco judge rejects lawsuit over remote learning, county schools to go virtual Monday

Montgomery County students are heading for at least two weeks of all-virtual school after a judge denied a legal challenge to the county’s remote-learning order.

6 years ago

An Eli Lilly researcher tests possible COVID-19 antibodies in a laboratory
Health

COVID-19 antibody treatment soon to arrive in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Rachel Levine said the federal government will distribute the antibodies to healthcare systems in the state.

6 years ago

A gloved finger prepares the COVID-19 vaccine to administer to a volunteer.
Health

N.J. Health Commissioner expects COVID-19 vaccines to land in N.J. next month

The earliest shipments are expected to go to health care professionals and first responders first, with the vaccine likely becoming available to the public in April or May.

6 years ago

The Bartender Squeezes Citrus Juice Into A Cocktail.
Health

Spate of overdoses hits service industry workers in Philly who thought they were doing cocaine

Since Nov. 12, the city Medical Examiner's office has confirmed three overdose deaths among restaurant and bar workers who thought they were using cocaine.

6 years ago

Police officers patrol Market Street in Wilmington, Del., on Thursday, March 26. (Saquan Stimpson for WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Wilmington lawmakers approve citizen review board for police department

City residents who have a grievance with a Wilmington police officer could soon have a new way to get that problem addressed.

6 years ago

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