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Buccaneer Jordan Miller, center, alongside his family members.
Community

Touchdowns to tostones: Delaware high school footballer dreams of NFL future

The Caravel Academy running back hopes to show his talent and represent his community beyond the high school level.

2 years ago

Listen 1:37
Former President Donald Trump leaves the courtroom
Courts & Law

Trump lawyers seek dismissal of D.C. federal election subversion case, arguing presidential immunity

The motion amounts to the most pointed attack yet by defense lawyers on the federal case charging Trump with plotting to overturn the results of the 2020 election.

2 years ago

Sandra Speight receiving her new laptop.
Community

‘Digital Navigator’ program to expand internet help to Philadelphia’s neighboring counties

Comcast and United Way’s program aimed to stem the digital divide in Philadelphia. Now, it’s growing to Bucks, Chester, and beyond.

2 years ago

Emergency responders and heavy equipment are seen at the site of a deadly explosion at a chocolate factory in West Reading, Pennsylvania, Saturday, March 25.
Community

West Reading chocolate factory fined for failing to evacuate before fatal natural gas explosion

Employees in both buildings have told federal investigators they could smell gas before the March 24 explosion in West Reading.

2 years ago

The exterior of the Newark Free Library building
Community

WHYY is hosting a ‘pop-up’ newsroom in Newark, Del.

The “pop-up” newsrooms are a continued effort to deepen our relationship with the communities we serve.

2 years ago

United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York Breon Peace talks to reporters after Frank James was sentenced in New York, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023. James, the man who wounded 10 people in a rush-hour subway shooting in New York City last year, has been sentenced to life in prison. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Courts & Law

‘Prophet of Doom’ who wounded 10 in subway shooting is sentenced to life in prison

Frank James pleaded guilty to terrorism charges earlier this year for the April 2022 mass shooting.

2 years ago

Former President Donald Trump listens during his civil fraud trial at the State Supreme Court building in New York, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023.
Courts & Law

Evidence at New York fraud trial shows that Trump’s financial statements were key to a loan deal

Trump said in pretrial testimony that he never thought the statements “would be taken very seriously.”

2 years ago

File photo: Commissioner Cathy Engelbert speaks at the WNBA basketball draft Monday, April 10, 2023, in New York. The WNBA has agreed to grant Golden State an expansion franchise in 2025. While the deal hasn’t been finalized, WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert is expected to be in the Bay Area on Thursday, Oct. 5, to announce the new franchise, according to a person familiar with the situation.
Community

Golden State Warriors granted WNBA expansion franchise set to begin play in 2025

The Warriors have planned for this since before the opening of Chase Center in 2019.

2 years ago

flooded road
Urban Planning
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Large water main break floods portion of Roosevelt Blvd. in Northeast Philadelphia

The break was reported around noon Thursday between Woodhaven and Comly roads.

2 years ago

David Uosikkinen playing the drums
Arts & Entertainment

At Philly’s First Glance Film Fest, ‘Heart of the Beat’ doc tells the story of The Hooters drummer David Uosikkinen

Uosikkinen’s life in music spans more than four decades. He joined WHYY’s “Morning Edition” to chat with host Jennifer Lynn.

2 years ago

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Philadelphia 76ers' Joel Embiid poses for a photograph during media day at the NBA basketball team's practice facility, Monday, Oct. 2, 2023, in Camden, N.J.
Community

Joel Embiid picks USA Basketball, AP source says, and plans to play in Paris Olympics

Embiid became a U.S. citizen last year and could have also chosen to play for France — or even Cameroon, his homeland, if it qualified for the Paris Games.

2 years ago

File photo: Wisconsin Democratic Gov. Tony Evers speaks at a campaign stop, Oct. 27, 2022, in Milwaukee. A man illegally brought a handgun into the Wisconsin Capitol on Wednesday, demanding to see Gov. Tony Evers, and returned at night with an assault rifle after posting bail, a spokesperson for the state said Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023
Politics & Policy

Man with handgun seeking governor arrested in Wisconsin Capitol, returns with assault rifle

The man was demanding to see the governor, who was not in the building at the time.

2 years ago

The Pa. Capitol building
Politics & Policy
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Pa. House, in contentious session, moves state budget forward

The bills now head to the state Senate, which returns Oct. 16.

2 years ago

Philadelphia Phillies' Weston Wilson reacts after hitting a home run against Washington Nationals pitcher MacKenzie Gore
Community
6abc

Phillies face braces in NLDS. Here’s the full schedule

"It's going to be an electric series," Bryce Harper said

2 years ago

Tollbooth on the highway
Politics & Policy

Pennsylvania could go after lottery winnings, tax returns of Turnpike toll scofflaws

The bill would would allot the money as long as it was not first subject to other claims such as unpaid state taxes, child support, or court-ordered restitution for crimes.

2 years ago

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