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Rapper Phat Geez
Community

Philadelphia rapper Phat Geez fatally shot in Brewerytown

Officers responded to a report of a person with a gun at about 10:10 p.m. Sunday on the 1200 block of North Taney Street.

2 years ago

Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi chases the ball after a penalty kick during the first half of a CONCACAF Champions Cup soccer match against Nashville SC, Wednesday, March 13, 2024, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Community

Lionel Messi out of Argentina-El Salvador match in Philly due to muscle injury

The captain was injured last week while playing for his Inter Miami club in the CONCACAF Champions Cup.

2 years ago

Pennsylvania House Majority Leader Joanna McClinton, D-Philadelphia, speaks on the Pennsylvania House floor, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023 at the Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg
Politics & Policy

Pennsylvania House speaker pushes for same-day registration and widely available early voting

Democratic Speaker Joanna McClinton said Monday that she also wants to establish early voting centers for all legally registered voters to use.

2 years ago

Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner takes part in a news conference in Philadelphia, Monday, March 11, 2024. Krasner announced Monday, March 18, 2024, that a man who spent more than a decade in prison after his arrest as a teen won't be retried in a 2011 quadruple shooting. C.J. Rice, now 30, has been free since a federal judge late last year found his trial lawyer deficient and the state's case weak. (
Courts & Law

Charges dropped against C.J. Rice after judge deems evidence against him as ‘slender’

After spending more than a decade in prison, C.J. Rice told CNN’s Jake Tapper the “air tastes sweeter” as a free man.

2 years ago

The interior of the Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg.
Politics & Policy

Gov. Josh Shapiro wants to spend $80M to attack Pennsylvania’s housing crisis. Here’s how

Gov. Shapiro’s proposed budget would put state money behind a popular home repair program, anti-homelessness initiatives, and public legal defense against evictions.

2 years ago

Rep. Andy Kim, D-N.J., speaks to voters in Jersey City, New Jersey, on Friday, Feb. 23, 2024.
Politics & Policy

Andy Kim picks up major endorsement in New Jersey’s U.S. Senate race, at Tammy Murphy’s expense

Jersey City mayor and 2025 gubernatorial candidate Steven Fulop withdrew support from Tammy Murphy, giving it to U.S. Rep. Andy Kim instead.

2 years ago

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Police tape and the flashing lights of a police vehicle behind
Community
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Small child found dead inside duffel bag in Mantua section of Philadelphia

Neighbors have shared months of outside home surveillance video with detectives.

2 years ago

The West Chester area YMCA exterior
Community

WHYY is hosting a ‘pop-up’ newsroom in Berwyn and West Chester

The “pop-up” newsrooms are a continued endeavor to strengthen our ties with the communities we cover.

2 years ago

Trump at a campaign rally
Politics & Policy

Trump says some migrants are ‘not people’, and warns of ‘bloodbath’ if he loses

Trump delivered a profanity-filled version of his usual rally speech in Ohio that again painted an apocalyptic picture of the country if Biden wins a second term.

2 years ago

Bob Hurka points towards the Brandywine RIver
Community

‘Who owns the river?’: Wilmington residents call for historic dam protection while environmentalists work to protect fish species

Residents of a gated community in Delaware say they’re worried they could lose their beloved waterfall, and a piece of history, if a dam is removed to protect fish species.

2 years ago

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Maria Matos and the LACC staff celebrated the ribbon cutting for the grand opening of La Fiesta 3, a childcare center.
Community

Amid growing demand, a new bilingual child care center is opening in New Castle

With the Latino population on the rise, more families are seeking support for first-generation Spanish-speaking children.

2 years ago

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Dr. Said Ibrahim stands outside
Community

New dean of medicine at Thomas Jefferson University plans to double down on diversity to improve health outcomes

Dr. Said Ibrahim, appointed dean of Sidney Kimmel Medical College in December, says a more diverse medical school is key to improving health disparities.

2 years ago

An expanse of land with trees
Courts & Law

New Hanover Township is accused of blocking housing development ‘to keep the minority population’ from growing

The developers behind the huge Town Center project in Montgomery County alleged delays from New Hanover officials have cost them more than $150 million.

2 years ago

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Philadelphia City Councilmember Quetcy Lozada at her desk at City Council chambers at City Hall
Politics & Policy

Philly behind on female City Council representation, report finds

With only seven of its 17 city council members being women, a new Pew report found Philadelphia is falling behind other major U.S. cities in terms of female representation.

2 years ago

People hold sheets reading ''enough'' as they protest in downtown Tbilisi, Georgia, Sunday, March 17, 2024. Russians at home and abroad are heading to the polls for a presidential election that is all but certain to extend President Vladimir Putin's rule after he clamped down on dissent.
Politics & Policy

Putin is poised to extend his rule in highly orchestrated vote even as Russians quietly protest

Putin only faced competition from three token rivals and any public criticism of him or his war in Ukraine was stifled.

2 years ago

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