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Amanda Gilson has worked in the NICU at st Christopher’s for almost five years. She saved up hundreds of hours of paid time off to use during her maternity leave, which she just learned will not roll over under the hospital’s new ownership. (Nina Feldman/WHYY)
Community

Tower Health clashes with nurses as it takes over St. Christopher’s

Nurses at the pediatric hospital are losing all the paid time off they earned under the previous owner. They also want safe staffing ensured.

7 years ago

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Three firefighters died after the first floor collapsed, tumbling them into the burning basement. (City of Wilmington)
Courts & Law

Del. woman gets 30 years in firefighters’ arson deaths, says she’s ‘no monster’

Firefighters Christopher Leach, Ardythe Hope and Jerry Fickes died after the floor collapsed and they tumbled into the burning basement on Sept. 24, 2016.

7 years ago

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Dancers (from left) Francesca Forcella, Blake Krapels, Skyler Lubin, Chloe Perkes, Zachary Kapeluck, Caili Quan, Richard Villaverde, Roderick Phifer. (Photo by Vikki Sloviter, courtesy of BalletX)
Arts & Entertainment

In its first holiday-themed dance program, BalletX takes a somber tone in ’12 Bells’

Philadelphia’s premiere contemporary ballet company’s first holiday program takes on seasonal depression.

7 years ago

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Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro speaks during a news conference in Philadelphia, Tuesday, May 14, 2019. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Money

Pa. AG Shapiro says Trump’s tipped wage proposal could take money from workers

The Pa. attorney general is planning to challenge the federal government if the Trump administration goes ahead with a proposal to change how tipped workers are paid.

7 years ago

School nurses turn out in force at Board of Education meeting. (Bill Hangley, Jr./The Notebook)
Education
The Notebook

Philly Board of Education renews six charters

The Board of Education met for the final time in 2019 on Thursday, approving five-year renewals for six charter schools.

7 years ago

The Capitol is seen in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Politics & Policy

Panel vote sends Trump impeachment charges to full House

The House Judiciary Committee is expected to approve articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump on Friday morning.

7 years ago

 City of Wilmington (Brian Drouin/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Contract dispute between Wilmington firefighters union and the city goes into arbitration

After three years of contract negotiations without an agreement, the matter has moved into binding arbitration.

7 years ago

(AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, file)
Courts & Law

Philadelphia officials are revving up for recreational marijuana

Psychiatry, public health and law enforcement leaders — including Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner — are taking a “not if, but when” approach.

7 years ago

Yassmin Gramian (Courtesy of PennDOT)
PlanPhilly
Community

Yassmin Gramian, incoming PennDOT Secretary sees ‘bright future’ for Philadelphia

Gramian ascends to the top PennDOT post after years of working on projects in and around Philadelphia.

7 years ago

Kensington from above (Max Marin/Billy Penn)
Community

Economic investment, not arrests, will save Kensington from drug violence, say researchers who lived there

They wanted to know: Why is narcotics trafficking and the violence that goes along with it so concentrated and so extreme in this part of the city?

7 years ago

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Before the start of a November 10 game against the Jersey Express, Camden Monarch Lenny Cooke makes an entrance. (April Saul for WHYY)
Community

Monarchs bring hoops and hope to Camden

At the Kroc Center in Cramer Hill, the Camden Monarchs are bringing semi-pro basketball to appreciative fans.

7 years ago

Left to right, Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, D-PA., Rep. David Cicilline, D-R.I., Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., and Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., confer during a House Judiciary Committee markup of Articles of Impeachment against President Donald Trump, Thursday Dec. 12, 2019 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Alex Edelman/Pool via AP)
Politics & Policy

House panel presses toward historic Trump impeachment vote

Though split sharply along party lines, the panel is expected to send the charges to the full House for it to take pre-Christmas action next week.

7 years ago

(Photo via Shutterstock)
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy

Philly residents are betting city’s new plastic bag ban will bring cleaner streets

Philly’s move comes amid a regional movement against the ubiquitous sacs. A state ban on plastic bags will expire a day before the bill goes into effect.

7 years ago

Sen. Elizabeth Warren speaks at the Netroots Nation candidate forum.
(Natalie Piserchio for NPR)
Politics & Policy

Warren gets campaign effort going in Pennsylvania

Elizabeth Warren's campaign is moving to become the first in the Democratic presidential primary to hire field staff and open field offices in Pennsylvania.

7 years ago

 Philadelphia Police Department headquarters at 7th and Race streets (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY, file)
Courts & Law

Nonprofit leader accuses police officers of excessive force, false arrest

The civil complaint alleges that an officer hit the woman in the face, then conspired with two other officers to falsely arrest her.

7 years ago

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