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Sean Holland, the Access Nature Disability Advocate for the Pinelands Preservation Alliance, points towards a sign on a trail.
Community

New Jersey is stepping up efforts to expand outdoor recreation access and improve opportunities for those with disabilities

A new program in New Jersey will help those with disabilities enjoy more outdoor recreation areas and services.

2 years ago

Listen 1:17
Trump greets supports next to a podium.
Courts & Law

Maine bars Trump from ballot as U.S. Supreme Court weighs state authority to block former president

The decision by Secretary of State Shenna Bellows follows a ruling earlier this month by the Colorado Supreme Court that booted Trump from the ballot there.

2 years ago

May Nast arrives for dinner at RiverWalk, an independent senior housing facility, in New York, April 1, 2021. (Seth Wenig/AP)
Health

As pandemic unfolded, deaths of older adults in Pennsylvania rose steeply in abuse or neglect cases

The state saw a large increase in those deaths between 2017 and 2022.

2 years ago

Gareth and Fe Hall
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Three years ago, a police officer killed Christian Hall. Now, the Pa. legislature will study the role of 911 in mental health emergencies

The study will look for ways for emergency dispatchers to send crisis responders through the 911 system in response to mental health emergencies.

2 years ago

This image from video from a police-worn body camera provided by the Justice Department and contained in the statement of facts shows Samuel Lazar, bottom left, at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. Court documents unsealed this week say that a Pennsylvania man who was sentenced in secret for his role in the U.S. Capitol riot cooperated with authorities investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack and an unrelated case. The documents provide insight into the unusual secrecy regarding Samuel Lazar, who was released from federal custody in September after completing his sentence in his Capitol riot case. (Justice Department via AP)
Courts & Law

Jan. 6 rioter who was sentenced in secret provided information to authorities, court papers say

The documents provide insight into the unusual secrecy regarding Samuel Lazar, who was released from federal custody in September after completing his sentence.

2 years ago

Incoming Philadelphia Chief Public Safety Director Adam Geer (right) speaks at the appointment announcement for him and soon-to-be Acting Fire Commissioner Craig Murphy (left). (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Mayor-elect Parker announces more key appointments, vows to take time to make right decisions

Parker said she’s not filling her positions until she has the right people for the jobs.

2 years ago

A flooded street in Philadelphia, with a bridge visible in the distance.
PlanPhilly
Weather

Historically warm temps and record low snowfall: How Philly’s weather stacked up in 2023

Scientists say human-caused climate change and El Niño contributed to a record warm year globally.

2 years ago

Carlton Williams headshot
Politics & Policy
6abc

Philadelphia Mayor-elect selects new head of ‘Clean and Green Initiatives’ office

Among her new appointments is a director of the new 'Clean and Green Initiatives.'

2 years ago

Philadelphia Mayor-elect Cherelle Parker at WHYY.
Politics & Policy

Live WHYY News coverage of Philly Mayor-elect Cherelle Parker’s historic inauguration

Listen live on WHYY 90.9 FM as Parker is sworn in as the first woman to lead Philadelphia and lays out her plans for the next four years.

2 years ago

Sonya Chalil (center) jumps between, Kirby White (left) and Bella Franks (right) during practice with Texas Fury, an all-girls flag football select travel team,Sunday, Dec. 10, 2023, in Austin, Texas. Flag football's inclusion in the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles only enhances the profile of a sport that's growing by leaps and bounds on the women's side. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Community

Flag football gives female players sense of community, scholarship options and soon shot at Olympics

Flag football’s inclusion in the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles only enhances the profile of a sport that’s growing by leaps and bounds on the women’s side.

2 years ago

Singer Harry Belafonte, one of the producers of the South African play
Arts & Entertainment

Mbongeni Ngema, South African playwright and creator of ‘Sarafina!’, is killed in a car crash at 68

The celebrated playwright was a passenger in the vehicle involved in the crash. He was best known for creating the hit Sarafina! which first premiered on Broadway in 1988.

2 years ago

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (center) meets with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (top left, partially covered) and his Secretary of Foreign Relations Alicia Barcena (top right) at the National Palace, the office and residence of the president, in Mexico City, Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2023.
Politics & Policy

Mexican officials clear border camp as US pressure mounts to limit migrant crossings

Mexican immigration officials are clearing out a migrant camp on the banks of the Rio Grande as U.S. pressure mounts to limit a surge of people reaching the border.

2 years ago

The Pennsylvania Capitol
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Pa. lawmakers’ base salary now tops $106K. Here’s what you need to know about their automatic pay raises

What you need to know about Pennsylvania lawmakers’ salaries, the history of the increase, and why changes are unlikely.

2 years ago

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley speaks during a town hall, Monday, Dec. 18, 2023, in Nevada, Iowa.
Politics & Policy

Nikki Haley, asked what caused the Civil War, leaves out slavery. It’s not the first time

Asked during a town hall in Berlin, New Hampshire, what she believed had caused the war, Haley talked about the role of government.

2 years ago

In the studio
Community
6abc

Eagles Christmas album raises over $2.5 million for local charities, doubling last year’s profits

Proceeds will go to local organizations, including the Children's Crisis Treatment Center and the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

2 years ago

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