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Central Bucks students blast off into STEM with NASA TechRise Challenge
Lenape Middle School students built a rocket-powered lander that NASA will test out.
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Listen 1:10Suburban Community Hospital in East Norriton to become ‘micro-hospital’ for emergency care
One registered nurse pointed to the changes as another example of health care divestment and reduction in services.
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“Abbott Elementary" creator Quinta Brunson studied under Joyce Abbott in the sixth grade. Abbott has now been honored with a portrait and a renamed administrative office.
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Doylestown Township passes single-use plastic bag ban
The ban, which mandates a $0.05 fee for plastic bags provided to customers, will go into effect in November.
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Listen 1:13Pennsylvania Rep. Dwight Evans says he’s recovering from a minor stroke
Congressman Dwight Evans of Philadelphia says he's he's having difficulty with one of his legs but plans to return to voting in Washington in about six weeks.
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Water quality at Jersey beaches ‘excellent,’ officials say. But prepare for extreme heat
New Jersey is warming faster than any other state in the Northeast, officials say.
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Listen 1:12Demonstrators protested a relatively flat budget proposal for Parks & Rec, saying more money for rec centers would help fight gun violence.
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SEPTA’s board of directors approves Bus Revolution, set to go into effect next summer
Portions of the new network, which trims the number of routes from 125 to 106, will launch on June 1, 2025, and continue through the fall.
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DA charges Wilbert Rosado-Ruiz in deadly Delaware County Linen shooting
District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer alleges Rosado-Ruiz “took out his anger” on his colleagues, two of whom were killed.
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Most Jersey Shore beaches are in good shape as summer starts, but serious erosion a problem in spots
Even in shore towns where erosion has not reached crisis levels, the shoreline is somewhat narrower this year.
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Second flag carried by Jan. 6 rioters displayed outside house owned by Justice Alito, report says
News of the second flag brought renewed calls for Alito to step aside from the Trump-related cases.
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Changing the portrayal of Kensington, some residents say, starts with amplifying the positive work being done to uplift communities — "something we can all be proud of.”
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Listen 1:15New pro-Palestinian encampment pops up in Clark Park in West Philly
Early Thursday morning, police gave pro-Palestinian protesters on Drexel University's campus a warning to disband, and the protesters cleared that encampment.
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Rutgers defends deal with student protesters before Congress
Thursday’s hearing expands the scope of the committee’s inquiry for the first time to large, public universities, which are more strictly governed by the First Amendment.
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Pro-Palestinian protesters at Drexel leave encampment as police arrive
Protesters were given a warning from Drexel police before the PPD moved in.
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