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Measles virus under microscope
Health
6abc

Philadelphia Department of Public Health announces end to measles outbreak

With 93% of Philadelphians being up-to-date on the MMR vaccine, the department said the outbreak did not spread far.

1 year ago

A makeshift memorial at the scene of a shooting and house fire that killed six members of an extended family in East Lansdowne, Pa., Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024.
Courts & Law

5 of 6 family members were fatally shot before house fire in East Lansdowne, investigators say

“We are still hurting,” said East Lansdowne Mayor Majovie Bland, “and this healing process will take a very, very long time.”

1 year ago

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Hunter Biden, left, son of President Joe Biden, arrives with attorney Abbe Lowell at the O'Neill House Office Building for a closed-door deposition in a Republican-led investigation into the Biden family, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024. Lawmakers from the House Oversight and Accountability Committee and the House Judiciary Committee are conducting the inquiry. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Politics & Policy

Hunter Biden in defiant deposition tells House GOP he did not involve his father in his business

The 14-month Republican investigation into the Biden family has centered on Hunter Biden and his overseas work for clients in Ukraine, China, Romania and other countries.

1 year ago

The exterior of Verizon Hall
Arts & Entertainment

The Kimmel Center’s Verizon Hall will be renamed for singer Marian Anderson

Donors of $25 million to the Kimmel Center want to rename the Philadelphia Orchestra’s home after Anderson, instead of themselves.

1 year ago

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A for sale sign is visible on a street in Fishtown, Philadelphia.
PlanPhilly
Community

Racial homeownership gap persists in Philly metro, analysis finds

The finding suggests the metro’s racial homeownership gap is the result of systemic roadblocks that go beyond income, according to a report released last week.

1 year ago

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File photo: Many trees were felled as part of the restoration and renovation of the Cobbs Creek golf course and community engagement center, as seen on Feb. 27, 2022. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

Tiger Woods hires former West Philadelphia principal to run his TGR Lab at Cobbs Creek Golf Course

Meredith Foote, a veteran educator who taught school in Philadelphia and Newark, was named executive director of TGR Learning Lab in July.

1 year ago

Artist Gary Burnley with his ''The Leigh Family'' (2020) at the Print Center in Philadelphia.
Arts & Entertainment

Collages at Philly’s Print Center reimagine race and portraiture

Artist Gary Burnley in the Print Center’s 98th annual competition mashes Black and white portraits into the same image.

1 year ago

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Voters outside of a building
Courts & Law

Delaware attorney general vows to fight court ruling that halts early voting and permanent absentee voting

Attorney General Kathy Jennings said she’ll ask the Delaware Supreme Court to stay the ruling narrowing access to the voting booth.

1 year ago

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Phil Murphy speaking at a podium
Politics & Policy

N.J. governor outlines budget with billions in property tax breaks and proposes partial reinstatement of corporate business tax

While announcing the largest budget in the state's history, Gov. Murphy proposed reviving a tax on Jersey’s most profitable corporations.

1 year ago

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A sign advertising Wendy's
Money

Burger chain Wendy’s looking to test surge pricing at restaurants as early as next year

The fast food company is looking to test having the prices of its menu items fluctuate throughout the day based on demand.

1 year ago

Surveillance photo
Courts & Law
6abc

Escaped prisoner Alleem Bordan possibly spotted in West Philadelphia, sources say

The suspect remains on the run after fleeing officers while being discharged from Episcopal Hospital at about 6:42 a.m. Monday.

1 year ago

Kitchen sink
Science

New federal funding to speed clean up efforts at Montgomery County superfund sites

Residents with private wells in parts of Montgomery County have relied on bottled water or filtration systems since the 1990s.

1 year ago

Isaiah Thomas speaking at a podium
Politics & Policy

‘Shape the way we live’: Philly’s 2024 ‘Black Men Vote’ campaign focuses on voter education, increased registration

The campaign will dispatch door-to-door canvassers, schedule educational seminars and set up in schools to help people register to vote.

1 year ago

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File photo: Run-D.M.C.'s Jason Mizell, Jam-Master Jay, poses with teenagers gathered at New York's Madison Square Garden, Oct. 7, 1986, in New York. Two men were convicted of murder Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024 in the death of Run-DMC star Jam Master Jay, a brazen 2002 shooting in the rap legend's studio. An anonymous Brooklyn federal jury delivered the verdict in the trial of Karl Jordan Jr. and Ronald Washington.
Courts & Law

2 men convicted of killing Run-DMC’s Jam Master Jay, nearly 22 years after rap star’s death

An anonymous Brooklyn federal jury delivered the verdict Tuesday in the trial of Karl Jordan Jr. and Ronald Washington.

1 year ago

President Joe Biden speaks during a meeting with Congressional leaders in the Oval Office of the White House
Politics & Policy

Biden implores Congress to avoid a government shutdown, send urgent aid to Ukraine and Israel

Biden hosted Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson, Democratic Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and the two minority leaders.

1 year ago

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