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Barry G. Croft of Bear, Delaware is accused of allegedly conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. (Facebook)
Courts & Law

Del. man was leader in plot to kidnap Michigan governor, FBI says

Barry G. Croft of Bear is portrayed in an FBI affidavit as a leader of the alleged abduction plot. The FBI said he constructed improvised explosive devices.

6 years ago

Earl Harvey, publisher of the Black Professionals' News
Community

Earl Harvey, pioneering Black media entrepreneur, dies at 65

The publisher of The Black Professionals News and The Atlantic City Times is remembered as a major booster of Black business people in the Philly area.

6 years ago

Dr. Karyl Rattay, Director, Delaware Division of Public Health answers questions regarding Delaware’s response to coronavirus disease during a press briefing at the Carvel State Office building in Wilmington, DE.
(Saquan Stimpson / WHYY)
Health

Del. coronavirus recovery: Hospitalizations for COVID-19 rise again

State officials reported 112 hospitalizations, with 19 of those patients in critical condition. Significant increases are being seen in Sussex County.

6 years ago

Supreme Court justice nominee Amy Coney Barrett testifies on the second day of her Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing
Politics & Policy

Amy Coney Barrett faces Democrats’ tough questions

She declined to say whether she would recuse herself from any election-related cases involving President Donald Trump.

6 years ago

Philadelphia School District headquarters
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Youngest Philly students could return to buildings after Thanksgiving, sources say

The school district’s reopening plan calls for students in pre-K to second grade to come back on Nov. 30, with other students to follow.

6 years ago

A medical worker collects a sample after a patient self-administered a COVID-19 nasal swab test at a Walgreens pharmacy, Friday, July 31, 2020, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Health

Murphy announces $100 million in new coronavirus aid for N.J.

The money will largely be distributed through existing programs and will address businesses and individuals.

6 years ago

Pennsylvania prescribed wildfire burn
Science
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Climate change could shift Pennsylvania’s wildfire season

Data from the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources shows Pennsylvania had 686 fires on average each year between 2015 and 2019.

6 years ago

A firefighter is silhouetted against a fire burning outside the village of Roqueiro
Science

UN: Climate change means more weather disasters every year

In the wake of heat waves, global warming and forest fires, the U.N. is warning that the number of people who need international humanitarian help could rise 50% by 2030.

6 years ago

Former first lady Michelle Obama speaks at the University of Akron as NBA star LeBron James listens
Politics & Policy

Michelle Obama, LeBron James team to help boost early voting

Obama's When We All Vote and James' More Than A Vote are teaming to provide transportation, food, music, PPE and other support at at early voting sites around the country.

6 years ago

Micro-wind turbines and solar panels installed at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia are pictured Wednesday, November 19, 2014. (Mark Stehle/Invision for NRG/AP Images)
Education

Pa. coronavirus recovery: Lincoln Financial Field to allow Eagles fans back in

Eagles fans can go back to games at Lincoln Financial Field, with no more than 7,500 people in the stadium including players, fans, and staff.

6 years ago

A rider waits for a SEPTA train.
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
Eyes on the Street

How SEPTA is making transit safe for Philly’s 60,000 student commuters

Dariana Garcia traveled on SEPTA to her public Philly high school. Her brother will soon make the same trip — except during a pandemic.

6 years ago

Single-dose COVID-19 vaccine candidate
Health

2nd COVID-19 vaccine trial paused over unexplained illness

The pause is at least the second such hold to occur among several vaccines that have reached large-scale final tests in the U.S.

6 years ago

Jeannine Cook (right) owner of Harriett's Bookshop in Fishtown, and her sister Jasmaine Cook, lead a procession on East Girard Avenue
Community

Black-owned Philly bookstore creates civic intervention as Afrofuturist theater

In the face of a racist attack, the Black-owned bookstore turned to Afrofuturism to spark a public intervention.

6 years ago

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Sara Gideon, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, speaks at a
Politics & Policy

Senate Democrats’ fundraising success puts GOP on defensive

Democratic Senate candidates are mounting a push in Republican states that few would have thought possible just a few months ago.

6 years ago

Apartments are seen in Hilltop west of downtown Wilmington
Urban Planning

‘It puts you in tears’: Wilmington Council aims to hold landlords accountable with ‘blight bill’

The bill no longer includes a fee increase for landlords and won’t pertain to people who live in their own homes but can’t afford repairs.

6 years ago

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