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A large LGBTQ flag is carried through the streets by many people.
Community

Your guide to Philly Pride 2024

This year’s festival includes live performances, an area celebrating the ballroom community, a kid zone and an accessible space to recharge.

2 years ago

Wilmington's port
Urban Planning

‘Game changer’ for Wilmington port: New $635M terminal to bring mammoth ships, thousands of jobs

The existing port has been operational for a century, but it can’t handle the 1,000-foot ships like the one that destroyed Baltimore’s Key Bridge.

2 years ago

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Robert Menendez speaks at a desk
Politics & Policy

Race to watch: N.J. 8th Congressional District contest overshadowed by Menendez corruption trial

Rob Menendez, the Democratic incumbent, is competing for the seat against Hoboken Mayor Ravi Bhalla and businessman Kyle Jasey.

2 years ago

Bob Casey
Politics & Policy

Sen. Casey touts work on committee for aging after AARP poll shows tie with McCormick among older voters

In an interview with WHYY News, Casey said his challenger, David McCormick, wants to privatize Social Security and Medicare and roll back legislation reducing drug prices.

2 years ago

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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