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The Pennsylvania State Capitol is seen in this file photo. (Tom Downing/WITF)
Politics & Policy
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Is Pa. state Senator Gene Yaw out to lunch on key energy issues?

On Thursday Yaw filed a memo seeking co-sponsors for a resolution to ban Pennsylvania’s gas from being transported to Maryland, New Jersey, and New York.

8 years ago

The the new span (left) of the Scudder Falls Bridge is expected to be open this summer. (Image via DRJTBC video)
Community

Scudder Falls Bridge temporarily shutting one lane to support new span

Work continues to replace the Scudder Fall Bridge in the Trenton region. The lane closures will accommodate delivery of concrete to pave the road deck of the new bridge.

8 years ago

A helicopter dropped thousands of Easter eggs on to the River Fields in Northeast Philadelphia Saturday. (Brad Larrison for WHYY)
View Finders
Community

Look! Up in the sky! It’s the Easter chopper, delivering sweet treats to the Northeast!

It was a Philadelphia first: an aerially assisted Easter egg hunt in Northeast Philadelphia.

8 years ago

In this file image provided by Nekton on April 14, 2019, the submersible carrying Seychelles President Danny Faure is seen from a submarine belonging to Ocean Zephyr, during a descent into the Indian Ocean in the outer islands of Seychelles. The British-led Nekton scientific mission on Thursday, April 18, 2019 completed a seven-week expedition in the Indian Ocean aimed at documenting changes beneath the waves that could affect billions of people in the surrounding region over the coming decades. (Nekton via AP, File)
Science

Groundbreaking Indian Ocean science mission reaches an end

The oceans' role in regulating climate and the threats they face from global warming are underestimated and missions are crucial in taking stock of the ecosystems' health.

8 years ago

A gay pride rainbow flag flies along with the U.S. flag. (Charlie Riedel/AP Photo)
Community

United Methodists edge toward breakup over LGBT policies

Many believe the vote will prompt an exodus from the church by liberal congregations that are already expressing their dissatisfaction over the move.

8 years ago

Buffalo Soldiers admire a picture of Audrey Patrick Johnson-Thorton (Abdul R. Sulayman/The Philadelphia Tribune)
Community
The Philadelphia Tribune

Saying goodbye to local legend, Audrey Patrick Johnson-Thornton

The Belmont Mansion Museum, a historic stop on the Underground Railroad, was transformed into an homage to the person responsible for its existence.

8 years ago

In this Nov. 16, 2018, file photo, a gas pump nozzle fills up gas in a car at a pump in West Mifflin, Pa. (Gene J. Puska /The Associated Press)
Down the Shore
Community

AAA: Gas prices are ‘expensive’ for this time of year

Drivers in New Jersey and around the nation aren't getting much of a holiday break on prices at the pump.

8 years ago

Perhaps one day Humboldt pot will be as famous as Bordeaux wine. (Richard Vogel/AP Photo)
Money
The Conversation

Can artisanal weed compete with ‘Big Marijuana’?

The drug’s growing legalization is raising concerns among small-scale marijuana farmers and retailers that the corporatization of weed may be right around the corner.

8 years ago

The state Department of Labor and Industry reported an increase in new jobs in March. (Keith Srakocic/AP Photo)
Community

Pa. unemployment hits lowest level since 1976

Pennsylvania's unemployment rate has sunk to its lowest-ever recorded level.

8 years ago

The Capitol is seen in Washington, Friday, April 19, 2019. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

U.S. House Democrats say squabbles are healthy sign as they move past 100 days

Democrats debate how far to move toward the left after 100 days back in charge of the U.S. House.

8 years ago

Denise Shanahan, right, is raising her grandchildren after losing her daughter Bryanna to a drug overdose. Shanahan says her daughter believed she had to test positive for opioids to be admitted for treatment. (Brett Sholtis/WITF)
Health

Bill would stop addiction centers from requiring positive drug tests in Pa.

The bill raises questions about a potentially dangerous practice, although it's unclear how common it is.

8 years ago

A yard sign that reads
Community

Over five years, Pennsylvania loses 6,000 farms

Philadelphia defied the trend. The number of small farms within the city limits more than doubled to 38 between 2012 and 2017.

8 years ago

 In the opening procession of “Via Crucis”, Jesus, portrayed by Marc Newsome, Mary, portrayed by Melanie Ashe, an the Weeping Women played by Miranda Pilate and Megan Short walk down the center aisle of St. John the Evangelist Church.   (Jonathan Wilson for WHYY)

St. John’s in Center City marks Good Friday with ‘Via Crucis’

St. John the Evangelist parish observed Good Friday by staging “Via Crucis,” a musical score from Franz Liszt depicting the Stations of the Cross.

8 years ago

Members of the Eastern Lancaster County school board voted on a new student privacy policy on April 15, 2019. (Ed Mahon/PA Post)
Keystone Crossroads
Education
PA Post

Transgender bathroom, locker room use: The Pa. debate, explained

More than 200 people showed up to the latest school board meeting on Monday night as the board passed a “biological sex” policy for bathrooms and locker room use.

8 years ago

In this Wednesday, April 10, 2019, Tom Killion, R-Delaware, attends a hearing at the state Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa. After Democrats flipped six state Senate seats in the suburbs of Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, Killion is practically the chamber's last Republican standing in those areas and target No. 1 for Democrats in 2020. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

As suburbs roar, Pennsylvania Democrats pick top 2020 target

After Democrats recently flipped six state Senate seats in the suburbs of Philly and Pittsburgh, Tom Killion is one of the chamber's last Republicans standing in those areas.

8 years ago

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