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FILE - Vice President Kamala Harris, left, and second gentleman Doug Emhoff address staff at her campaign headquarters in Wilmington, Del., July 22, 2024. The nation's first second gentleman, Emhoff could become its first first gentlemen after November. Emhoff is used to traveling the country championing his wife and the Biden administration's accomplishments in his current job. But now that Harris is the presumptive Democratic nominee, those efforts have been thrust into the political spotlight like never before. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times via AP, Pool, File)
Politics & Policy

Doug Emhoff would become the country’s first first gentleman if Kamala Harris wins presidency

Emhoff was born in Brooklyn and raised in New Jersey. He attended law school in California and gave up a job as an entertainment lawyer when Harris became vice president.

10 months ago

EPA officials visited Tioga-Hope Park and Garden in North Philadelphia Wednesday to learn about the community's environmental priorities. (Sophia Schmidt/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

A flurry of grant money is flowing to the Philly region for environmental projects

Grants for solar panels, turning tree waste into lumber and cleaning up litter are coming to the region. Some advocates say more is needed.

10 months ago

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Joe Baker talks about his paintings, one of which depicts his grandmother performing the last Doll Dance in the early 1900s. Baker is one of four artists from the Delaware Tribe of Indians whose work is featured in ''Never Broken: Visualizing Lenape Histories,'' at the Michener Museum
Arts & Entertainment

Delaware study aims to revitalize state’s arts and culture with new online map to boost economy and tourism

A new study from the Delaware Arts Alliance unveils an ambitious plan to support the arts and cultural sector with a new online mapping hub.

10 months ago

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Philadelphia Temple, Drexel and UPenn students marched west on Market Street to the campus of the University of Pennsylvania to protest U.S. support of Israel in the Gaza war on April 25, 2024. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

No Ceasefire No Vote campaign in Pa. pressures Harris, Dems on Gaza

Voters who pledge are withholding support from Kamala Harris barring a permanent ceasefire in Gaza or a promise to implement an arms embargo against Israel.

10 months ago

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Fiery multi-vehicle crash under investigation in Egg Harbor Township, NJ (6abc)
Courts & Law
6abc

Two people killed, multiple injured in fiery Egg Harbor Township, NJ crash: Police

Police say two people have died after a three-car collision in the West Atlantic City section of Egg Harbor Township Friday night.

10 months ago

Mary Mason, a Philadelphia talk radio veteran known for her program
Arts & Entertainment
6abc

Philadelphia talk radio veteran Mary Mason dies at 94

Mason became a Philadelphia radio star at a pivotal time, paving the way for women and minorities to do the same.

10 months ago

Mount Vernon Cemetery
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philly’s historic Mount Vernon cemetery could be yours for $1 million

Cemetery volunteers are working to make the urban forest open to families with loved ones buried there. It will be a long road ahead.

10 months ago

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A close-up of a rock found inside a cave in Buckingham Township. The
Community

A stone discovered in a Bucks County cave brings the Doan Gang legend closer to the truth

A carved stone was recently discovered in a Bucks County cave. It is evidence of movements by a Bucks County band of Revolutionary outlaws.

10 months ago

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A COVID-19 antigen home test indicating a positive result
Health

COVID cases are rising in Philadelphia. Here’s what to know

The rise comes as the CDC is preparing to end its program providing free COVID-19 vaccines to people without insurance.

10 months ago

Rain falls in front of the Eiffel Tower, in Paris, France, during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 26, 2024. (Pascal Le Segretain/Pool Photo via AP)

Paris dazzles with a rainy Olympics opening ceremony on the Seine River

Singer Celine Dion belted from the Eiffel Tower as Paris kicked off its first Summer Olympics in a century.

10 months ago

Zhongxuan Chen and Omar Baig
Health

Philly medical students begin their health careers with a white coat and a box of Narcan

Thomas Jefferson University was among the first programs in Philly to distribute Narcan to all incoming medical students.

10 months ago

rendering of subway car
Urban Planning
6abc

Renderings of new SEPTA train cars for Market-Frankford Line revealed

The company, Hitachi Rail STS USA, will deliver the first 200 cars starting in 2029.

10 months ago

Residential street
Politics & Policy

Trump gunman’s hometown of Bethel Park reels after assassination attempt

The working-class town of about 30,000 just outside of Pittsburgh was rattled after learning the gunman came from their community.

10 months ago

Tsyon Brown is an apprentice teacher in the Freedom Schools Literacy Academy at Mary McLeod Bethune School in North Philadelphia. (Stephen Williams/WHYY)
Education

Philly’s Freedom Schools Literacy Academy wants to build a national pipeline of Black teachers

The Freedom Schools Literacy Academy looks to address a gap in diversity among Philadelphia’s teachers.

10 months ago

Lieutenant Governor of Delaware Bethany Hall-Long had to revise campaign finance reports after questions arose over payments to her husband. (Saquan Stimpson for WHYY)
Politics & Policy

‘Her corruption is astounding’: Hall-Long opponents in Delaware gubernatorial primary say state report shows she’s unfit for office

The lieutenant governor countered that the elections chief won’t refer the findings for prosecution, and said some conclusions are incorrect.

10 months ago

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