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Bill Rohrer and Rob Coupe
Community

High marks for former top cop, prisons boss in new role as Delaware weed czar

Rob Coupe acknowledges his new post is a "drastic change" from his days as a trooper, when he often locked up people for marijuana possession.

2 years ago

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(Left) President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump.
Politics & Policy

No primary for president: Delaware skips process after Biden v. Trump rematch is set for November

When GOP presidential challenger Nikki Haley suspended her campaign two weeks ago, no challengers were left for either presidential contender.

2 years ago

Cherelle Parker delivering her speech
Education

Parker’s first budget proposal as Philadelphia mayor includes a boost to city education, push for year-round schools

Parker’s first budget proposal includes $24 million for the 2024-2025 school year.

2 years ago

Electric vehicle docking station
Politics & Policy

New Jersey’s gas tax could soon rise, and EV owners may have to pay a fee

“Climate change is killing us,” said one lawmaker of the electric vehicle fee. “We don’t need hurdles; we need to make it as easy as possible.”

2 years ago

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

Human skull, other skeletal remains found in a water retention basin in Montgomery Co.

Police were contacted just before noon Tuesday by a surveyor doing work near a water retention basin near the intersection of Welsh Road and Grist Mill Drive by Orvilla Road.

2 years ago

Local painter Alain Jean-Baptiste
Community
The Philadelphia Tribune

‘I’ve been pretty scared’: Philadelphia’s Haitians react to home country’s turmoil

Political turmoil, natural disasters, gang violence, a prison breakout and an exiled former prime minister have Haiti on edge.

2 years ago

Sand dunes on the beach
Community

Too much Atlantic in Atlantic City: Beach erosion has casinos desperately seeking sand by summer

Weeks of winter storms have badly eroded beaches in the northern section of town, leaving little if any sand on which to play during all but the lowest tides.

2 years ago

press conference
Politics & Policy

New Jersey’s unique primary ballot design seems to face skepticism from judge in lawsuit

Unique in the country, New Jersey brackets candidates together who run on the same party slogan, often with those who get the county political party backing in prime position.

2 years ago

crime scene
Courts & Law

4th suspect accused in SEPTA bus shooting arrested by U.S. Marshals in Virginia

All four suspects accused in the March 6 mass shooting near a SEPTA stop are in custody, according to police.

2 years ago

Listen 1:06
Attorney General's Office in the state Capitol.
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Pa. election 2024: A complete guide to the primary candidates for attorney general

Five Democrats and two Republicans are running for their party’s nomination and will appear on the April 23 primary ballot.

2 years ago

Visitors hold their hands out to receive the sun's energy as they celebrate the Spring equinox atop the Pyramid of the Sun in Teotihuacan, Mexico, Thursday, March 21, 2019.
Weather

The spring equinox is here. What does that mean?

On the equinox, the Earth's orbit lines up so both hemispheres get the same amount of sunlight.

2 years ago

A close-up of Donald Trump exiting a vehicle
Courts & Law

Trump wanted trial delays, and he’s getting them. Here’s the latest

The longer Trump's trials are put off, the more he'll argue that it's impractical and unfair to stick him in a courtroom instead of leaving him to campaign.

2 years ago

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump salutes at a campaign rally March 16, 2024, in Vandalia, Ohio.
Politics & Policy

Trump is making the Jan. 6 insurrection a cornerstone of his bid for the White House

Trump is facing a four-count federal indictment over Jan. 6 — charges he conspired to defraud Americans over his 2020 election defeat.

2 years ago

Jamie Wyeth
Arts & Entertainment

Dead cats and cataracts: Jamie Wyeth is ‘Unsettled’

The artist is leaning into the strange and his anxieties about cataract surgery in a new art exhibit.

2 years ago

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A pedestrian waits to cross Roosevelt Boulevard, in Philadelphia, Tuesday, April 19, 2022. Roosevelt Boulevard is an almost 14-mile maze of chaotic traffic patterns that passes through some of the city’s most diverse neighborhoods and Census tracts with the highest poverty rates. Driving can be dangerous with cars traversing between inner and outer lanes, but biking or walking on the boulevard can be even worse with some pedestrian crossings longer than a football field and taking four light cycles to cross. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Roosevelt Boulevard’s speed cameras have been ‘overwhelmingly successful.’ It’s still Philly’s most dangerous road

More changes to improve pedestrian and traffic safety on Roosevelt Boulevard are on the horizon.

2 years ago

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