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Cooper's Poynt Park in Camden, N.J.
Health

N.J. coronavirus recovery: Camden County unveils youth-focused public health campaign

The public health campaign, called “Protect Your Circle,” will focus on encouraging youth to not open their circle to people they do not know and to get tested.

6 years ago

Dr. Francis Collins, Director of the National Institutes of Health, attends a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing to discuss vaccines and protecting public health during the coronavirus pandemic on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020, in Washington. (Greg Nash/Pool via AP)
Health

NIH: Halted vaccine study shows ‘no compromises’ on safety

“This ought to be reassuring,” NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins said before a Senate committee.

6 years ago

Durst plan for Penn's Landing
Urban Planning

76ers rejected: N.Y. developer Durst selected for Penn’s Landing site

The Delaware River Waterfront Corporation said it chose the Durst plan because of its compatibility with the master plan for the public waterfront.

6 years ago

Activist Jamaal Henderson
PlanPhilly
Community

‘I’m not gonna just walk away’: Homeless encampment residents vow to stay as city deadline to vacate passes

Another deadline to evict the 100-some people living in tents along the Benjamin Franklin Parkway and on Ridge Avenue passed Wednesday.

6 years ago

A resident is pictured using a wheelchair inside a nursing home.
Courts & Law
NBC10

N.J. nursing home where 17 bodies were stuffed into morgue hit with lawsuit

The lawsuit against Andover Subacute and Rehabilitation Center I and II alleges that the facilities did not take the proper precautions to keep residents safe from coronavirus

6 years ago

A tanker carrying liquefied natural gas
Science
NJ Spotlight

N.J.’s first natural gas terminal for tanker ships may get final vote

The Delaware River project could spur more fracking, according to opponents who also warn of health hazards.

6 years ago

Kevin Hart
Arts & Entertainment

Kevin Hart to host famed telethon long hosted by Jerry Lewis

Hart called the telethon’s return an “incredible opportunity” to bring back the work of Lewis, who helped make the Muscular Dystrophy Association event a decades-old tradition

6 years ago

New Jersey's Department of Environmental Protection says the state is probably overdue for a more significant earthquake. (NBC10)
Down the Shore
Weather

‘My whole house shook’: Overnight earthquake strikes in N.J.

Hundreds of people as far away as Philadelphia and Long Island, New York, contributed to the USGS' "Did You Feel It?" map, reporting only weak or light shaking and no damage.

6 years ago

New Jersey's Department of Environmental Protection says the state is probably overdue for a more significant earthquake. (NBC10)
Weather
NBC10

USGS reports 3.1 magnitude earthquake in New Jersey

New Jersey's Department of Environmental Protection says the state is probably overdue for a more significant earthquake.

6 years ago

Samantha Rise from Girls Rock Philly
PlanPhilly
Education
Eyes on the Street

Claiming solidarity isn’t enough. Drexel needs to act like Black Lives Matter

Campus activists challenge President John Fry’s commitment to racial justice based on his approach to community policing and development.

6 years ago

View of dancers in the spotlight on stage from above
Arts & Entertainment

Performance art during a pandemic: Fringe Fest takes the stage online

The annual Philly Fringe Festival of alternative and avant-garde performance art begins this week, although in somewhat reduced fashion due to the coronavirus pandemic.

6 years ago

Listen 4:51
As a single mother of four, Tiffani Szabara is finding virtual school challenging for her two oldest daughters. They are (from left) Brinley, 4, first grader Cadence, 6, Emmarie, 1, and 7th grader Jaedlyn, 12. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

School went virtual. The economy cratered. These six parents are fighting to adapt

Schools expect students to log on for hours of live Zoom lessons — creating a version of school that feels more familiar, but also asks more of students and their families.

6 years ago

Listen 5:49
This July 18, 2020, file photo, shows the AstraZeneca offices in Cambridge, England. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
Health

AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine study paused after one illness

Late-stage studies of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine are on temporary hold while the company investigates if a recipient’s “potentially unexplained” illness is a side effect.

6 years ago

Protesters gather on the Ben Franklin Parkway, where a homeless encampment is under notice from the city that it will be cleared. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

Residents of Philly homeless encampments prepare to resist eviction

Despite a 9 a.m. deadline, camp organizers say Philadelphia has not done enough to help those living in the tents and they’ll fight to stay.

6 years ago

This file photo shows the gun archive in the Philadelphia Police Department's Forensic Science Center office, which holds hundreds of firearms of all types and caliber sizes. (Abdul Sulayman/The Philadelphia Tribune)
Courts & Law

Could bringing back ‘gun court’ help abate gun violence in Philly?

During City Council’s Special Committee on Gun Violence Prevention hearing Tuesday, a judge pitched "gun court" as a way to reduce shootings.

6 years ago

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