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Julia Pratt playing guitar and singing
Arts & Entertainment

Photo essay: XPoNential Music Festival celebrates a vibrant and ‘eclectic’ music scene during 3-day fest

Thousands of music lovers gathered for the three-day festival on the Camden Waterfront to watch rising and established acts from around the country.

11 months ago

Listen 1:17
a crowd looks at dancers in the street
Community

South Street Oktoberfest draws thousands for beer, music and German tradition

Brauhaus Schmitz led South Street’s Oktoberfest celebration, featuring craft German beers, traditional food and vibrant folk music and dance.

11 months ago

products hanging on a shelf
Courts & Law

What to know about the New Jersey law that regulates the manufacturing and sale of Delta-8 products

Intoxicating hemp, known as Delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol, is now regulated in New Jersey, and sales to minors are banned.

11 months ago

Listen 1:12
a child receives a vaccination
Health

Whooping cough cases are rising to new high levels in Pa.

Whooping cough, or pertussis, is a bacterial infection that can cause painful coughing fits and difficulty breathing. Cases are up across the U.S. this year.

11 months ago

attendees watch a performance under the Chinatown Arch
Community

‘This is what we fight with’: Chinatown celebrates Mid-Autumn Festival amid battle against Sixers’ arena proposal

This year’s event comes amid a community-wide struggle for Chinatown’s existence, organizers said.

11 months ago

Listen 1:20
Dancers dancing
Community

Claps, twirls and snaps: Desis of Doylestown celebrates Bucks County’s South Asian community by hosting Garba

Proceeds from a Garba fundraiser will support the organization’s public, free Diwali celebration at the Pearl S. Buck House on Oct. 27.

11 months ago

Listen 1:28
a hand holds mail-in ballots
Courts & Law
AP

Court takes ‘naked ballots’ case over Pennsylvania mail-in voting

The justices said Friday they will take the case that could determine the fate of thousands of votes that may otherwise be canceled in the Nov. 5 election.

11 months ago

A hand holds up microplastics collected out of the Delaware River
Science

Rutgers researchers are exploring the impact of microplastics on the digestive system

The university received a $3.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, which will fund the five-year study.

11 months ago

Listen 1:13
Testing new voting machines
Politics & Policy

What to know about the new voting machines appearing in some — but not all — New Jersey counties

The new voting machines offer an added layer of security by providing a paper trail, which older machines did not deliver.

11 months ago

Robb Reichard and Eveyln Torres stand together
Community

Advocates raise AIDS awareness on Temple campus ahead of annual AIDS Walk

In 2022, about 20% of new HIV infections were in people aged 13-24, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

11 months ago

Stacy Garrity and Erin McClelland
Politics & Policy

Race to watch: Contested race for Pa. treasurer

Incumbent Republican Stacy Garrity and Democratic challenger Erin McClelland are the major party candidates on the ballot. Three minor party candidates are also in the fray.

11 months ago

An upclose photo of Gov. John Carney
Politics & Policy

‘Heartless’: Sponsor of medical aid in dying bill slams Delaware Gov. Carney’s veto

Retiring state Rep. Paul Baumbach has pushed for medical aid in dying legislation since 2015. Gov. Carney said he was “morally opposed” to it becoming law.

11 months ago

Listen 0:53
a person speaks to two people
Community

Meet the Philly entrepreneurs pushing for social justice in Pa.’s recreational marijuana laws at Black Cannabis Week

Organizers want to prepare Philadelphia entrepreneurs for the opportunity legalized adult-use marijuana in Pennsylvania would bring under a proposed social equity program.

11 months ago

Listen 0:51
Joel Embiid dribbling
Community

Joel Embiid signs a 3-year, $193 million contract extension with the 76ers

Embiid announced that he and the team had agreed to the extension Friday morning, saying he hopes to remain a Sixer "for the rest of my career.

11 months ago

Three Mile Island
Community
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Pieces of Three Mile Island to be preserved for history

The plant’s control panel and a model of the reactor core will be preserved, as well as signs, maps, and photos from the time of TMI-2’s partial meltdown in 1979.

11 months ago

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