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Delco Gives Day volunteers hold signs for the event
Community

Second annual Delco Gives raises nearly $2M for local nonprofits

The second annual Delco Gives has already eclipsed the inaugural benchmark of $1.7 million in 2024.

12 months ago

Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-N.J., speaks with an officer demanding she be let into the ICE Detention office
Politics & Policy

Newark mayor denies trespassing at immigration detention center following arrest

Alina Habba, interim U.S. attorney for New Jersey, said Ras Baraka committed trespass and ignored warnings from Homeland Security personnel to leave the Delaney Hall facility.

12 months ago

Camden Mayor Vic Carstarphen on stage at Gordon Theater
Politics & Policy

Mayor Vic Carstarphen said his city was ‘Camden strong.’ Here are some takeaways from his State of the City address

Carstarphen called the city school district's budget deficit "the elephant in the room" and discussed technology upgrades, public investments and construction projects.

12 months ago

Listen 1:13
A control tower is seen at Newark Liberty International Airport
Science

Air traffic controllers briefly lose radar access again at Newark airport

For the second time in two weeks, the radar at the facility in Philadelphia that directs planes in and out of Newark Liberty International Airport went black.

12 months ago

WHYY's pop-up newsroom at Princeton Public Library. Madhu Bora and P. Kenneth Burns speak with an attendee
Community

A ‘pop-up’ newsroom in Mercer County, N.J. offers a chance for community members to share concerns, story ideas

Another WHYY “pop-up” newsroom will offer the New Jersey community a chance to share story ideas and issues impacting their daily lives.

12 months ago

Listen 0:42
Sara Ray and Erin McLeary posing for a photo
Arts & Entertainment

New leaders at Philadelphia’s Mütter Museum explain their vision for the historic medical science collection

The museum has had two tumultuous years. Now, the two historians newly in charge of this storied institution explain their vision for the future.

12 months ago

Listen 1:47
Five students posing for a photo together
Education

Delaware underdogs: Odessa High wins Envirothon title, beating 22-year reigning champs

The Townsend public school won the statewide competition for the first time, defeating perennial powerhouse Charter School of Wilmington.

12 months ago

Listen 4:25
the back of A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer
Courts & Law

Camden’s short-lived ICE agreement sparks alarm and action in Delaware

Camden Mayor Larry Dougherty says he was not directly involved in the agreement and didn't see it as a significant issue at the time.

12 months ago

Listen 1:41
Robert Francis Prevost
Community

Villanova students take break from finals to celebrate the selection of Pope Leo XIV, class of ‘77

Students were surprised an American — especially a Villanova grad — was chosen as the next pope. Some hope he’ll be their next commencement speaker.

12 months ago

Listen 4:21
A therapy session with health care professional taking notes
Health

Wedge Recovery Centers will close behavioral health services after 31-year run in Philadelphia

The organization has provided mental health and addiction treatment since 1994. Most services will stop by the end of May.

12 months ago

Listen 1:09
People in the encampments
Health

Philly City Council passes restrictions on mobile van services in Kensington, bill heads to mayor’s desk

The bill dictates when and how mobile van service providers can operate in Kensington as they support people who are homeless and using drugs.

12 months ago

Listen 1:07
A cannibis plant
Politics & Policy

Delaware Senate delays vote on new marijuana commissioner over conflict of interest concerns

Marijuana Commissioner nominee Joshua Sanderlin has interests in two cannabis businesses. Senators say that’s a legal problem.

12 months ago

Listen 0:53
Council member Kendra Brooks, Council President Kenyatta Johnson and union workers outside Philadelphia City Hall
Politics & Policy

Philadelphia City Council passes bill to protect workers who speak up for rights

Employers face fines of $2,000 for each violation, such as retaliation for workers standing up for their rights, under the worker protection bill.

12 months ago

Listen 0:50
Sen. John Fetterman speaks
Politics & Policy

What to know about John Fetterman, the Pennsylvania senator who talks about mental health

As a senator, John Fetterman has made a rightward shift on some issues, prompting some former supporters to disavow him.

12 months ago

The Supreme Court of the United States
Courts & Law

Trump asks Supreme Court to allow him to end humanitarian parole for 500,000 people from 4 countries

The order from U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani in Boston blocked the administration from putting an early end to the immigrants’ temporary legal status.

12 months ago

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