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Sorting mail ballots
Politics & Policy

New court challenge filed in Pennsylvania to prevent some mail-in ballots from getting thrown out

The lawsuit filed Tuesday by left-leaning groups challenges a provision in Pennsylvania law that voters must write the date when they sign their mail-in ballot envelope.

2 years ago

Land-based wind turbines spin in Atlantic City
Courts & Law

New Jersey and wind farm developer Orsted settle claims for $125M over scrapped offshore projects

The state and Orsted have settled claims against each other stemming from the company’s decision last October to scrap two wind farms off New Jersey's southern coast.

2 years ago

Benjamin Rush State Park entrance sign
Urban Planning

Bow hunting in Philly could begin as soon as this fall

A site in the far northeast could be used for bow hunting later this fall under regulations from the Pennsylvania Game Commission.

2 years ago

WHYY on 6th Street in Philadelphia.
Community

WHYY News wins 5 Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards

Honorees were recognized for excellence in digital and audio works that spanned feature reporting, sports coverage, and podcasting.

2 years ago

Sign for Stormwater Authority of the City of Chester
Politics & Policy

Unsanctioned pay and unauthorized board members: Chester receiver unloads more allegations at stormwater authority

Chester’s state-appointed receiver says the city never signed off on salaries for its stormwater authority board members. Board members might have to pay back restitution.

2 years ago

fire truck
Politics & Policy

Coatesville signs 3-year agreement with firefighter union

The new contract between the city and Coatesville Professional Firefighters IAFF Local 3790 establishes wage increases and better recruitment efforts.

2 years ago

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Former President Donald Trump sits in Manhattan criminal court, May 21, 2024, in New York.
Courts & Law

Trump prosecutor focuses on ‘cover-up’ in closing arguments while defense attacks key witness

The New York prosecution is one of four criminal cases Trump is confronting as he seeks to reclaim the White House from Joe Biden.

2 years ago

a neuroblastoma with rosette formation as seen in a microscope
Science

New reports show Philly’s cell and gene therapy industry is ‘rapidly growing.’ Can it become the top hub for research and innovation?

Philadelphia is home to nearly 10% of the world’s cell and gene therapy companies, employing about 7,000 people, according to the study.

2 years ago

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Miguel Antonio Horn profile
Arts & Entertainment

Call it a comeback: A paternal sculpture destroyed by the Delaware River gets a second life at Penn State Abington

When the giant acrylic bust was erected, Miguel Antonio Horn’s father was undergoing cancer treatment and his survival was not guaranteed. It’s now revived, scars and all.

2 years ago

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Downtown business district.
Urban Planning

Coatesville could soon see its first rental housing development in more than a decade

If the five-person planning commission votes ‘yes,’ Brandywine View Apartments will break ground on 266 market-rate rental units.

2 years ago

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workers with their hands in buckets
Community

Philadelphia hatchery finds new ways to produce mussels in a lab

Mussels improve water quality by working as nature’s Brita filter. But their populations have been in decline.

2 years ago

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Police tape and the flashing lights of a police vehicle behind
Community
6abc

3 homicides within 45 minutes across Philadelphia in Memorial Day weekend violence

The long holiday weekend has been marred by an outburst of violence in Philadelphia.

2 years ago

Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Lloyd Austin, Trevor Bradenkamp
Community

Biden says each generation has to ‘earn’ freedom, in solemn Memorial Day remarks

President Joe Biden marks Memorial Day with a pledge that the country would continue the work of the nation’s fallen toward creating a more perfect union.

2 years ago

The boardwalk in Wildwood, N.J. on August 10, 2022 (
Community

Local Jersey Shore leaders respond to reported ‘civil unrest’ over Memorial Day weekend. Blame ‘unruly, undisciplined, unparented children’

Wildwood and Ocean City experienced a rough weekend after incidents caused panic and disrupted an otherwise picture-perfect start to tourism season.

2 years ago

Obit Walton
Community

Bill Walton, Hall of Fame player who became a star broadcaster, dies at 71

He was the NBA’s MVP in the 1977-78 season, a two-time champion as a player and a member of both the NBA’s 50th anniversary and 75th anniversary teams.

2 years ago

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