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Poll workers
Politics & Policy

Primary day poll workers in Philly got paid early this year

Using electronic poll book data, the city has been able to cut about a month off the time that it takes to pay Election Day workers.

2 years ago

Street shot of Kensington
Community

Pottstown officials demand answers after rumors spread over Philadelphia homeless encampments

Philadelphia is planning to shut down areas around Kensington and Allegheny avenues on Wednesday.

2 years ago

Listen 1:12
Dave McCormick at Penn's encampment
Politics & Policy

Pa. Senate race among many roiled by campus protests over the war in Gaza

Democrats are treading cautiously over an internal divide about the campus demonstrations. Republicans, including David McCormick, are playing up their rivals’ disagreements.

2 years ago

Architectural rendering of 76 Place
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

A ‘significant opportunity’: Philly NAACP backs Sixers’ arena proposal for Center City

Tuesday’s announcement featured cheerleaders, a drill team and the franchise’s mascot.

2 years ago

Information booklet for REAL ID
Community
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Deadline for Pennsylvanians to get REAL ID is 1 year away. Here’s what you need to know

People will need a REAL ID to board a domestic commercial flight or enter a federal building that requires identification.

2 years ago

activists hold signs at FDR Park
Community

More large trees cut down at South Philly’s FDR Park

Forty-eight “heritage” trees have been cut down in the park’s former golf course to make way for athletic fields and courts.

2 years ago

Lt. Gov. Bethany Hall-Long speaks
Health

Delaware reports spike in opioid overdoses after data indicated downward trend

Drug cocktails are causing users to have difficulty breathing and hallucinations, officials say.

2 years ago

Daryl Morey
Arts & Entertainment

Sixers GM looks ahead to ‘big offseason,’ says team wants to add pieces around Embiid and Maxey

“I owe it to the fans, to ownership, to everybody to get this team in a place where we're competing for championships,” Daryl Morey said.

2 years ago

The Delaware General Assembly in session at the Legislative Hall in Dover, Delaware
Community

Delaware’s 14,000 immigrants eligible for naturalization face complex path to citizenship

Of the state’s 100,000 immigrants, only 14,000 are eligible for naturalization. Here’s a look at some of the complex legal hurdles.

2 years ago

Listen 1:27
Taylor McFarland
Science

One natural gas transport plan killed in New Jersey as another forges ahead

A pipeline that would move natural gas through the state and to N.Y. has been killed. But another plan to transport liquefied gas from Pa. by tanker truck is moving forward.

2 years ago

Job recruiters speaking with students
Education

Job recruiters are seeking out Philly’s graduating high school seniors

Students from Mastery Charter Schools met with recruiters from 25 organizations to learn more about the opportunities available after graduating.

2 years ago

Nurses and union supporters picket outside St. Christopher’s Children’s Hospital with signs reading retain us respect us our patients are worth it, among others
Health

‘We are not robots’: Philly nurses at St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children call for more resources, support at work

About 485 registered nurses at St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children in Philadelphia are negotiating a new union contract with Tower Health.

2 years ago

Jerry Price and Mike Ramone
Politics & Policy

Former New York City cop to face veteran lawmaker in Delaware GOP gubernatorial primary

State GOP chair Julianne Murray said this week she would not enter the race, as expected. Murray lost to Gov. Carney in 2020.

2 years ago

Listen 1:49
Former President Donald Trump leaves Manhattan criminal court, Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024, in New York.
Courts & Law

Trump fined $1,000 for gag order violation in hush money case as judge warns of possible jail time

The fine marks the second sanction for Trump for inflammatory comments about witnesses since the start of the trial last month.

2 years ago

Lenape High School
Education

South Jersey schools would bear the brunt of proposed state aid cuts, led by Burlington County

An analysis by WHYY News shows that 15 school districts in Burlington County would see some kind of cut in state aid.

2 years ago

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