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Chester County election workers process ballots
Politics & Policy

Court stops Pennsylvania counties from throwing out mail-in votes over incorrect envelope dates

A state court is halting enforcement of a requirement that voters include accurate, handwritten dates on envelopes used to submit mail-in ballots.

1 year ago

Don Patton and John Carney
Education

‘Acting lawlessly’: Christina school board cuts ties with lawyer as superintendent prepares to sue individual members

Relations between the Christina board president and the district’s long-time lawyer broke down after the attorney was accused of leaking to the media.

1 year ago

Delaware River Watershed
Science

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service announce $17M for projects along Delaware River Watershed

This year’s Delaware Watershed Conservation grants are the biggest investment in the fund’s history.

1 year ago

Danilo Cavalcante is captured by law enforcement.
Courts & Law

Escaped killer Danilo Cavalcante who was on the run in Chester County for 2 weeks pleads guilty to escape charges

A convicted killer captured last year after two weeks on the run in southeastern Pennsylvania’s rolling farmlands has pleaded guilty to escape and burglary charges.

1 year ago

Columbus Blue Jackets' Johnny Gaudreau plays during an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024, in Philadelphia.
Community
6abc

South Jersey native Johnny Gaudreau, who starred in the NHL, along with his brother, killed by suspected drunk driver

Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau were set to be groomsmen in their sister’s wedding in Philadelphia Friday.

1 year ago

Stephanie Jamison speaks into a microphone at a rally ahead of the Souderton Area School District board meeting on Aug. 29, 2024
Education

‘We’re gonna hold him accountable’: Calls grow for Bill Formica’s resignation at tense Souderton school board meeting

Formica apologized for lewd comments he made about Kamala Harris. He also bemoaned “hearing the tired old labeling applied to all white alpha males to shut up.”

1 year ago

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Miguel Hernandez (left), art director at Jeme Agency, and Meegan Denenberg (right), Jeme Agency founder and president, worked on a free online design catalog that can be used by anyone looking to create their own 988 awareness materials, even if they have few design skills of their own, on Aug. 27, 2024
Health

A Philly design agency wants people to help spread awareness about the 988 mental health crisis line

The Jeme Agency’s new online 988 awareness branding tool includes thousands of images and designs that people can pick from.

1 year ago

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Jiana Murdic holding beets
Science

Climate Fixers: Philly’s Get Fresh Daily wants you to eat your veggies

Jiana Murdic is on a mission to get Black communities to embrace a plant-based diet and live Earth-centered lives.

1 year ago

A residential parking permit on the back of a car
Community

Philly residential parking rate hike includes limits on number of vehicles per household

In addition to the three-vehicle limit, there are new rules for temporary parking permits that change how many passes residents can buy.

1 year ago

A Philadelphia Gas Works sign
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philly Gas Commission passes rules that limit public participation in PGW budget process

The city argues the new rules make proceedings more efficient, but climate activists say they’re being shut out.

1 year ago

The table set up for aTAck addiction at University of Delaware
Community

From grief to action: atTAcK addiction’s 13th annual candlelight vigil brings resources and support efforts to the Newark community

atTAcK addiction offered support and resources to incoming students at the University of Delaware in hopes of preventing overdose deaths.

1 year ago

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Lisa Konialian and other nurses stand, some holding signs reading PROSPECT'S CUTS WON'T HEAL
Health

Elected officials, health care workers criticize Prospect for operating room closure at Taylor Hospital

Delaware County elected officials accuse the California-based Prospect Medical Holdings of starving Crozer Health to line the company’s coffers.

1 year ago

Republican presidential candidate former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie speaks at a town hall campaign event at Mitchell Hill BBQ Grill and Brew, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, in Rochester, N.H. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
Politics & Policy

Former N.J. Gov. Chris Christie will teach a course on running for office at Yale

The weekly seminar taught by Christie is titled “How to Run a Political Campaign” and is open to undergraduates as well as graduate students studying global affairs.

1 year ago

Pharmaceuticals in North Andover, Mass.
Health

Auditor faults Pennsylvania agency over fees from Medicaid-funded prescriptions

A review by Pa.'s elected financial watchdog says there are shortcomings in a state agency’s oversight of fees paid to pharmacy benefit managers in the Medicaid program.

1 year ago

File photo: In this Nov. 10, 2015 file photo, Bruce Springsteen performs at the 9th Annual Stand Up For Heroes event in New York. (Photo by Greg Allen/Invision/AP, File)
Arts & Entertainment

Speaking from the depths, Springsteen’s ‘Nebraska’ continues to inspire

A new special about Bruce Springsteen's 1982 album “Nebraska” debuts Aug. 31 on WHYY. Host Matt Guilhem discusses the album’s legacy with music biographer Warren Zanes.

1 year ago

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