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 A Philadelphia police officer (AP Photo)

ACLU says Philly cops still harassing people photographing them

Did Philadelphia police get the memo? Almost three years ago, Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey issued a memorandum saying that o ...

12 years ago

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Poll: A quarter of smokers say they’ll curb their smoking with higher cigarette taxes

As Harrisburg ponders a $2-per-pack smoking tax in Philadelphia to help fund the city’s schools, new national data give us insights ...

12 years ago

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 A hospital worker embraces a woman near the scene of a shooting at the Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital in Darby, Pa., on Thursday. A prosecutor said a gunman opened fire inside the psychiatric unit leaving one hospital employee dead and a doctor injured before being critically wounded himself. (AP photo)

Doctor’s quick action kept Darby hospital gunman from killing others, authorities say

The man who killed a 53-year old caseworker and wounded a doctor at the Mercy-Fitzgerald Hospital in Delaware County Thursday planned to ...

12 years ago

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 A view of the John B. Kelly School on Pulaski Avenue in Germantown. (NewsWorks, file art)

Former Kelly Elementary teacher files federal suit claiming age, racial discrimination

A former teacher at John B. Kelly Elementary in Germantown has accused the Philadelphia School District of firing her based on age and ra ...

12 years ago

 Pope Francis blesses a child during the weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, in 2013. (Gregorio Borgia/AP Photo)

Philadelphians welcome unofficial news that Pope Francis will visit next year

Philadelphia was buzzing Friday after a report said Archbishop Charles Chaput had officially confirmed that Pope Francis would attend nex ...

12 years ago

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First Person: Chief Bobby Cummings

First Person this week welcomes the new Chief of Wilmington Police, Bobby Cummings. We discuss how he is adapting to his new post to plan ...

12 years ago

Barack Obama

4 ways America should respond to a world in chaos

The world requires global leadership from the United States. We as American citizens must realize that doing nothing, either explicitly a ...

12 years ago

 Horses leaving the starting gate at Monmouth Park (Phil Gregory/WHYY)

As Haskell nears, N.J. horse racing hoping for boost from sports betting

One of New Jersey’s biggest horse racing events, the $1 million Haskell Invitational, is this Sunday at Monmouth Park. ...

12 years ago

 (Image courtesy of  Gerald van Wilgen/Camden Youth Soccer Club)

Premier English soccer team sponsoring sports clinic for Camden kids

Representatives of an English Premier League team will be in Camden on Monday as the Liverpool Football Club’s foundation hosts a f ...

12 years ago

A 3 month old tabby kitten is available for adoption at PAWS shelter in Old City. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)

Cat euthanasia rate drops dramatically in Philly

There’s good news for Philadelphia-area animal lovers: The rate of cat euthanasia is down dramatically. Those who run the ci ...

12 years ago

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NTSB to discuss Paulsboro train derailment

The National Transportation Safety Board is wrapping up its investigation into a train derailment that caused a chemical leak in Paulsbor ...

12 years ago

Arson probed in South Philly blaze that injured three

A Philadelphia police officer once fired after he was accused of assaulting a woman but later reinstated is now being hailed for alerting ...

12 years ago

 Detainees sleep in a holding cell at a U.S. Customs and Border Protection, processing facility in Brownsville,Texas. Immigration courts backlogged by years of staffing shortages and tougher enforcement face an even more daunting challenge since tens of thousands of Central Americans began arriving on the U.S. border fleeing violence back home. For years, children from Central America traveling alone and immigrants who prove they have a credible fear of returning home have been entitled to a hearing before an immigration judge. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, Pool, File)

117 immigrant children placed in Delaware homes

Gov. Jack Markell says 117 children who immigrated alone to the United States have been placed with families in Delaware.  Ma ...

12 years ago

Keystone Crossroads

Q & A with Charles Montgomery, author of Happy City, on the connection between urban design and happiness

Charles Montgomery’s book Happy City: Transforming Our Lives Through Urban Design takes a look at the intersection of urban plan ...

12 years ago

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July 25th – August 1st: Hagley Science Saturday, Arts in the Park and Cinema by the Canal

From concerts and movies to special events for the whole family, there is always something to see and do in Delaware.  Here are some ...

12 years ago

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