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Demonstrators march Tuesday, June 2, 2020, near City Hall in Philadelphia, during a protest over the death of George Floyd, who died May 25 after he was restrained by Minneapolis police. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Community

Curfews, and the legal perils of enforcing them unequally

Between Saturday and Wednesday, about 500 people were arrested on curfew violations under Mayor Jim Kenney’s emergency order.

6 years ago

Listen 4:18
Pennsylvania Health Secretary Rachel Levine (Commonwealth Media Services)
Health

Coronavirus update: New COVID-19 testing guidance for Philly protesters

Philadelphia officials recommend anyone who was at a George Floyd protest to get a COVID-19 test after seven days.

6 years ago

The Dover International Speedway in Delaware. (Chuck Snyder for WHYY)
Community

Ending a 50-year tradition, NASCAR schedule in Dover cut in half due to declining attendance

Since 1969, Dover International Speedway has hosted a pair of NASCAR cup series races every year. But track officials say that streak will end in 2021.

6 years ago

(Cynthia Fernandez/Spotlight PA)
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Pa. Gov. Tom Wolf marches with George Floyd demonstrators in Harrisburg

Wolf spoke briefly to the crowd, telling them, “We need to stop racism now.”

6 years ago

The Delaware Capitol building, Dover, De.
Money

In first-ever virtual budget session, Del. lawmakers brace for cuts amid pandemic

Delaware lawmakers are working to balance the state budget in virtual committee hearings after COVID-19 turned a year of spending into a year of cuts.

6 years ago

(Jana Shea/WHYY)
Down the Shore
Community

More than 50K lose power at the Jersey Shore as severe storms pound region

Tens of thousands of Jersey Shore residents are without power early Wednesday afternoon after a potent severe storm line lashed the region. 

6 years ago

Residents from St. Joseph's Senior Home are helped on to buses in Woodbridge, N.J., Wednesday, March 25, 2020. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Health

Coronavirus update: N.J. nursing homes ‘underprepared’ for pandemic, report says

An assessment commissioned by Gov. Murphy into the response by long-term care facilities to the COVID-19 outbreak offers recommendations for improvement.

6 years ago

More than 830,000 Pennsylvanians have abruptly found themselves without a job or income following the statewide shutdown of schools and all but “life-sustaining” businesses — decisions intended to slow the spread of the coronavirus. (Tim Tai/The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Pa. clears schools to reopen for 2020-21, hints at how classrooms may look

Pennsylvania gave the clearest sign yet that schools will reopen in some form soon. Officials hinted at what safety measures schools may use.

6 years ago

(Screenshot via NBC10)
Politics & Policy
NBC10

Severe storms packing 80 mph winds barrel across Philly region; more to come

There have been widespread reports of damage as hurricane-force winds blow through neighborhoods in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

6 years ago

Frank Rizzo mural
Arts & Entertainment

Frank Rizzo mural in South Philly to be replaced with better representation of neighborhood, leaders say

The nonprofit’s announcement came on the heels of the removal of another controversial Rizzo landmark: the 10-foot-tall bronze statue outside the Municipal Services Building.

6 years ago

Trevor Rodriquez sits alone at the spot where Floyd died at the hands of police
Courts & Law

Murder charge upgraded in Floyd case, 3 other cops charged

The three other police officers on the scene when a Minneapolis officer pressed his knee on George Floyd’s neck are being charged with aiding and abetting a murder.

6 years ago

Sharon Horn (right) came to Fishtown from New Jersey to protest a vigilante mob that was in the neighborhood Monday night. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

Philadelphia protesters want police to condemn white men ‘protecting’ Fishtown with baseball bats

Amid the civil unrest in Philadelphia, about 50 ATMs in have been blown up since Saturday by thieves attempting to steal the money inside, according to city officials.

6 years ago

The former site of the Frank Rizzo statue
PlanPhilly
Community
Eyes on the Street

The Rizzo reign is finally over. Thank Black Philadelphia.

For more than a decade, African Americans called for the removal of the Rizzo statue. Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney has finally heard them.

6 years ago

(Michael M. Santiago / Post Gazette)
Courts & Law
Spotlight PA

Police reforms in Pa. languished after Antwon Rose’s killing. Will now be any different?

On Tuesday, a group of state House Democrats and local Philadelphia lawmakers proposed dozens of reforms regarding police training, discipline, and oversight.

6 years ago

Protesters attend a Black Lives Matter protest at the city hall and the police department in Clifton, N.J.
Community

N.J. to overhaul police use-of-force guidelines, AG says

New Jersey will update its use of force guidelines for the first time in two decades and will move to require a statewide licensing program for all police officers.

6 years ago

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