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New Jersey voter casts ballot
Politics & Policy

3 Democratic candidates for the N.J. Senate primary race are advocating to change the ballot’s design

Due to the Garden State’s ballot that favors endorsed candidates, the candidate in the column with President Biden might be different from county to county.

1 year ago

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File photo: Toronto Blue Jays second baseman Whit Merrifield gloves the ball during the team's baseball game against the Colorado Rockies on Sept. 2, 2023, in Denver. The Philadelphia Phillies have reached a contract agreement with utility infielder Merrifield, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press on Friday, Feb. 16, 2024.
Community

Whit Merrifield and the Philadelphia Phillies finalize a $8 million, 1-year contract

Merrifield gets a $7 million salary this year, and the deal includes a $8 million club option for 2025 with a $1 million buyout.

1 year ago

A massive fire is seen overhead in Francisville, Philadelphia
Community
6abc

Investigators search for cause after massive fire in Philadelphia’s Francisville neighborhood

Fire officials say 20 people may be displaced.

1 year ago

President Lincoln signed the appointment letter four days before he was assassinated.
Politics & Policy

Presidential order Lincoln signed in ‘final hours of his life’ recently found after being locked in desk for decades

The Raab Collection of suburban Philadelphia is asking $45,000 for the 1865 letter signed by a president “who had no idea his days were numbered.”

1 year ago

Listen 2:08
yellow police crime scene tape with a blurred police car in the background.
Courts & Law
6abc

Police officer witnesses man stabbing ex-girlfriend to death outside Bucks County home, DA says

Trevor Weigel was arrested and denied bail on Sunday for the murder.

1 year ago

The East team, lead by captain Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (right) hoists the trophy after defeating the West 211-186 in the NBA All-Star basketball game in Indianapolis, Sunday, Feb. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
Community

Points records fall at the All-Star Game, with the East beating the West 211-186

The winners put up the most points in the game’s 73-year history. The previous mark: 196 by the West in 2016.

1 year ago

The Little Free Library in Franklin Square
Education

Little Free(dom) Library initiative aims to break down barriers throughout Black History Month

The program plans to distribute 1,500 fiction and nonfiction books in the face of continued book bans across the country.

1 year ago

Tanya Morris, CEO of Mom Your Business, speaks to attendees of the Black Business Expo in Philadelphia
Money

Biden-Harris administration touts social justice gains with local small business ‘community loans’

The U.S. Small Business Administration created a new loan to reach further into neighborhoods that are often without access to growth capital.

1 year ago

Book cover of 'Pursuit of Happiness' by Jeffrey Rosen on the left; Rosen speaking on the right
Arts & Entertainment

If it makes you happy: Constitution Center CEO’s book pursues American happiness

"The Pursuit of Happiness" traces the moral philosophy that drove the Founding Fathers.

1 year ago

A scene from 2024's THON dance marathon.
Health
6abc

THON 2024 raises more than $16 million to fight childhood cancer

Hundreds of Penn State students participated in Friday's charity dance marathon.

1 year ago

A woman places flowers as people pay tribute to Alexei Navalny at the Memorial to Victims of Political Repression in St. Petersburg, Russia, Sunday, Feb. 18, 2024. Russians across the vast country streamed to ad-hoc memorials with flowers and candles to pay tribute to Alexei Navalny, the most famous Russian opposition leader and the Kremlin's fiercest critic. Russian officials reported that Navalny, 47, died in prison on Friday.
Politics & Policy

Over 300 detained in Russia as country mourns the death of Alexei Navalny, Putin’s fiercest foe

Hundreds of people across Russia streamed to ad-hoc memorials and monuments to victims of political repression with flowers and candles on Friday and Saturday.

1 year ago

Bryce Harper celebrates a home run
Community

Bryce Harper wants longer deal with Phillies to go into his 40s, accepting of move to first base

The two-time NL MVP has seven years and $196 million left on his $330 million, 13-year contract.

1 year ago

Officers stand around a police car at the scene of a shooting.
Community

The name has been released of the officer who was hurt in a gunfire exchange in Delaware County that killed a suspect

Chester police commissioner Steven Gretsky says the officer is recovering and will be released from the hospital soon.

1 year ago

Students working with the global consulting business Aon through the Philadelphia Apprentice Network and Summer Search Philadelphia pose for a photo.
Education

A consulting company recruiting Philly apprentices is offering $44K plus free community college

For the third year in a row, a global professional services business wants to hire and train high school graduates in Philadelphia.

1 year ago

Officers stand around a police car at the scene of a shooting.
Community
6abc

Police officer shot, injured in Delaware County after short pursuit

The officer was transported to Crozer Hospital, where their condition is unknown.

1 year ago

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