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Community

Philadelphia forms new city task force to fight trash fires in Kensington

The goal is to extinguish trash fires before they get out of hand and offer a warm bed to the people responsible for starting them.

2 years ago

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Weather

Human waste has been detected in Southern Delaware waterways. Home septic systems may be to blame

Homeowners are not required to inspect their septic systems until they sell their home, meaning deteriorating systems could go unnoticed.

2 years ago

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Politics & Policy

U.S. House speaker institutes bathroom ban aimed at Delaware’s transgender Congresswoman-elect Sarah McBride

The House speaker says single-use facilities are limited to people based on “biological sex.” Delaware Rep.-elect Sarah McBride says she’ll follow the rule.

2 years ago

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Education

ACLU of Pa. files lawsuit against Souderton Area School District, alleging free speech and due process violations

The legal action challenges the district’s response to controversy surrounding school board member Bill Formica.

2 years ago

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the Giant Heart
Arts & Entertainment

At the heart of it all is a heart: Franklin Institute built a state-of-the-art exhibition around an old-fashioned favorite

The “Body Odyssey” exhibit makes visitors’ own bodies part of the show.

2 years ago

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Courts & Law

Philadelphia loses lawsuit that sought greater power for the city to regulate firearms

The justices ruled 6-0 to uphold the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by the city, family members of gun violence victims and the nonprofit group CeaseFirePA.

2 years ago

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Community

Neighbor kills 2 people and then himself in West Oak Lane: Police

The circumstances surrounding the shooting have not been released.

2 years ago

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Politics & Policy

Veteran news editor expects Trump ‘to go after the press in every conceivable way’

Former Washington Post executive editor Marty Baron says he thinks Trump is "salivating for the opportunity to prosecute and imprison journalists."

2 years ago

Nia Tate-Ball speaks
Arts & Entertainment

Philadelphia’s disabled community honors trailblazers featured in ‘American Masters: Renegades’ docuseries

The PBS documentary series “American Masters: Renegades” features five disabled figures who made history in the arts, parental rights and civil rights.

2 years ago

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Politics & Policy

Philly recount underway in McCormick-Casey U.S. Senate Race

The race was close enough to trigger an automatic recount, but Philadelphia officials don’t believe it will make a difference.

2 years ago

Wildfires burn
Community

Second teen charged in New Jersey forest fire as rain should help douse New York blaze

Police in Evesham Township arrested a 14-year-old from Marlton in connection with an Oct. 30 wildfire that burned less than a tenth of a square mile.

2 years ago

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Health

Addiction treatment in Pa. prisons is improving, new report shows, but experts say significant gaps remain

About 86% of county jails now offer methadone or buprenorphine, medications that are effective in treating opioid use disorder.

2 years ago

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Stanley Brown
Community

Philly group violence intervention initiative expands to include youth

Philly’s Office of Public Safety expands the Group Violence Intervention Initiative. The program focuses on youth most at risk.

2 years ago

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Politics & Policy

‘This is not how you govern’: Bucks County Republicans condemn Dem. commissioners at heated board meeting

The controversy comes as the Senate race between incumbent Democratic Sen. Bob Casey and Republican challenger Dave McCormick has gone to a recount.

2 years ago

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Education

AI photos showing girl students with nude bodies roil private school in Pennsylvania

A new Pennsylvania state law that takes effect late next month explicitly criminalizes making or disseminating AI-generated child sexual abuse material.

2 years ago

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