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Christine Desumma looks into the distance
Politics & Policy

The Harris-Trump debate opened voters’ eyes in suburban Philadelphia

In Bucks County, a critical area in a vital purple state, the presidential debate produced hard thinking about what to do in November.

2 years ago

Wissahickon High School
Education

Lower Gwynedd Police investigating bullet and shell casing found at Wissahickon High School

In an unrelated incident, school administrators found a shell casing in a student’s pocket. All students and staff are safe. Law enforcement is conducting an investigation.

2 years ago

Listen 0:37
police patch
Courts & Law

Quick thinking by Delaware police dispatchers saves boaters in distress in English Channel

A caller in Albania thought they were calling Dover, England, but instead they reached police in Dover, Delaware.

2 years ago

Listen 0:59
Mexican Cultural Center staff released colored smoke during the El Grito de Dolores ceremony
Things To Do
Arts & Entertainment

Mt. Airy Porchfest, Mexican Independence Day Festival, ‘Shared Vision: Portraits’ and more in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

Sept. 12–15: Market of the Macabre in Philly, Tom Jones in New Jersey and Don Lemon in Delaware are among the weekend’s highlights.

2 years ago

Listen 5:18
A person drops off a mail-in ballot at an election ballot return box in Willow Grove, Pa., Monday, Oct. 25, 2021.
Politics & Policy

Montco doubles voter satellite offices, increases mail ballot drop boxes ahead of Election Day

County commissioners are hosting a telephone town hall Thursday night to answer residents’ questions about voting and the election.

2 years ago

Kamela Smith
Politics & Policy

How political newcomer Kamela Smith pulled off the Delaware primary’s biggest upset over House speaker Val Longhurst

Val Longhurst’s 20-year run in the state House is over. The first female speaker in state history lost to WFP-backed Kamela Smith.

2 years ago

Listen 0:49
A nurse walks down a hallway with her arms in the air, clasping the back of her head
Health

Philadelphia nurse and patient advocate to testify before the U.S. Department of Labor on fighting insurance denials

Nearly 1 in 5 people say they’ve experienced a health insurance denial within the past year, according to a national survey.

2 years ago

Hispanic Heritage Festival
Arts & Entertainment

Delaware kicks off Hispanic Heritage Month with 2 festivals of flavor, traditions, music and Latino Pride

Georgetown's 30th Festival Hispano and Wilmington's seventh Hispanic Heritage Festival celebrates Latino culture with food, music and arts.

2 years ago

Listen 1:46
Heidi Barr and Susan Phillips
Science

Climate Fixers: The PA Flax Project wants to use a ‘climate-positive’ plant to transform the fashion industry

The cooperative of farmers and textile producers wants to jump-start flax production to provide more linen clothing as an alternative to fossil fuel-based synthetic fibers.

2 years ago

People holding up a sign that says 'Chinatown is not for sale'
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Parker hears competing views of Sixers arena debate at packed town hall. The mayor says she’ll announce her position ‘very soon’

Billed as a “listening session,” the town hall event drew nearly 1,000 people to the Pennsylvania Convention Center.

2 years ago

Listen 0:59
People watching the presidential debate on a large screen
Politics & Policy

Here’s what Harris and Trump said about climate change in the Philly debate

Trump said little about his plans, while Harris bragged about both clean energy investments and gas production.

2 years ago

Gas drilling site
Politics & Policy

Fact check: A president can’t ban fracking in Pennsylvania

Former President Donald Trump claimed that Vice President Kamala Harris would ban fracking if she is elected president, which she wouldn’t have the power to do.

2 years ago

Listen 1:27
APTOPIX Sept 11 Anniversary
Community

9/11 anniversary brings Biden, Harris and Trump together at ground zero

Some 9/11 victims’ relatives have appealed to presidential candidates for accountability as the U.S. marks an anniversary laced with election-season politics.

2 years ago

Preparing mail-in ballots
Politics & Policy

Election officials warn that widespread problems with the U.S. mail system could disrupt voting

Election officials across the U.S. are warning that problems with the nation’s mail delivery system threaten to disenfranchise voters in the upcoming presidential election.

2 years ago

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks
Politics & Policy

Court could clear the way for Americans to legally bet on U.S. elections

A federal judge has struck down a decision to prohibit a company from offering what amounts to bets on the outcome of Congressional elections.

2 years ago

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