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In this Aug. 1, 2018 photo weeds engulf a playground at housing section of the former Naval Air Warfare Center Warminster in Warminster, Pa. the foams once used routinely in firefighting training at military bases contained PFAS. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Health

Bucks, Montco residents get a virtual update on planned multi-site PFAS study

Thursday night’s session offered 149 community members a presentation on the research effort announced last year. The Q&A went more than an hour.

6 years ago

New Jersey Statehouse in Trenton
Health

N.J. coronavirus recovery: Deal on $9.9B borrowing plan; transmission rate dips

A four member legislative panel, which would include two members of the Senate and two members of the Assembly, would have to approve any borrowing.

6 years ago

In this March 16, 2020, file photo, a patient receives a shot in the first-stage safety study clinical trial of a potential vaccine for COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, at the Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
Politics & Policy

US bets on untested company to deliver COVID-19 vaccine

The commitment to ApiJect dwarfs the other needle orders the government has placed with a major manufacturer and two other small companies.

6 years ago

Encampment on Ben Franklin Parkway
PlanPhilly
Community

City to clear homeless encampment on Benjamin Franklin Parkway next Friday

City officials want people living in the encampment to leave voluntarily before July 17. It’s unclear whether police will be called in to clear the camp.

6 years ago

This GOES-16 satellite image taken at 9:30 UTC (5:30 a.m. EDT) on Friday, July 10, 2020 shows Tropical Storm Fay as it moves closer to land in the northeast of the United States. (NOAA via AP)
Science

Tropical Storm Fay shutters beaches as it heads north

Several beaches in Delaware had been temporarily closed because of the storm.

6 years ago

In this Sunday, April 12, 2020 file photo, Archbishop Timothy Dolan, right, delivers his homily over mostly empty pews as he leads an Easter Mass at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Money

AP: After lobbying, Catholic Church won $1.4B in virus aid

The U.S. Roman Catholic Church used a special and unprecedented exemption from federal rules to amass at least $1.4 billion in taxpayer-backed coronavirus aid.

6 years ago

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf
Community

Pa. coronavirus recovery: Wolf makes an economic plea for masks in businesses

The Pennsylvania Board of Law Examiners decided to postpone the state’s bar exam a second time, and conduct it remotely over three days in October.

6 years ago

President Donald Trump listens as Robert Unanue, of Goya Foods, speaks during a roundtable meeting with Hispanic leaders in the Cabinet Room, Thursday, July 9, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Community

Goya CEO, praising Trump, sparks online culture clash

“We all truly blessed, at the same time, to have have a leader like President Trump who is a builder,” Unanue said standing at a podium beside Trump.

6 years ago

The Supreme Court, Thursday, July 9, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Courts & Law

Trump looks for political edge in latest high court rulings

This year and last, even with two justices Trump hand-picked, the court has shown it is no rubber stamp for him or his administration’s policies.

6 years ago

Jim Barrett stands next to a wellpad on his farm in Bradford County. He says Chesapeake Energy, which drilled four natural gas wells on his land, is cheating him out of royalty money. He is part of a class-action lawsuit against the company, which is separate from a case involving Chesapeake that's being pursued by the state Attorney General. (Marie Cusick/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Courts & Law
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Are gas royalty owners buyers or sellers? In court fight, the answer could make all the difference to landowners

Pa. Attorney General Josh Shapiro says drillers have greater negotiating power. But companies say consumer protection law doesn't cover someone who sells drilling rights.

6 years ago

Rides at Funland amusement park
Arts & Entertainment

‘This is about survival’: How Rehoboth’s Funland plans to reopen this weekend

As the rides at Delaware’s only amusement park come back Friday night, visitors will find some new protocols that are even more stringent than others.

6 years ago

A mural of the Neshaminy High School mascot. (Eugene Sonn/WHYY)
Community

As Washington reviews its NFL team name, what will Neshaminy schools do?

Years into a tense, costly legal fight, the school district doesn’t have plans to scrap its team name, even as other Pa. schools grapple with the issue.

6 years ago

Vice President Mike Pence speaks at the “Back the Blue” rally at Philadelphia FOP Lodge #5. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Invoking police and the economy, Biden and Pence compete for Pa.’s swing voters

Mike Pence and Joe Biden launched competing events in Pa., featuring sweeping economic plans, and tense clashes between supporters and protesters.

6 years ago

People dine outside in Northern Liberties. (Courtesy of Northern Liberties Business Improvement District)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philadelphia postpones street closures for outdoor dining over safety, health concerns

The city asked a Northern Liberties group to cancel an on-street dining event after an Old City man pulled out a gun during a fight over social distancing.

6 years ago

Delaware State University
Education

Delaware State Univ. to make historic acquisition of Wesley College

Delaware State, a historically Black university, has signed an agreement to take over Dover’s Wesley College, which has been struggling financially.

6 years ago

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