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Noema Alavez Perez (left), mother of missing 5-year-old Dulce Maria Alavez, holds her daughter's favorite toy as she speaks to reporters at the Bridgeton City Park.  She is accompanied by her mother, Norma Perez (right). (Nicholas Pugliese/WHYY)
Community

Mother of missing N.J. girl pleads for rumors to stop as search enters third week

The missing girl’s mother asked the public to focus on her daughter’s innocence and stop spreading hurtful rumors online.

7 years ago

Former Wilmington City Council President Theo Gregory (WHYY, File)
Courts & Law

Former Wilmington City Council president indicted on ‘profiteering’ charges

Theo Gregory, the ex-City Council president, has been indicted after accusations he earmarked $40,000 for a nonprofit he was leading after leaving office.

7 years ago

A transit police officer keeps watch on the Market-Frankford line. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community

SEPTA transit police still awaiting new service weapons

SEPTA’s police force is still carrying the Sig Sauer P320 handgun, after a transit police officer’s P320 service weapon fired while holstered at Suburban Station.

7 years ago

Rosh Hashanah begins on Sunday and marks the first High Holiday since the Tree of Life synagogue shooting last October.(Katie Blackley / WESA)
Community

Security at Pittsburgh area synagogues expected to be strict this year

Rosh Hashanah begins Sunday evening and security for Pittsburgh area Jewish New Year celebrations are expected to be greater than previous years.

7 years ago

(Karlis Dambrans/Flickr)
Urban Planning

New effort to ramp up electric vehicle usage in N.J.

The state is moving to tackle one of its toughest climate action goals: putting 330,000 electric vehicles on the road in New Jersey in less than six years.

7 years ago

Diamond McClain, 17, testifies about her experience with violence in her community. She hopes to open a resource center for women and girls to come and receive help with difficult issues in West Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

‘You have a voice’: Young Philly writers take a stand against gun violence

Members of Mighty Writers presented an original booklet containing student writings about how violence has affected them and their communities.

7 years ago

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Down the Shore
Community

‘Weirdest fish in the ocean’ makes rare appearance in N.J.’s Barnegat Bay

A woman spotted what an environmental advocacy organization calls the “weirdest fish in the ocean” in New Jersey’s Barnegat Bay.

7 years ago

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Arts & Entertainment

Pine Barrens festival celebrates art and nature in the ‘Middle of Nowhere’

The historic Whitesbog Village in Browns Mills, N.J., on Saturday hosted the second iteration of “Middle of Nowhere,” a music and arts festival.

7 years ago

The sales floor of Beyond/Hello, Center City Philadelphia's first medical marijuana dispensary is seen, Thursday, Jan. 24, 2019. (Matt Slocum/AP Photo)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philly councilmember pushing to spread out marijuana dispensaries

Councilmember Mark Squilla is pushing to ensure marijuana dispensaries are at least 500 feet from each other.

7 years ago

Jaribu Hill speaks at the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum in Jackson, Miss., during a reception honoring the life of civil rights activist Unita Blackwell. (Meredith Williams via AP)
Courts & Law

Lawyers fight for everyday women bringing #MeToo complaints

The Times Up fund, administered by the National Women's Law Center, has received more than 3,670 requests for assistance and has funded 160 cases via $24 million donations.

7 years ago

Poet Janet Ruth Falon, author of
Community

Local poet writes about turning to faith, finding meaning during Jewish holidays

Janet Ruth Falon is a Philly area Jewish poet who uses the intersections of her identity to make meaning of the world.

7 years ago

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A SEPTA bus is parked in a parking lot, with a blue sky overhead.
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

SEPTA: Fuel costs are down thanks to hybrid buses

The continued push to expand its low-emissions fleet helped SEPTA save about $300,000 in fuel costs.

7 years ago

Homes on Sherwood Road in Overbrook. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community

West Philly’s sliver of gilded Overbrook Farms mansions tapped for historic protection

The Philadelphia Historical Commission is expected to rule on a historic district in Overbrook Farms, limiting development in the turn-of-the-century community.

7 years ago

Rezwan Natiq, from Kabul, Afghanistan, is a refugee living in Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

As Trump slashes refugee arrivals, a look at who has been resettling in Pa.

Those fleeing religious persecution and those who helped the U.S. in Iraq or Afghanistan are common among current refugees settling in Pennsylvania.

7 years ago

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Chairman Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., talks to the media after Acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire testified before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2019. (Andrew Harnik/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Trump allies in disarray as Democrats push impeachment

Adam Schiff said Sunday that he expects the whistleblower at the heart of impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump to testify "very soon."

7 years ago

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