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Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts
Community

Eagles QB Jalen Hurts clears concussion protocol and will start wild-card game against Green Bay

Jalen Hurts will start at quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday in the wild-card playoff game against the Green Bay Packers.

1 year ago

Philadelphia Flyers chairman Ed Snider speaks
Community

Flyers celebrate youth hockey program created by Ed Snider

The Philadelphia Flyers celebrated the legacy of founder Ed Snider at Thursday's game against Dallas.

1 year ago

Fire crews battle the Kenneth Fire
Weather

How Philly-area residents can help those affected by the California wildfires

California wildfires have killed at least 11 people and burned thousands of structures. Here are a few ways to help the victims.

1 year ago

Former President Donald Trump walks to make comments to members of the media after being found guilty on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in the first degree at Manhattan Criminal Court, Thursday, May 30, 2024, in New York
Courts & Law

Trump is sentenced in his hush money case, but the judge declines to impose any punishment

The sentence pronounced Friday by Manhattan Judge Juan M. Merchan cements Trump’s conviction while freeing him to return to the White House unencumbered by the threat of jail.

1 year ago

FILE - This Wednesday, May 5, 2010 file picture shows a plume of oil as a shrimp boat uses booms to collect oil in the waters of Chandeleur Sound, La. On April 20, 2010,  a well blew wild under a BP oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico. Eleven workers were missing that day, and would later be declared dead. Ten years after the explosion on that Deepwater Horizon rig off Louisiana's coast, The Associated Press is making the original story and photographs available. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Science

Climate change attorneys say a Pa. statute could be used to prosecute fossil fuel companies

A new law journal article argues climate polluters could be criminally charged in Pennsylvania. But some say it’s a risky long shot for prosecutors.

1 year ago

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An abandoned car parked in the street on a residential block
Politics & Policy

To fight blight and crime, Philly is addressing its glut of abandoned vehicles

The DOJ is offering assistance to remove the abandoned cars across the city.

1 year ago

Abington Free Library
Community

Lending out a person instead of a book? Abington looks to ‘human library’ to foster conversations

On Jan. 12, Abington Free Library patrons will be encouraged to check out a human for a conversation instead of a book.

1 year ago

A firefighter dragging a fire hose in front of a house completely engulfed in flames
Community

Los Angeles Rams’ playoff game moved to Arizona as wildfires disrupt sports in Southern California

Elsewhere, the NBA postponed the Los Angeles Lakers’ home game against the Charlotte Hornets on Thursday. A Los Angeles Kings home game was postponed a day earlier.

1 year ago

Emma Tsurkov and Elizabeth Tsurkov smile
Community

Israel rallies global support to win release of Princeton student believed kidnapped in Iraq

Elizabeth Tsurkov, a 38-year-old student at Princeton University, disappeared in Baghdad in March 2023 while doing research for her doctorate.

1 year ago

Jalen Hurts throws a ball
Community

Eagles and Packers head into their wild-card matchup with QBs Hurts and Love fighting injuries

Jalen Hurts returned to practice after a two-week layoff with a concussion; he is expected to start Sunday. Green Bay quarterback Jordan Love is nursing a sore elbow.

1 year ago

Dr. Sarah Qadir speaks to a crowd
Health

Einstein and Temple resident doctors in Philadelphia vote to unionize; CHOP residents narrowly vote against union

Resident doctors at major Philadelphia-area hospitals voted whether to form unions.

1 year ago

Listen 1:46
business professionals gathering
Money

Philadelphia businesses told researchers they worry about sales, labor and uncertainty about government regulation

The Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce members were surveyed by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia about the economy. Here’s what they said.

1 year ago

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rowhouses on fire
Courts & Law

PGW to offer free methane detectors to all customers as part of ‘landmark’ settlement

The “landmark” settlement with PUC stems from a 2019 home explosion in South Philadelphia that killed two people and caused $1.4 million in property damage.

1 year ago

Listen 1:09
John Fetterman
Politics & Policy

Democratic Sen. John Fetterman to meet with Trump at Mar-a-Lago

Fetterman was first elected in 2022 as an irreverent and unconventional progressive hero who has been unafraid to be an outsider to his party in the past.

1 year ago

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Community

Macy’s to close Center City location, city officials paint optimistic future of Philly retail

Officials believe the mixed-use redevelopment will be ready before the Sixers arena opens down the street in 2031.

1 year ago

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