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Eva Stebel, water researcher, pours a water sample into a smaller glass container for experimentation as part of drinking water and PFAS research at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Center For Environmental Solutions and Emergency Response
Politics & Policy

EPA announces first federal restrictions on toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water

Water providers will have a total of five years to test and treat their drinking water for PFAS.

1 year ago

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Dawn Staley
Arts & Entertainment

Women’s NCAA title game outdraws the men’s championship with an average of 18.9 million viewers

Four million more people watched South Carolina and Philly-native coach Dawn Staley beat Iowa and superstar Caitlin Clark than Monday’s men’s final between UConn and Purdue.

1 year ago

Nadine Menendez
Courts & Law

Sen. Bob Menendez’s wife cites need for surgery in request to delay her trial

Nadine Menendez says a newly diagnosed condition requires surgery within six weeks. A federal judge is set for a May 6 trial of the senator, his wife and two businessmen.

1 year ago

a 2022 wildfire in Wharton State Forest
Weather

Above-average rain is keeping New Jersey’s wildfire season calm, but don’t get complacent, officials say

Officials warn that a changing climate can spark a wildfire despite a wet couple of months.

1 year ago

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Cherelle Parker
Community

Philadelphia bolsters city-sponsored youth programs to keep kids engaged and off the streets this summer

Leaders hope to avoid the “summer slide” with more than 30,000 slots available for youth entertainment and education.

1 year ago

The University of Delaware's balloon
Science

Philly-area researchers return from eclipse ballooning trips feeling excited, relieved — and disappointed

Teams from Drexel and the University of Delaware traveled to the path of totality as part of a nationwide NASA project.

1 year ago

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Sign outside of a polling place
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Elecciones Pa. 2024: Una guía completa de quién está en la papeleta de las primarias, cuándo votar, cómo votar, dónde votar, emitir votos por correo y más

En las primarias del 23 de abril, los ciudadanos de Pensilvania verán en sus papeletas candidatos a las elecciones estatales.

1 year ago

Josh Shapiro
Politics & Policy

Some states are seeking to restrict TikTok. That doesn’t mean their governors aren’t using it

In Pennsylvania, forward movement on a bill that first unanimously passed the state Senate last year could send legislation to the Democratic governor’s desk imminently.

1 year ago

Illustration of a gavel made of pills and coins.
Courts & Law
Danielle Ohl, Ed Mahon, Spotlight PA

Opioid settlement cash a boon to Pa. prosecutors but public defenders are being turned away

County district attorneys are in line for millions of dollars, but under-resourced public defenders say they’ve been sidelined.

1 year ago

Eclipse viewers on the steps of the Franklin Institute
Science

Can’t get enough of the total solar eclipse or got clouded out? Here are the next ones to watch for

An eclipse on the scale of Monday's event won't happen again until Aug. 12, 2045.

1 year ago

Aramark workers at Philadelphia's Wells Fargo Center are hitting the picket line.
Community
6abc

Aramark strike: Workers at Wells Fargo Center to hit picket lines, will not work 76ers-Pistons game

Members of the Philly food service workers’ union, including cooks, servers, bartenders, dishwashers and concessions workers, are walking off the job.

1 year ago

The Benjamin Franklin Bridge spanning the Delaware River
Money

Investors pour $1B into Delaware River waterfront projects over 10 years

There’s a steady pipeline of projects planned along the Philly waterfront — including apartments, retail and a public park — even though one developer paused mid-construction.

1 year ago

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Some of the students representing Princeton High School in the Samsung Electronics Solve For Tomorrow STEM competition with their teacher, Mark Eastburn (center)
Science

Princeton High School students are national finalists in STEM competition for efforts to preserve vulnerable language

Their project involves an AI-powered stuffed animal that allows people to practice Mam, a Mayan language spoken in Guatemala.

1 year ago

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Three people are seen holding up eclipse glasses as the eclipse streaks across Philadelphia
Arts & Entertainment

Scenes from the solar eclipse: Clouds obscure the Philly region’s moment with the sun

Uncooperative weather during the eclipse could not darken the Delaware Valley’s celestial spirit.

1 year ago

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Vice President Kamala Harris appears in front of a mic at a press conference
Money

Vice President Kamala Harris unveils more student debt relief measures in North Philly

The Biden administration expects the debt relief program will help 30 million people nationwide.

1 year ago

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