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Two people wearing Gaudreau jerseys sit and hold a kid at the memorial
Community
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Funeral for Gaudreau brothers to be held Monday at church in Media, Pa.

A memorial service for family and close friends of Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau will be held at Saint Mary Magdalen Church in Media, Pennsylvania.

2 years ago

Erika Guadalupe Nuñez, executive director of Juntos, speaks at a Sept. 4 press conference at Temple's Law School.
Courts & Law

‘Inhumane conditions’: Report finds Pa.’s largest immigrant detention center ‘riddled with human rights violations’

“The truth is, Moshannon is a place where they don’t treat you like an immigrant," said one former detainee, "but as if you were a criminal."

2 years ago

Depasquale Sunday 2 box c (1) (1)
Politics & Policy

Race to watch: Pennsylvania’s 2024 general election for attorney general

Democrat Eugene DePasquale and Republican Dave Sunday are representing the major parties. Four other minor party candidates are in the race.

2 years ago

A scene from a rehearsal of the play
Arts & Entertainment

A new musical about a Jenkintown Holocaust survivor is premiering at Gratz College in Elkins Park

Ruth Kapp Hartz evaded Nazis as a young Jewish girl in France during WWII. Now, she is watching her story onstage through the musical “Hidden.”

2 years ago

A resident is pictured using a wheelchair inside a nursing home.
Courts & Law

Investigators will test DNA found on a wipe removed from a care home choking victim’s throat

Pa. AG’s office plans to test DNA from a hair found on a wipe that was pulled from the throat of a woman who lived at a care home for people with developmental difficulties.

2 years ago

Fred Daibes walking
Courts & Law

N.J. developer convicted with Bob Menendez pleads guilty to bank fraud

Prosecutors said Thursday that 67-year-old Fred Daibes entered the plea in U.S. District Court in Newark. He was charged with making false statements concerning a 2008 loan.

2 years ago

Billie Jean King stands and cheers
Politics & Policy

U.S. House members from Pa., N.J. closer to honoring Billie Jean King with Congressional Gold Medal

Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick and Mikie Sherrill — representing Bucks County and North Jersey, respectively — said Thursday they have lined up enough votes to make the honor happen.

2 years ago

Linda Carter, of Grayson, Ga., kneels near Apalachee High School to place flowers as she mourns for the slain students and teachers on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024, in Winder, Ga.
Courts & Law

Father of Georgia school shooting suspect arrested on charges including second-degree murder

Authorities in Georgia say the father of the teen charged with opening fire at a high school has been arrested on charges including second-degree murder.

2 years ago

Emil Bove and Todd Blanche
Politics & Policy

Prosecutors in Trump election case get judge’s OK to lay out fresh evidence in court filing

The order came hours after a court hearing, the first in the case in nearly a year, in which U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan sparred with a Trump lawyer.

2 years ago

Wasim Muhammad looking on as people call on him to step down from the Camden City School District Advisory Board.
Education

Camden School District superintendent calls on Wasim Muhammad to step down

State District Superintendent Katrina McCombs called on the school advisory board president to step down following public outcry over a lawsuit that cost $2 million.

2 years ago

Mail-in and absentee ballots
Politics & Policy

Pennsylvania voters can cast a provisional ballot if their mail ballot is rejected, court says

Democrats typically outvote Republicans by mail by about 3-to-1 in Pa., and the decision could mean that hundreds or thousands more votes are counted in November’s election.

2 years ago

A water researcher pours a water sample into a smaller glass container for experimentation as part of drinking water and PFAS research
Science

Attorneys plan to sue Del. company under federal environmental act

Gore, known for the Gore-Tex fabric, is accused of improperly disposing of hazardous waste into sewers and the air.

2 years ago

Joseph Szczerba
Community

‘Very obscene’: Vandal spray-paints ‘pig’ on memorial sign for slain Delaware cop

Lt. Joseph Szczerba died a violent death while trying to take a theft and stabbing suspect into custody nearly 13 years ago near New Castle.

2 years ago

A transit security officer works on the platform of the Girard stop
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

SEPTA proposes fare hike to affect most riders currently getting discounts

As part of SEPTA's plan, the hike would require all riders to pay the current $2.50 cash fare cost.

2 years ago

Jenny Zhang speaking at a podium
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

‘Who do you work for?’: Opponents of Sixers arena proposal bring fight to City Council

The $1.55 billion development requires enabling legislation for demolition and construction to start. The team says it needs those approvals by the end of the year.

2 years ago

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