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State-funded Beyond the Bars started as a music workshop for incarcerated youth and now boasts dozens of music labs around the city.
4 weeks ago
Listen 1:22Philadelphia police arrest alleged gunman in rec center shooting that injured 5
Surveillance video shows the alleged gunman and several others arriving at the scene and fleeing after shots were fired.
4 weeks ago
Community-led diabetes programs in Cumberland County are closing gaps in care for Latino residents with education, support and prevention.
4 weeks ago
CHOP finds virtual appointments to check child car seats are effective, will continue to offer them
Recent national data show that the vast majority of parents install their child's car seat incorrectly.
1 month ago
Gary Busey pleads guilty to sex offense at N.J. horror convention
Busey had been accused of inappropriately touching women at the Monster-Mania Convention at the Doubletree Hotel in Cherry Hill, where he was a featured guest.
1 month ago
Hot dog spill shuts down highway in Pennsylvania commuters’ wurst nightmare
State police said the tractor trailer had an unspecified mechanical problem that caused it to push into a passenger vehicle.
1 month ago
The CPB, the agency that spawned NPR, PBS and modern public media, begins winding down
The Senate Appropriations Committee failed to include future funding in the latest budget pass. WHYY says its future remains though other area stations face challenges.
1 month ago
Philadelphia gun bump stock ban upheld in court, defying previous legal defeats
A Philadelphia judge upheld the city’s ban on gun modifiers like switches and bump stocks, a rare legal win amid ongoing state preemption battles.
1 month ago
States sue Trump, saying he is intimidating hospitals over gender-affirming care for youth
The claim in a lawsuit comes after a wave of hospital systems said in July that they're ending aspects of the care.
1 month ago
Gaudreau Family 5K raises more than $500,000 for accessible playground at special education school
The playground honors hockey players John and Matt Gaudreau, who were killed by a suspected drunk driver last August.
1 month ago
Recreational sales began at 12 medical weed dispensaries that paid $100,000 apiece for conversion licenses. Thirty retail-only stores are coming too.
1 month ago
Listen 1:34As SEPTA service cuts loom, Republican state senators lay out a transit transparency bill that offers oversight, but not funding.
1 month ago
Emil Bove’s confirmation on the 3rd Circuit shifts the balance of the key appeals court in favor of right-wing Republicans.
1 month ago
UArts’ Anderson Hall has been sold to become a mixed-use development. Thunderbird Salvage is trying to rescue everything left behind.
1 month ago
Listen 1:14Trump administration cancels plans to develop new offshore wind projects
More than 3.5 million acres had been designated wind energy areas.
1 month ago