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A water rescue boat floats in floods left after Hurricane Milton in Florida
Weather
AP

What to know about Hurricane Milton after it slammed Florida’s Gulf Coast

Florida residents and officials were assessing the damage after powerful Hurricane Milton brought strong winds, heavy rains and tornadoes.

1 year ago

''Considering Matthew Shepard''
Arts & Entertainment

The parents of Matthew Shepard came to Philly to remember their son at the Mann Center

Twenty-six years after the savage killing of Matthew Shepard, a theatrical oratorio makes its Pennsylvania premiere at the Mann Center.

1 year ago

Barack Obama awards Ethel Kennedy
Community

Ethel Kennedy, social activist and wife of Robert F. Kennedy, has died

The Kennedy matriarch was one of the last remaining members of a generation that included President John F. Kennedy.

1 year ago

La'Quetta Small and Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small Sr.
Politics & Policy

Atlantic City mayor and his wife plead not guilty to beating their daughter

Mayor Marty Small Sr. and La’Quetta Small, who oversee a half-billion dollars in taxpayer money, were indicted last month on child endangerment and other charges.

1 year ago

Donald Trump
Politics & Policy

Trump’s small-dollar donor fundraising is beset by confusion and fatigue

Fewer than a third of the Republican's campaign contributions have come from donors who gave less than $200 — down from nearly half of all donations in his 2020 race.

1 year ago

storm damage
Weather

More than 3 million without power after Hurricane Milton slams Florida, causes deaths and flooding

The storm tracked to the south in the final hours and made landfall as a Category 3 storm Wednesday night in Siesta Key, about 70 miles south of Tampa.

1 year ago

Stevie Wonder performs
Things To Do
Arts & Entertainment

Stevie Wonder, Chinatown Night Market and the Scrapple and Apple Fest in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

Oct. 10–13: OURfest in Philly, Atlantic City Comedy Festival in New Jersey and Diamond State Black Film Festival in Delaware are among the weekend’s highlights.

1 year ago

Listen 5:26
chips of paint
Science

Pennsylvania to receive $43 million in federal funds to remove lead paint from homes

More than 70% of homes in Pennsylvania are estimated to have been built before the 1978 lead paint ban, leaving many kids vulnerable to lead poisoning.

1 year ago

Listen 1:05
St. Joseph’s Family Hope Center
Community

As temperatures dip, the stakes rise for one of Delco’s only family shelters

The family shelter in Brookhaven is facing imminent closure after a local church sold the building it operates in to the borough.

1 year ago

Listen 1:10
a parked electric school bus
Education

Schools in Pa. and N.J. are getting money for electric school buses

Electric buses don’t release tailpipe pollution, so they’re better for the climate and healthier for kids.

1 year ago

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Carlos Estévez walks off the field and looks up
Arts & Entertainment

Phillies out of the playoffs after 1-4 loss to Mets in NLDS Game 4

It was a bitter exit for the NL East champion Phillies, who won 95 games and finished six ahead of the wild-card Mets during the regular season.

1 year ago

People line up outside a school board meeting in Souderton
Education

Souderton Area School District is sued, drops ID checks at Wednesday’s board meeting

The complaint alleges the school district violated the state Sunshine Act by excluding people without photo IDs at two recent board meetings.

1 year ago

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(AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
Community
6abc

Philadelphia homicides drop; Mayor Parker says work needs to continue

A 6abc data team found there were 10 homicides in the city in September. That's the lowest number of homicides in one month since April 2015, when there were six.

1 year ago

Sickle Cell disease
Health

Philadelphia health providers and patients seek a new treatment roadmap for sickle cell disease after drug recall

Voxelotor, which was sold under the brand name Oxbryta, was suddenly pulled from the market over safety concerns from clinical trials outside the U.S.

1 year ago

Listen 4:28
Boxes containing Electoral College votes
Politics & Policy

What is the Electoral College and how does the U.S. use it to elect presidents?

Here's a look at the Electoral College and how it works, as Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris compete for the White House on Election Day, Nov. 5.

1 year ago

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