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Portrait of a quarter horse. (Courtesy/Bigstock)
Philly Parenting
Lifestyle

Equine therapy for kids with disabilities

When my 16-year-old son who has autism and an intellectual disability was a young child, he was really scared of animals. Dogs simply tak ...

8 years ago

Marion Johnson, active in the community for close to 40 years, goes in a head to head with a representative of VisionQuest during a community gathering hosted by Councilwoman Cherelle Parker, on Thursday. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
Community

North Philly neighbors decry plans for immigrant youth shelter, citing track record

VisionQuest wants to open a 60-bed facility for unaccompanied immigrant youth in North Philadelphia's Logan neighborhood.

8 years ago

Capitol Building, Harrisburg. (Kevin McCorry/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Pa. House panel hosts climate change doubter, draws rebuke from scientists

Geologist Gregory Wrightstone was tapped to testify by state Rep. Daryl Metcalfe, a conservative House member and chair of the Environmental Resources panel.

8 years ago

Last summer, weeds engulf a playground at housing section of the former Naval Air Warfare Center Warminster in Warminster, Pa. In Warminster and surrounding towns in eastern Pennsylvania, and at other sites around the United States, the foams once used routinely in firefighting training at military bases contained per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS. EPA testing between 2013 and 2015 found significant amounts of PFAS in public water supplies in 33 U.S. states. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Wolf’s $8M to remove PFAS from Bucks water won’t solve the problem, activists say

Pennsylvania will pay to help remove unregulated toxic contaminants from 17 wells in the Bucks County communities of Warminster, Ivyland, Warwick and Warrington.

8 years ago

The entrance of a correctional facility.
Courts & Law

Bill would keep Delaware juvenile offenders out of ‘horrible’ conditions in adult prisons

Delaware has long housed violent youth offenders in adult prisons. Citing “unconscionable’’ conditions, advocates say that must end.

8 years ago

Listen 2:17
Gary Clark Jr. (Courtesy of WME)
Things To Do
Community
March 28 - April 3, 2019

Raise a glass of wine, cheer on the Phils, or take your pick of jazz, rock, R&B

You can celebrate “The Crown” in Delaware, take in a baseball game or hear music from legends in the making − and legends taking their last bow.

8 years ago

Listen 4:50
James Smith Jr. rents a room in Victor Pickney's rooming house. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community
PlanPhilly

Rooms for rent: Inside Philadelphia’s shadow housing market

One year ago, a family died in a Philadelphia rooming house fire. City officials promised reform. Nothing has changed.

8 years ago

In this Oct. 4, 2017, photo, a device called a
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Pa. gun owner among many nationwide fighting to overturn Trump-led ban on bump stocks

Federal officials are asking gun owners to immediately destroy or turn over bump stocks after a nationwide ban took effect this week.

8 years ago

In this May 22, 2017 file photo shown is the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Middletown, Pa.. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Community
PA Post

40 years after Three Mile Island accident, debate over safety of nuclear energy still goes back and forth

Forty years after the partial meltdown at Three Mile Island changed the trajectory of nuclear energy in this country, the debate over its safety and viability continues.

8 years ago

Kahlil Williams, one of 13 Democratic candidates for Philadelphia City Commissioner, draws the 7th position on the crowded ballot. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Dave Davies: Off Mic
Politics & Policy

Crowded field seeking to run Philly elections

Concerns about ballot security and a surge in Democratic engagement produce a large field of candidates for Philadelphia’s city commission, which runs elections.

8 years ago

Cars drive past windmills on the grounds of a sewage treatment plant in Atlantic City, N.J. on Monday Jan. 4, 2016. (Wayne Parry/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy
NJ Spotlight

Despite favorable political winds, scant progress in N.J. on climate change

Environmental advocates weigh in on why pollution-control efforts in the Garden State have lagged, and on prospects for reaching the state’s goal on carbon emissions.

8 years ago

Protestors carry signs as they attend a rally on Monday, Jan. 7, 2019, in Pittsburgh. The protesters, many openly carrying guns, gathered in downtown Pittsburgh to rally against the city council's proposed restrictions and banning of semi-automatic rifles, certain ammunition and firearms accessories within city limits. (Keith Srakocic/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Pittsburgh City Council preliminarily approves controversial gun legislation

The bills, which will likely face a court challenge, would ban the use of semi-automatic weapons, assault-style rifles and similar firearms.

8 years ago

Philadelphia City Hall. (WHYY file photo)
Politics & Policy

Philadelphia fires, demotes 30 employees over ethics violations

From falsifying time sheets to working an outside job, 30 Philadelphia public employees were disciplined or fired in 2018 for unethical behavior.

8 years ago

According to New Jersey state officials, there are 20,000 active foreclosure cases currently making their way through the courts. (David J. Phillip/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy
NJ Spotlight

Trenton tackles N.J.’s foreclosure rate, down but still highest in nation

According to New Jersey state officials, there are 20,000 active foreclosure cases currently making their way through the courts.

8 years ago

President Donald Trump accompanied by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., left, and Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., right, arrives for a Senate Republican policy lunch on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 26, 2019. (Andrew Harnik/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Congress could get Mueller report in April, Graham says

Attorney General William Barr is going through the report to take out grand jury material and classified information, both of which can't be publicly disclosed under the law.

8 years ago

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