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Policer officers watch as a gunman is apprehended following a standoff Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2019, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Courts & Law

Alleged gunman behind North Philly standoff held for trial on dozens more charges

During a hearing on Thursday, more than a dozen police officers testified about taking fire — and cover — during the hourslong standoff in Tioga.

7 years ago

People in support of and opposed to Philadelphia’s Safehouse injection site protested in City Council on March 5, 2020. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

City Council passes resolution condemning secrecy of supervised injection plans

City Council passed the measure, 15-2, as groups both in support of and against Safehouse showed up in force bearing signs representing their positions.

7 years ago

Long Beach Township
Down the Shore
Urban Planning

N.J. congressman announces additional beach replenishment projects

More beach replenishment is on the way to the Jersey Shore, a congressman representing the northern portion of New Jersey announced. 

7 years ago

A woman, who declined to give her name, wears a mask in New York out of concern for the coronavirus. Experts say the masks do not necessarily help prevent the spread of the virus. (Mark Lennihan/AP Photo)
Health

N.J. now has four patients who tested positive for COVID-19

Acting Gov. Oliver announced immediate restrictions on state-related business travel, international and short trips, such as to New York and Philadelphia.

7 years ago

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., flanked by Rep. Karen Bass, D-Calif., chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, left, and Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus,  to discuss the 2020 Census and the concern for getting an accurate count in minority communities, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 5, 2020. The census determines how federal funding is allocated and affects the apportionment of Congressional seats.  (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Politics & Policy

Facebook drops Trump ads after Pelosi cites census confusion

Facebook said in a statement that it was enforcing its policies to prevent confusion over the 2020 census, which begins for most people next week.

7 years ago

Lt. Gov. John Fetterman is sworn in by Judge, Deborah Kunselman, during a Ceremony in the senate chambers at the Pennsylvania State Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa.Tuesday, January 15, 2019. JOSE F. MORENO / Philadelphia Inquirer)
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Pa. Senate officials scrub details from financial records, raising alarm among open records advocates

In documents turned over to The Caucus and Spotlight PA, Senate officials edited out spending information, making it appear as though it never existed

7 years ago

Teacher Nora Melley in front of the Lincoln High School exhibit at the Philadelphia Flower Show. (The Notebook)
Community
The Notebook

Philly students shine at the Flower Show

Horticulture classes from Lincoln High made an urban garden, complete with a compost heap and worms. Art students also contributed.

7 years ago

In a photo taken Friday, Jan. 11, 2019, Vince Farias poses for The Associated Press outside one of his vacation rental properties in Surf City, N.J. (Julio Cortez/AP Photo)
Money
NJ Spotlight

N.J. property taxes bounced back in 2019

The average New Jersey property-tax bill increased by nearly $200 last year as the rate of growth also picked up in 2019 compared to the last few years.

7 years ago

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks during a town hall meeting at Grinnell College, Monday, Nov. 4, 2019, in Grinnell, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Politics & Policy

Elizabeth Warren ends her presidential bid

Elizabeth Warren, who electrified progressives with her “plan for everything” and strong message of economic populism, dropped out of the Democratic presidential race.

7 years ago

A lifeguard protects the beaches at Wildwood.
Down the Shore
Community

Jersey Shore town plans to purchase motel to house lifeguards amid high rental costs

A Jersey Shore town is getting creative in its mission to recruit and retain lifeguards in the face of high housing costs. 

7 years ago

FILE- In this March 2, 2020 file photo, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, right, is joined by Health Commissioner Judith Persichilli, center, during a news conference in Ewing, N.J., Monday, March 2, 2020. On Wednesday, March 4, 2020, Murphy, Persichilli and Acting Governor Sheila Oliver announced the first presumptive positive case of novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, in New Jersey. The individual, a male in his 30s, is hospitalized in Bergen County and has been hospitalized since March 3. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
Health

N.J. health officials confirm the state’s 1st positive test of new coronavirus

A man in his 30s who is hospitalized in Bergen County has New Jersey’s first positive test for COVID-19, Gov. Phil Murphy said in a statement Wednesday.

7 years ago

Hawaii state Department of Health microbiologist Mark Nagata demonstrates the process for testing a sample for coronavirus at the department's laboratory in Pearl City, Hawaii. (Audrey McAvoy/AP Photo)
Science
Broke in Philly

What if you want a COVID-19 test but don’t have health insurance?

Now that test kits are more available, there has been some concern fear of cost might deter underinsured or uninsured Americans from getting tested.

7 years ago

Protesters gather in a parking lot at the Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery office on Passayunk Avenue in South Philadelphia on Feb. 9, 2020. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Health

Pa. proposes to relax non-residential lead cleanup standards

If approved, the lead concentration allowed on the first 2 feet of sites like the PES refinery complex would rise from 1,000 parts per million to 2,500 ppm.

7 years ago

Meredith Elementary School, located on 5th and Fitzwater streets in Philadelphia. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Education

‘Friends’ of public education? Study examines ‘paradox’ behind Philly school fundraising groups

A new generation of fundraising groups has popped up in Philly’s gentrifying schools. A new study examines their impact.

7 years ago

Work to Ride's design will be reviewed further by the Art Commission this summer. (Rendering from Archer & Buchanan)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Huge polo arena coming to Fairmount Park in expansion of Work to Ride program

The new field will be 45,000 square feet and, according to a presentation made to the Philadelphia Art Commission, will require no city or state funding.

7 years ago

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