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Residents cheering and holding signs at the protest
Education

Penn Medicine residents vote to approve union contract, a first for Pennsylvania

The negotiations took more than a year and included a large public rally and a recent incident where hospital security drove residents off a sidewalk.

2 years ago

Listen 1:26
Tim Walz and JD Vance
Politics & Policy

Walz and Vance go in depth on policy while attacking each other’s running mates in VP debate

Tim Walz and JD Vance criticized each other’s running mates in a vice presidential debate that opened with a discussion of burgeoning domestic and international troubles.

2 years ago

Timothy Piazza is seen with his parents in a file photo
Courts & Law

Former Penn State frat leaders sentenced to 2–4 months for 2017 hazing death

Brendan Young and Daniel Casey were leaders of Beta Theta Pi when Timothy Piazza died from multiple falls after consuming a large quantity of alcohol in 2017.

2 years ago

an overhead view of the turbine
Science

Wilmington’s Hagley Museum is using old technology for a sustainable future

Historic dams along the Brandywine River are helping the museum get off the electrical grid.

2 years ago

Listen 2:22
fake lunch trays with good on display
Arts & Entertainment

Food fight: The history of the school lunch at Philly’s Science History Institute

Philadelphia pioneered the school lunch 130 years ago.

2 years ago

Listen 1:46
Teamsters and workers hold a rally
Community

Port strikes extend a new era of American labor activism

Unionized dockworkers are the most recent group of U.S. workers to back their demands for better contracts by walking off the job.

2 years ago

dock workers on strike
Community

Dockworkers go on strike in Philadelphia, 35 other ports

Local ILA president Boise Butler said workers want a fair contract that doesn’t allow automation of their jobs.

2 years ago

A person walks by a sign reading Drexel University.
Education

‘No doubt our work is cut out for us’: Drexel faces budget shortfall citing enrollment drop, exploring staff cuts

The university said it’s working to resolve a roughly 10% “structural imbalance” in its operating budget of $1.5 billion.

2 years ago

Listen 0:57
Willow Grove Mall (Photo: Paynter)
Community

What’s a mall without teenage evening hangouts? The Willow Grove Park Mall will soon find out

Starting Oct. 1, unaccompanied teenagers will not be allowed in the Willow Grove Park Mall after certain hours without a parent or guardian.

2 years ago

Listen 1:11
Marcellus shale gas well
Politics & Policy

Fracking in Pennsylvania hasn’t gone as well as some may think

Twenty years after the state's first shale gas well was drilled, jobs comprise less than 1% of the workforce, residents fear health impacts and environmental damage continues.

2 years ago

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The Cape May-Lewes Ferry cruises across the Delaware Bay between Cape May, New Jersey, and Lewes, Delaware.
Urban Planning

History meets sustainability: Cape May-Lewes Ferry goes green with $80M eco-friendly vessel

Since 1964, the Cape May-Lewes Ferry has linked Delaware and New Jersey. With a $20 million grant, the ferry will soon go green with its first diesel-hybrid vessel.

2 years ago

Listen 1:08
Pete Rose sits in the Washington Wild Things dugout before  a Frontier League baseball game against the Lake Erie Crushers in Washington, Pa, Tuesday, June 30, 2015. Rose coach each baseline for a half inning for the Wild Things after which fans could pay for an autograph and to have their picture take with him. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Community

Pete Rose, baseball’s banned hits leader, has died at age 83

The longtime Cincinnati Red and career hits leader, Rose, tarnished his legacy and Hall of Fame hopes by gambling on the game he once defined.

2 years ago

Participants gather for a photo
Community

The Philadelphia Eagles celebrate strides in gun violence prevention during community partner summit

Philly city leaders report a 40% drop in homicides with a gun. Advocates say, “It is not by accident.”

2 years ago

Listen 0:58
Jason Davis captures a firefly he believes to be photuris bethaniensis
Science

Bethany Beach firefly could receive federal protections

The lightning bugs’ habitat is being threatened by development and climate change.

2 years ago

Listen 1:13
a sign for Wilmington Airport
Urban Planning

Wilmington airport terminal to triple in size with $5.6M federal grant

The bipartisan infrastructure law will fund a $10 million expansion project at Wilmington Airport that officials say will enhance the travel experience.

2 years ago

Listen 1:33
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