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Program places cameras on Philly buses to record motorists who illegally pass
Each year, there are about 43 million such violations nationwide, according to a 2024 survey by the National Association of State Directors of Pupil Transportation Services.
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Listen 0:57“News of these revocations is unsettling not just for the impacted individuals but for our entire community,” University President John Fry said.
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Listen 0:47Delaware senators reject 2 of Gov. Meyer’s port board nominees as unfit in latest fight for control
After blocking the nominees, lawmakers also reestablished a task force to monitor the port expansion project and report back monthly.
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Listen 0:53Wawa is shrinking its Philadelphia convenience store footprint, closing 2 more locations
Wawa officials reviewed their portfolio of stores for performance and decided to shut down two in Northeast Philly.
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Listen 0:44A look at the universities with federal funding targeted by the Trump administration
The Trump administration has increasingly used funding cuts as a tool to influence campus policies to comply with his political agenda.
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Crozer Health CEO Tony Esposito is stepping down
Crozer Health CEO Tony Esposito shared the announcement with staff Monday. Greg Williams, of parent company Prospect Medical Holdings, will assume his role in the interim.
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Listen 0:44Challenger in district attorney race Dugan drops out of planned candidates forum at WHYY
Larry Krasner and former Judge Patrick Dugan were invited to face off in the April 22 debate hosted by the Committee of Seventy, WHYY News and the Philadelphia Bar Association
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Listen 5:17Police arrested the veteran New Castle County officer in August. Now a lawsuit claims the victim's sexual orientation precipitated the attack.
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Listen 1:31Officials investigate why Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s home was set on fire
Investigators are digging into Cody Balmer’s background after, authorities say, he scaled a security fence in the night and set fire to the Pennsylvania governor’s mansion.
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Dr. Jonas Salk is credited with creating the first polio vaccine at the University of Pittsburgh. The government licensed the shot in 1955 for its safety and efficacy.
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Listen 5:39‘We’re scrambling.’ Delaware gun violence prevention group losing federal funding
Coalition for a Safer Delaware will feel the pinch of federal funding cuts for gun violence intervention and community programs.
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Listen 1:032 Philadelphia researchers concerned with losing federal dollars for gun violence prevention
President Donald Trump proposed cuts to gun violence research that some experts say could cost lives.
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Listen 0:59Upper Darby to ditch Crozer Health ambulance services amid staffing woes
STAT Medical Transport has agreed to provide two paramedic units to cover Upper Darby. The start date has yet to be determined.
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Listen 0:55A program for ninth-graders in Philly schools helps boost graduation rates
Philly high school graduation rates sit below the national average. The program 9th Grade On-Track ensures participating students have a staff member to mentor them.
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Philly leaders say 2026 plans are on track, but SEPTA’s funding crisis could derail them
Panelists spoke optimistically of an economically fruitful 2026 but one dark cloud hung over the hearing: looming cuts to Philly’s public transportation system.
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