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Center City buildings were evacuated due to a smell of gas on Monday. (Lindsay Lazarski/WHYY)
Community

Strong gas-like odor caused Center City evacuation

Reports said the odor emanated from the former PES refinery in South Philly.

7 years ago

A demonstrator celebrated outside the U.S. Supreme Court in 2015 after the court voted to uphold key tax subsidies that are part of the Affordable Care Act. But federal taxes and other measures designed to pay for the health care the ACA provides have not fared as well. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Courts & Law

Supreme Court will decide the fate of Obamacare

The court said it would hear an appeal by 20 mainly Democratic states of a lower-court ruling that declared part of the statute unconstitutional and cast a cloud over the rest

7 years ago

Ron Maccri of Vineland, an advocate for a Second Amendment Sanctuary resolution makes his case to the Cumberland County freeholder board. The resolution passed with a unanimous vote. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

The Second Amendment ‘sanctuary’ movement has arrived in NJ

New Jersey, the state with some of the strictest gun laws, passed a wave of additional firearms safety measures in 2018 and 2019. Gun rights activists are now pushing back.

7 years ago

On January 21, 2020, freshman Panther D.J. Wagner, whose father and grandfather both played for Camden High and went on to the NBA, goes into action against Woodrow Wilson High School. (April Saul for WHYY)
Community

Generations of fans cheering nationally ranked Camden High into playoffs

The school’s rich basketball tradition is writing a new chapter. There are big expectations as the team starts the playoffs with a third-generation star, D.J. Wagner, leading

7 years ago

(Richard Vogel/AP Photo, file)
Politics & Policy

N.J. drivers can’t claim $5,000 electric vehicle rebate yet. Here’s why.

N.J. Gov. Phil Murphy trumpeted the rebate program before state regulators set up how it would work.

7 years ago

The latest lawsuits allege that new video evidence shows the driver restraining more children with tape, or threatening to do so, on at least 9 occasions. (Courtesy of Penn Center for Mental Health)
PlanPhilly
Courts & Law

Four more parents sue in incidents of children duct-taped in preschool van

The latest lawsuits allege that new video evidence shows the driver restraining more children with tape, or threatening to do so, on at least 9 occasions.

7 years ago

A man who was shot by police during a standoff last month in Doylestown Township, Pennsylvania, has died from his injuries. (Screenshot/NBC 10 Philadelphia)
Community

DA: Man shot, wounded by police during standoff dies

Authorities say a man shot and wounded by police during a standoff near Philadelphia last month has died.

7 years ago

Charges were withdrawn against five men accused of shooting at a neighborhood vigil in Pittsburgh 4 1/2 years ago. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
Courts & Law

Charges against 5 withdrawn in 2015 shooting at vigil

Prosecutors in western Pennsylvania have withdrawn charges against five men charged in a shooting at a neighborhood vigil in Pittsburgh 4 1/2 years ago.

7 years ago

As awareness of opioid addiction has grown, new treatments have emerged, including new forms of medication-assisted treatment. (NJTV News)
Politics & Policy
NJ Spotlight

Amid opioid crisis, treatment providers question N.J. state oversight

Health Department promises to address concerns raised over licensing of facilities offering addicts medically assisted treatment

7 years ago

De'Von Pickett (left) was stabbed outside a Stenton Avenue bar in February 2015 before going on a tour. He was Nicki Minaj's stage manager. In this photo, Pickett is with friend Eric Parker (right). (instagram)
Arts & Entertainment

Man convicted of murder in Nicki Minaj crew member slaying

A man has been convicted of third-degree murder in the stabbing death of a Nicki Minaj crew member outside a Philadelphia bar five years ago.

7 years ago

School District of Philadelphia headquarters
Education
The Notebook

Big week ahead for participation in comprehensive planning

But public meetings will not include open forums to question District officials

7 years ago

Stephanie Sun and Sarun Chan co-facilitated the Census Champion workshop at the Cambodian Association of Greater Philadelphia on Saturday. (Becca Haydu for WHYY)
Community

Counting Philly’s Cambodians in the 2020 census: ‘We aren’t invisible’

Philadelphia has the 4th largest Cambodian population among U.S. cities, and a local organization says the 2010 count was low by several thousand.

7 years ago

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden takes photos with supporters at a campaign event at Saint Augustine’s University in Raleigh, N.C., Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020. (Gerry Broome/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Biden wins South Carolina, hopes for Super Tuesday momentum

Joe Biden scored a victory in South Carolina’s Democratic primary on Saturday, riding a wave of African American support and ending rival Bernie Sanders' winning streak.

7 years ago

Robert Clark poses for a portrait in The Kensington Storefront on Kensington Avenue near Somerset Street. (Photo by Erin Blewett)
Community
Broke in Philly

In Philly, how will the 2020 Census count people experiencing homelessness?

The last time Robert Clark filled out the United States Census form, he had a well-paying job, a house, and no criminal record. But in 2010, Clark lost his job.

7 years ago

Attendees listen to Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speak during a campaign event, Friday, Feb. 28, 2020, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Politics & Policy

South Carolina Democratic primary 2020: Liveblog

Follow NPR’s coverage right here to learn what’s at stake, see what it looks like on the ground and track live results Saturday evening.

7 years ago

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