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Tracey Gordon (Provided/The Philadelphia Tribune)
Politics & Policy
The Philadelphia Tribune

Gordon on track to become first African American woman Register of Wills

Tracey Gordon ran her campaign for the Register of Wills in the Democratic primary on a shoestring budget against an entrenched incumbent.

7 years ago

Crews work at the site of a sinkhole along the Mariner East pipeline route near the Pennsylvania State Police barracks on Route 1 in Delaware County on Thursday, April 25, 2019. Pipeline builder Energy Transfer/Sunoco said there were no leaks and no pipelines were exposed. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Politics & Policy
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Federal pipeline safety regulators issue warning on floods and subsidence

The PHMSA advisory bulletin says pipeline incidents caused by erosion have increased in the eastern U.S.

7 years ago

Gov. John Carney picks up litter along Vandever Ave. in northeast Wilmington. (Mark Eichmann/WHYY)
Community

Delaware launches anti-litter campaign to clean up First State

The Delaware anti-litter alliance joins towns throughout the state in the fight against trash.

7 years ago

This Google Earth view is looking west. The large complex on the beach is the Wildwoods Convention Center. (Google Earth)
Down the Shore
Community

Demand spurs Wildwood to expand parking on the beach

For a $10 fee, motorists with four wheel drive and all wheel drive vehicles can access the beach via Baker Avenue.

7 years ago

In this photo taken Thursday, March 21, 2019, Gus Dabais stands outside his Sidewalk Wellness store in San Francisco. CBD oil-infused food, drinks and dietary supplements are popular even though the U.S. government says they're illegal and some local authorities have forced retailers to pull products. The confusion has California, Texas and other states moving to legalize the cannabis compound that many see as beneficial to their health. (Eric Risberg/AP Photo)
Health

CBD is for sale at Sheetz amid concerns from federal regulators

Medical cannabis proponents tout CBD as a remedy for a wide range of conditions, from inflammation to epileptic seizures. However, the science is unclear on its benefits.

7 years ago

This photo provided by 3 CBS Philadelphia shows police canvasing the scene of a shooting in Trenton, N.J. on Saturday, May 25, 2019.  New Jersey police say 10 people have been wounded following a shooting at a Trenton bar.  Trenton police spokesman Capt. Stephen Varn said five men and five women were transported to local hospitals. He said one victim was critically wounded and taken into emergency surgery.  (3 CBS Philadelphia via AP)
Community

10 wounded as gunmen open fire outside New Jersey bar

New Jersey police say 10 people have been wounded following a shooting at a Trenton bar.

7 years ago

On the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend, and on July 4th Pennsylvanians are allowed to fish without a license. (Keith Srakocic/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Free fishing comes to Pennsylvania Memorial Day weekend

Anglers without a license are going to get a chance to fish for free on Sunday.

7 years ago

A Falcon 9 SpaceX rocket, with a payload of 60 satellites for SpaceX's Starlink broadband network, lifts off from Space Launch Complex 40 during a time exposure at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Thursday, May 23, 2019. (John Raoux/AP Photo)
Science

SpaceX launches 60 little satellites, with many more to come

SpaceX has launched 60 little satellites, the first of thousands that founder Elon Musk plans to put in orbit for global internet coverage.

7 years ago

Philadelphia City Council candidate Maria Quiñones-Sánchez. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Money

Beverage industry spent big on Quiñones-Sánchez, but soda tax still seems secure

While beverage association spent $631,000 on soda tax opponent Quiñones-Sánchez, she won race by just 485 votes.

7 years ago

Joseph M. Torsella, speaks to the crowd, after being sworn in as treasurer of Pennsylvania, at Camp Curtin Academy in Harrisburg, Pa., Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017. (Chris Knight/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

Pennsylvania accuses financial firms of bond price-fixing

Pennsylvania's treasury is accusing about a dozen large financial firms of working together to illegally inflate the price of bonds issued by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

7 years ago

A memorial of flowers, balloons, a cross and photo of victim Marlen Ochoa-Lopez, are displayed on the lawn, Friday, May 17, 2019 in Chicago, outside the home where Ochoa-Lopez was murdered last month. Assistant State's Attorney James Murphy says a pregnant Ochoa-Lopez, who was killed and whose baby was cut from her womb, was strangled while being shown a photo album of the late son and brother of her attackers. (Teresa Crawford/AP Photo)
The Philadelphia Experiment
Community
The Philadelphia Experiment

Pro-life means all lives

The fight to protect life should be about much more than abortion. In fact, the fight to protect life should go on long after children are born.

7 years ago

A photo of an unidentified young African American woman is deeply creased as if it were folded and carried around by someone  who valued it. It is part of an exhibit at the Library Company of Philadelphia called
Arts & Entertainment

Historic African American visions of a life of freedom and elegance

The Library Company of Philadelphia opens an exhibition of African American history told solely through African American artifacts.

7 years ago

Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan, center, and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford, left, tour the US-Mexico border at Santa Teresa Station in Sunland Park, N.M., Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy
PA Post

Five Pa. GOP congressmen ask Gov. Wolf to help Trump administration on Mexican border

“Pennsylvania should lend to the president as many National Guard troops as possible until the crisis is resolved.”

7 years ago

President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Friday, May 24, 2019, before boarding Marine One for a short trip to Andrews Air Force Base, Md, and then on to Tokyo. (Andrew Harnik/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Two new members of Congress from Pa. call for impeachment hearings

As more members of Congress from our region call for impeachment hearings, the issue is dividing local Democrats.

7 years ago

New guidelines issued by New Jersey Supreme Court will make it more difficult for federal immigration officers to make arrests at courthouses in the state.(Charles Reed/U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement via AP)
Courts & Law

New rules seek to limit ICE arrests in N.J. courthouses

ICE agents should present a warrant to courthouse security, the rules from the head of the N.J. Supreme Court say. But it’s unclear how they’ll be enforced.

7 years ago

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