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Locust and South 61st streets, where police shot and killed a man on Monday
Community
NBC10

Violence tears through West Philly after deadly police shooting; 30 officers injured

The violence happened after police shot and killed Walter Wallace, who was reportedly armed with a knife.

6 years ago

Donald Trump, Joe Biden
Politics & Policy

Trump dominated Facebook in 2016. In 2020, Biden is outspending him in Pa.

The Biden campaign has a larger war chest and is outspending the incumbent in both digital and TV ads.

6 years ago

Bucks County Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (left) and Ivyland Borough Councilmember Christina Finello. (AP Photo and Emma Lee/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Labor support for Fitzpatrick gives Democrats tougher road to flip Bucks congressional seat

Of the competitive congressional races in Pa. this cycle, this is the only where the Republican has gotten more money from unions than the Democrat.

6 years ago

Listen 2:04
Pennsylvania voters Amanda Davis-Buie and Jamari Davis
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

From Philly to Erie, 12 Pa. voters talk about their crucial swing state vote

People across the state talk about their vote and how they’re being affected by the biggest issues of the year — including COVID-19, the economy and racial justice.

6 years ago

Listen 12:12
City Councilmember Curtis Jones. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Courts & Law

Police shooting interrupts hearing on proposed police oversight commission

As people began protesting another Black man’s death at the hands of police, Council was discussing a ballot measure meant to create more police oversight.

6 years ago

Workers put up fences around the Von Colln Field as the homeless encampment there is disassembled. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community

‘I was by myself’: Parkway encampment down to last few residents

People leaving the protest encampment on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway are moving to new homes, some of them squats elsewhere in the city.

6 years ago

Locust and South 61st streets, where police shot and killed a man on Monday
Community
NBC10

Police shoot and kill man armed with knife in West Philly, officials say

The unidentified man was shot by police on Locust and South 61st streets shortly before 5 p.m. He later died at the hospital.

6 years ago

John Hansberry operates an extractor at Philadelphia's ballot counting center
Politics & Policy

How Philly-area election boards will count your mail ballot

Philly-area counties have invested millions of dollars into equipment and manpower to count an unprecedented number of mail ballots.

6 years ago

Single-dose COVID-19 vaccine candidate
Health

N.J. coronavirus recovery: Vaccination plan filed with CDC

Gov. Phil Murphy announced that the state submitted the first draft of its COVID-19 vaccination plan on Oct. 16.

6 years ago

Workers help clean Delaware beach after oil spill
Community

55 tons of oily debris collected from Delaware beaches

More than 100 people have been working to clean up an 11-mile stretch of beach in Delaware fouled by an oil spill of unknown origin last week.

6 years ago

Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine
Health

Pa. coronavirus recovery: State sees highest new daily case count since pandemic began

With case counts exceeding 1,000 every day for the last 21 days, state health officials say the current fall surge is starting to outpace the initial wave of infections.

6 years ago

President Donald Trump waves as he boards Air Force One
Politics & Policy
NBC10

Trump visits Lehigh Valley in battleground blitz

President Donald Trump is holding three campaign rallies in Pennsylvania Monday as he focuses on overcoming polling in the Keystone State to defeat Joe Biden.

6 years ago

Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett
Politics & Policy

US to get 9th justice with Dems powerless to block Barrett

Amy Coney Barrett would secure a conservative court majority for the foreseeable future, potentially opening a new era of rulings on abortion, gay marriage and Obamacare.

6 years ago

Shawn “Big Duke” Hollis on Westmont Street
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

9 rehabbed homes and a test of radical housing activism are coming to this block

Agency officials hope the new residents will occupy the homes by the end of the year — a fast timeline warranted by a growing affordability crisis compounded by the pandemic.

6 years ago

Listen 1:45
(Soumil Kumar/Pexels)
Politics & Policy

National Guard cybersquad to help secure Delaware election

Digital warriors from the National Guard will assist the state’s IT department in fending off possible online attacks through Election Day.

6 years ago

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