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Health

Test and go: Delaware County to roll out automated health care kiosks in Chester, Media and Yeadon

The red health care kiosks in Chester, Media and Yeadon will dispense tests for free and provide results for RSV, flu A/B, COVID-19, STDs and HIV.

12 months ago

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Education

Delaware schools partner with University of Delaware to improve K–3 literacy rates, addressing critical ‘blind spots’

Seventy-five percent of fourth-graders in the state lack reading proficiency. Research begins next month to deliver findings within three years.

12 months ago

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Community

Some Philly businesses could get $50K boost from the city

The Department of Commerce expects to award 20 historically disadvantaged businesses $50,000 forgivable loans, which convert into grants, later this year.

12 months ago

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U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., leaves federal court following the day's proceedings in his bribery trial, Tuesday, June 18, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Larry Neumeister)
Courts & Law

Prosecutors try to link alleged bribes of Sen. Bob Menendez to appointment of federal prosecutor

Before Menendez recommended Philip Sellinger be appointed as New Jersey's U.S. attorney, he asked Sellinger to look into a criminal case, prosecutors say.

12 months ago

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Courts & Law
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Philadelphia Mayor Parker signs 3 public safety bills, including ban on bump stocks

The bills will ban devices that increase gunfire rate, allow speed cameras to be installed on Broad Street and create a licensing process for officers to evict Philly tenants.

12 months ago

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Weather

What’s a heat dome? Here’s why so much of the U.S. is broiling this week

It’s helpful to think of a heat dome as what’s happening in the atmosphere and a heat wave as how it affects people on the ground.

12 months ago

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Urban Planning

Air pollution from New Jersey’s warehouse boom disproportionately impacts communities of color, report finds

Warehouses remain largely unregulated in the state and can be built with little to no environmental review or public scrutiny.

12 months ago

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Community

‘This is power’: Philly renters demand better living conditions from Odin Properties

Odin has responded to some of the group’s demands to make repairs to its affordable units.

12 months ago

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Community

WHYY News wins 18 Keystone Media Awards, Outstanding News Operation

The Keystone Awards recognize “journalism that consistently provides relevance, integrity, and initiative in serving readers and audiences.”

12 months ago

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Politics & Policy

Adults with intellectual disabilities may wait years for services. Shapiro’s budget would help

A 2022 report from Pennsylvania’s Department of Human Services found that the median amount of time that people spend on all waiver waitlists for these services is 2.6 years.

12 months ago

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Weather

Why isn’t extreme heat considered a disaster in the U.S.?

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has never responded to deadly or damaging extreme heat. Environmental groups and labor unions are asking for that to change.

12 months ago

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Education

When colleges close, students are left scrambling. Some never go back to school

When Philadelphia's University of the Arts abruptly closed, it left 1,300 students clambering to find somewhere to go or something to do.

12 months ago

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Weather

Philly region under Excessive Heat Warning amid ‘dangerously hot conditions,’ poor air quality

Heat index values could reach up to 107 degrees this weekend, according to the National Weather Service.

12 months ago

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Science

More than 30 Pa. schools detected toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in their drinking water that exceed EPA standard

For the first time, Pa. schools with on-site wells have been required to test drinking water for PFAS. Some rely on private wells because they are far away from public water.

12 months ago

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Community

‘NOVA changed my life’: Bucks County organization marks 50 years of serving victims of crime

In the past 50 years, NOVA has served over 100,000 victims of serious crimes or their family members in Bucks County.

12 months ago

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