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Health

Take note of these new health care laws coming to Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware in 2025

State legislatures passed new laws on medical debt, cancer testing, insurance coverage and more. Some will kick in early in the new year.

1 year ago

Listen 1:07
Lori Ney with her dog at the rally
Community

2024 in photos: A battleground year for the Philly region

Here’s a view from WHYY News photographers of how the last 12 months unfolded in real time.

1 year ago

Jared McCain dribbling
Community

Sixers rookie Jared McCain out indefinitely with a torn meniscus that requires surgery

McCain, who has starred for the struggling Philadelphia 76ers early in the season, reported a sore left knee after Friday night’s 121-107 loss to the Indiana Pacers.

1 year ago

Leon Smith speaks
Education
The Philadelphia Tribune

Pennsylvania’s new teacher of the year aimed to be a representative for Black educators

“I’ve poured my heart into this profession," said Leon Smith, a social studies teacher in Delaware County and the 2025 Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year.

1 year ago

A possible drone sighting in the sky
Politics & Policy

U.S. agencies should use advanced technology to identify mysterious drones, Chuck Schumer says

After weeks of bewilderment about the drones buzzing over New Jersey and New York, U.S. Sen. Schumer is urging the federal government to identify and stop the airborne pests.

1 year ago

Arun Kundnani
Arts & Entertainment

Arun Kundnani receives Whiting Foundation grant for work documenting Jamal Al-Amin

The Philly-based writer is the first person allowed access to interview the Civil Rights Movement leader since he was incarcerated in 2002.

1 year ago

Listen 1:15
Donald Trump and JD Vance stand and smile
Courts & Law

ABC News agrees to give $15 million to Donald Trump’s presidential library to settle defamation lawsuit

The lawsuit pertains to anchor George Stephanopoulos' inaccurate, on-air misstatements about verdicts in E. Jean Carroll’s two civil lawsuits against the president-elect.

1 year ago

Anuj Gupta, CEO of The Welcoming Center, speaks to a group of people at the center's office in Philadelphia. (Courtesy of The Welcoming Center)
Community

The Welcoming Center receives $1M to expand its work throughout Pa.

The center plans to offer programming for immigrant communities in Chester and Montgomery counties, as well as other parts of the commonwealth.

1 year ago

Listen 1:02
Planes at Philadelphia International Airport.
PlanPhilly
Science

Flying this holiday season? Here’s what to know about the climate impact

Aviation is one of Philly’s largest sources of carbon emissions, but other forms of transport aren’t necessarily a better option.

1 year ago

Listen 1:07
Roger Wing carves an ice sculpture of The Battery in a live ice sculpting demonstrations at the 6th annual Fishtown Freeze event on Dec. 14, 2024. (Emily Neil/WHYY)
Community

Fishtown Freeze puts ice sculpting on display

Fishtown Freeze holiday shopping deals last through Sunday.

1 year ago

FILE - Assistant District Attorney Karen Agnifilo attends a news conference in Manhattan Supreme Court, in New York, Feb. 14, 2017. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
Courts & Law

Former Manhattan prosecutor to represent suspect in killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO

Friedman Agnifilo’s law firm confirmed late Friday that she had been retained to represent Mangione.

1 year ago

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy delivers his State of the State address to a joint session of the Legislature at the statehouse
Politics & Policy

Drones, planes or UFOs? Americans abuzz over mysterious New Jersey sightings

This week seems to have begun a new, higher-profile chapter, with lawmakers and Gov. Phil Murphy demanding answers.

1 year ago

FILE - In this Feb. 12, 2009, file photo, Michael Conahan, center, a former Pennsylvania judge involved in a scheme to send youths to a for-profit jail in exchange for kickbacks, leaves the federal courthouse in Scranton, Pa. (AP Photo/David Kidwell, File)
Politics & Policy

Biden’s commutation in ‘kids for cash’ scandal angers some Pennsylvania families

What became known as the “kids for cash” scandal is considered one of the worst judicial scandals in U.S. history.

1 year ago

Youthbuild building
PlanPhilly
Education

Philly charter school celebrates new space for vocational training: ‘It’s only up from here’

YouthBuild Philadelphia Charter School is breathing new life into an old PECO building.

1 year ago

Listen 1:07
A lone ice skater skates on the rink in front of City Hall
Courts & Law

14-year-old charged in shooting of 3 teens near Dilworth Park ice rink in Center City

Deputy Commissioner Frank Vanore said police believe there was a fight near the ice rink prior to the shooting.

1 year ago

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