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Philadelphia's Schuylkill River Trail
Community

Philly is in a modified ‘green’ phase now. Here’s what you can and can’t do

The soonest Philly can now enter the unrestricted green phase is August 1, Farley said.

6 years ago

Gilberto Padilla, 78, and Carmen Román, 70, set up their chairs in the shade in Norris Square to beat the heat. (Catalina Jaramillo/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Health

Philly to open spray grounds as COVID complicates city’s response to dangerous heat

City officials are trying to balance social distancing needs against the health risks of prolonged exposure to heat.

6 years ago

Wildwood People line up to play a water pistol game on the boardwalk in Wildwood, N.J.
Community

Beaches beckon, but restaurants and bars are limited, as Fourth of July weekend begins

Social distancing rules apply, and in Delaware have been ramped up. But N.J. boardwalk arcades and water parks are open, with capacity restrictions.

6 years ago

Saj Blackwell points to Thomas Blackwell’s scar, where he was nicked with a rubber bullet the night of protests and looting on 52nd Street in Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community

‘Terrorized’ at home: West Philly calls for investigation into police use of tear gas

“The 52nd Street neighbors were terrorized,” said Saj Blackwell, a West Philadelphian who had a canister of police tear gas land in her yard.

6 years ago

In this June 27, 2020, file photo, Sheneen McClain speaks during a rally and march over the death of her 23-year-old son Elijah McClain, outside the police department in Aurora, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Courts & Law

One officer shown in Elijah McClain photos resigns

In a tweet, the department said that Jaron Jones was one of those depicted in the photos, which were taken sometime after McClain's death last summer.

6 years ago

Nurse Tanya Markos administers a coronavirus test on patient Ricardo Sojuel at a mobile COVID-19 testing unit, Thursday, July 2, 2020, in Lawrence, Mass. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
Health

Confirmed coronavirus cases are rising in 40 of 50 states

An alarming 36 states are seeing an increase in the percentage of tests coming back positive for the virus.

6 years ago

(Tim Tai/Philadelphia Inquirer)
Money
Spotlight PA

A promising year for Pennsylvania’s state budget ends with a $3.2 billion thud

The state permanently lost $444 million in June alone, with that number expected to be $5 billion overall by this time next year.

6 years ago

Tidal flooding in Pelican Island, N.J. on April 13, 2020. (Courtesy of Dominick Solazzo)
Down the Shore
Science

N.J. among states at highest risk of future coastal flooding impacts, study finds

New Jersey is third in the United States for most properties at risk of tidal flooding, new data shows.

6 years ago

(Emma Lee/WHYY)
Courts & Law

N.J. State Police say all troopers will have body cameras by October

Originally, New Jersey said all troopers would have been outfitted with body cameras by 2019.

6 years ago

Protesters try to take down the statue of former mayor and police chief Frank Rizzo in front of the Municipal Services Building on May 30, 2020. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

Committee that paid for Frank Rizzo statue wants it back

Lawsuit filed to return statue of former Philadelphia Mayor Frank Rizzo to committee that paid for it.

6 years ago

Penn State's Old Main administrative building. (Min Xian/WPSU)
Health

First Penn State student dies from COVID-19

The student was living off campus in State College when he began to feel ill. He traveled to his home in Allentown on June 19, then was tested for COVID-19 the next day.

6 years ago

Outdoor dining in Philly
Keystone Crossroads
Community

‘Stuck again’: Philly’s restaurant owners scramble to respond to indoor dining delay

Servers, bartenders, chefs and other restaurant workers have mixed feelings after Philly officials said indoor dining would likely remain closed until at least Aug. 1.

6 years ago

Malcolm Jenkins
Health

NFL players raise concerns on playing, others ignore advice

Former Philadelphia Eagles safety Malcolm Jenkins said last week that “football is a nonessential business and so we don’t need to do it.”

6 years ago

A pizza shop on 12th Street in Center City Philadelphia are boarded up during non-essential business shutdown orders aimed to slow the spread of COVID-19. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

Pa. coronavirus recovery: Philly experiencing ‘second wave’ of coronavirus 

Daily case counts were on the decline, but have stopped dropping over the last two weeks.

6 years ago

Masterman School
Education
The Notebook

Masterman and Central students use slurs, tell rape jokes in viral group chat

The incident is under investigation by the District and the schools. Updated with a statement from Dr. Hite

6 years ago

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