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Kwadzo Watson wants to win licenses to grow and sell weed and make gummies and other products. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Courts & Law

They got busted for weed. Now Delaware might license them to grow or sell it legally

More than one-third of Delaware licenses will go to people who have marijuana convictions or grew up in a “disproportionately impacted area.”

2 years ago

Listen 2:50
Bruce Castor, formerly President Donald Trump’s impeachment lawyer, shown here in 2021, is the attorney for petitioners who allege Pennsylvania failed to meet federal elections standards in 2022. (Senate Television via AP)
Courts & Law

A federal lawsuit threatens to undermine Pa.’s 2024 election. Trump impeachment lawyer Bruce Castor Jr. sees the suit as a template for other states

United Sovereign Americans argues Pennsylvania failed to meet federal standards for elections in 2022. Election experts are skeptical.

2 years ago

Listen 1:04
exterior of CHOP in Philadelphia
Health

In Philly, only 1 qualified psychiatrist is available per 1,000 potentially at-risk children

The mental health crisis is moving faster than providers can catch up, says one CHOP doctor.

2 years ago

Police tape and the flashing lights of a police vehicle behind
Courts & Law
6abc

Suspect charged with attempted murder after shooting injures 7 in North Philadelphia

The victims, between the ages of 16 and 46, were shot while standing outside Wednesday night. Police say one is in critical condition while the rest are stable at a hospital.

2 years ago

Officers at the scene of a shooting in Philadelphia's Kensington section on June 22, 2024. (6abc)
Courts & Law

Police officer ‘fighting for his life’ after Kensington shooting, suspect charged

Mayor Parker said the husband, father and six-and-a-half-year veteran of PPD is on life support after Saturday’s shooting.

2 years ago

Listen 1:08
A patient is getting blood drawn
Health

Philadelphia FIGHT’s HIV Education Summit returns in person for the first time since the pandemic

An estimated 18,000 people currently live with HIV in Philadelphia. The summit is aimed at care providers, patients and community members.

2 years ago

Listen 1:09
At the preserve
Community

Southern Delaware ecological preserve is adding a $2.5 million educational campus and new amphitheater

The James Farm Ecological Preserve will add a new educational campus to enhance visitor engagement and environmental education.

2 years ago

Listen 1:19
Trump addressing the crowd at his rally
Politics & Policy

Trump focuses on immigration, crime in first-ever rally in Philadelphia

Trump was met with protests ahead of the speech. Inside the Liacouras Center, thousands of supporters cheered him on.

2 years ago

Community member Imani Davis, who sits on the Philly Joy Bank steering committee, called guaranteed income for pregnant people “life changing” during a press conference Sat., June 22, 2024 at Cecil B. Moore Library in Philadelphia. (Nicole Leonard/WHYY)
Money

Philly Joy Bank launches guaranteed income program for pregnant Philadelphians

The guaranteed income pilot program is modeled off of similar programs in Canada, San Francisco and New York City.

2 years ago

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Tiguida Kaba, founder of AFAHO
Community

AFAHO in Southwest Philly celebrates African and Caribbean culture

90% of the students enrolled in the organization’s after-school program are immigrants or refugees from African countries.

2 years ago

people playing in a swimming pool
Community

Pools and beaches offer a reprieve from extreme heat. Philly-area health experts stress water safety amid rise in drownings, lifeguard shortage

Fatal drownings among young children nationally rose 12% from 2020 to 2021, according to a new federal report.

2 years ago

Listen 1:58
Protester dressed as Trump in a prison uniform
Politics & Policy

Philly Dems plan ‘UNwelcome party’ ahead of Trump’s visit to Temple

Rep. Brendan Boyle says they will remind people of how bad Trump's record was during his term in the Oval Office.

2 years ago

The Delaware General Assembly in session at the Legislative Hall in Dover, Delaware
Politics & Policy

‘Major surgery’: Controversial bill revising Delaware corporate law heads to Gov. John Carney

Supporters say the changes are not an extensive rewrite of current Delaware law. It allows secret side deals with a powerful stakeholder.

2 years ago

A decanter on display at the exhibit.
Arts & Entertainment

Here’s mud in your eye: Whiskey decanters warp historic masculinity at Philly’s Museum of the American Revolution

John Wind’s kitschy send-up of Revolutionary War heroes pokes holes in the masculine image at the Museum of the American Revolution.

2 years ago

Games at a casino
Courts & Law

Pennsylvania court will decide whether skill game terminals are gambling machines

The high court's announcement comes as lawmakers are fighting over regulating and taxing the industry.

2 years ago

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