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Tidal flooding like this in Dewey Beach, Del. will become more common with sea-level rise, scientists warn. (Randall Chase/AP Photo)
Science
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Rising seas puts hundreds of Superfund sites at risk, study says

More than 200 current and potential Superfund sites in Pennsylvania and New Jersey are at risk of flooding in the next 20 years due to sea-level rise.

6 years ago

A medical worker collects a sample after a patient self-administered a COVID-19 nasal swab test at a Walgreens pharmacy, Friday, July 31, 2020, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Community

N.J. coronavirus recovery: Jump in positive cases sets off ‘alarms’

Airbnb announced Friday that it had suspended or removed 35 listings across New Jersey as part of a crackdown on house parties during the pandemic.

6 years ago

(Cape May County COVID Recovery Task Force)
Down the Shore
Health

Cape May County’s ‘Safely Together’ campaign accelerates

Cape May County's "Safely Together" public health campaign is entering a second phase amid the traditional peak of the Jersey Shore tourism season. 

6 years ago

(Dan Gleiter/PennLive for Spotlight PA)
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Minority-owned small businesses were largely shut out of Pa.’s first coronavirus loan program

State officials are trying again, this time with a grant program targeted at the smallest and most vulnerable operations.

6 years ago

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases, adjusts his face mask during a House Subcommittee on the Coronavirus crisis hearing, Friday, July 31, 2020 on 
Capitol Hill in Washington.  (Kevin Dietsch/Pool via AP)
Politics & Policy

Fauci optimistic COVID-19 vaccine will be widely available

Fauci's public message in recent days has been that Americans can't afford a devil-may-care attitude toward COVID-19 and need to double down on basic measures.

6 years ago

(Screenshot via NBC10)
Community
NBC10

Massive Chester County apartment fire displaces 100 people, injures at least 7

The fire started at the Ashwood Apartments on 782 Worth Road shortly before 7:45 p.m. Thursday night.

6 years ago

ArtsQuest President and CEO Kassie Hilgert stands on the SteelStacks campus, which sits at the base of the former blast furnaces of Bethlehem Steel. (Matt Smith for Keystone Crossroads)
Arts & Entertainment

Musikfest returns to Bethlehem as a 10-day hybrid of live and streaming concerts

As one of the largest free music festivals in the country, Musikfest attempts to recreate the street fair feel at home.

6 years ago

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A photo of the Asociación Puertorriqueños en Marcha (APM) headquarters in North Philadelphia. (Courtesy of APM)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
Eyes on the Street

We know how to solve Philly’s housing crisis. We just need to do it.

Government must act — and provide support for housing if we don’t want to see homeless encampments take over our public spaces.

6 years ago

Walt Rice, Connie Vazquez and pastor Edward Johnson
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Spurred by faith and finances, Philly private schools embrace in-person learning

Public schools may be having second thoughts, but Philly’s private schools say they’re ready to open the doors this fall.

6 years ago

Listen 1:46
School District of Philadelphia headquarters
Education

Philly school district approves plan to start year online

The city’s Board of Education approved a revised version of the district’s reopening plan, the highlight of which was a commitment to all-virtual learning through November 17.

6 years ago

New Jersey Statehouse in Trenton.
Politics & Policy

N.J. voters will decide on constitutional amendment to delay redistricting

Results from the 2020 census might be delayed, which could complicate efforts to redraw district boundaries in time for N.J.’s 2021 state legislative elections.

6 years ago

Temple University campus at North Broad Street in Philadelphia (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Education
The Philadelphia Tribune

Temple faculty demand online classes

Members of Temple University’s faculty and staff are demanding that classes be held remotely due to the coronavirus pandemic.

6 years ago

Vice President Mike Pence speaks  at a “Cops for Trump” campaign event at the police station Thursday, July 30, 2020, in Greensburg, Pa. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
Politics & Policy

‘You won’t be safe,’ Pence warns in Pennsylvania campaign

Vowing to bring “peace and security to cities across America," Mike Pence on Thursday carried the Trump campaign's message of law and order to exurban Pennsylvania.

6 years ago

A jogger can be seen in the distance running in Wilmington
Health

Increased coronavirus enforcement at businesses coming to Delaware

After more than 1,000 complaints about businesses not following COVID-19 precautions, Delaware inspectors will be more aggressive enforcing the rules.

6 years ago

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket lifts off from pad 41 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Thursday, July 30, 2020, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
Science

‘On our way to Mars’: NASA rover will look for signs of life

NASA’s Perseverance rode a mighty Atlas V rocket into a clear morning sky in the world’s third and final Mars launch of the summer.

6 years ago

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