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Black box from deadly Northeast Philly plane crash never recorded audio, NTSB investigation reveals
Preliminary investigations found the pilot’s black box recorder did not record audio from the Jan. 31 flight and likely hadn’t worked in years.
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Listen 1:17Why automakers’ short reprieve from tariffs isn’t enough to weather Trump’s escalating trade war
Even with this pause, steel and aluminum tariffs are still expected to go into effect on March 12.
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“Their actions caused the … 4-story building to be fully engulfed in flames,” one first responder wrote in a report obtained by WHYY News.
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Montco commissioners honor SPS fire first responders
At Thursday’s board meeting, commissioners pushed for a release of frozen federal funds for homeless services. Immigrant organizers proposed the county pass a Welcoming Act.
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Water provider Aqua sues chemical company, alleging PFAS contamination in West Chester
The lawsuit alleges French company Arkema negligently discharged PFAS into the Goose Creek watershed in West Chester.
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Listen 1:01Philly tax sales resumed nearly a year ago. The land bank still hasn’t bid on any properties
The public agency has funding to acquire new parcels for affordable housing and community gardens, but is still not a priority bidder.
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Listen 1:23What is Montgomery County doing to prevent its lone measles case from spreading?
It's too early to tell if CDC cuts could hamper Montgomery County’s ability to squash a potential measles outbreak. The county is working hard to contact trace.
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Listen 0:59DOGE wants to cut $1 trillion this year. But it’s not looking at big spending drivers
Even taking DOGE's claims at face value, its moves to cancel contracts, end leases and push federal agencies to reduce head count barely dent the government's balance sheet.
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‘Strong enough to kill an elephant’: Delaware fentanyl dealer convicted after state’s biggest bust
Investigators tracked a trail of drugs from a Mexican cartel to Delaware, seizing about 35 pounds of fentanyl, heroin, cocaine, meth and “tranq.”
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Listen 1:50March 6 - March 9: Music brunch at DelArt, Mandy Patinkin in Glenside and “Topdog Underdog” in South Jersey are among this weekend’s event highlights.
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Listen 5:10Philadelphians push the city to do more to plant and protect trees
One possible challenge: Officials say a $12 million federal grant to help implement the Philly Tree Plan is frozen.
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Listen 1:00Missing persons’ posters of two newborn twins in Philly began circulating last summer. But as a father searched for his kids, authorities called the case a “custody issue."
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Listen 6:47Delmarva’s customers say they can’t afford gas and electric bills that doubled, and in some cases tripled, in January. Gov. Meyer says he’s in search of a new Public Advocate.
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Listen 1:56Philadelphia has more ‘vibrant mixed-use’ buildings than peer cities. Is that a good thing?
Philadelphia has a smaller prime business district than most of its peers, but the largest vibrant mixed-use portfolio, a CBRE report shows.
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Listen 0:58Delco district attorney charges Millbourne Borough official with election fraud
DA Jack Stollsteimer alleges Millbourne Borough Vice President Mohammed Nurul Hasan falsely registered people and cast ballots on their behalf in his losing mayoral bid.
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