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David McCormick speaks during a campaign stop in Lititz, Pa., on May 13, 2022.
Politics & Policy

Republican David McCormick launches 2nd Senate bid in Pennsylvania, aims to oust Democrat Bob Casey

The Pa. candidates will share a ticket with candidates for president next year in a state that is critical to whether Dems can maintain control of the White House and Senate.

2 years ago

Headshot of JoAnne A. Epps
Community

JoAnne Epps ‘wore her heart on her sleeve’: Kenyatta Johnson on her life and legacy

Epps, 72, died this week after suddenly falling ill at a campus event.

2 years ago

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Rupert Murdoch attends the WSJ. Magazine 2017 Innovator Awards at The Museum of Modern Art in New York on Nov. 1, 2017.
Politics & Policy

Rupert Murdoch, the creator of Fox News, is stepping down as head of News Corp. and Fox Corp.

He will become chairman emeritus of both corporations, the company announced on Thursday. His son, Lachlan, will control both companies.

2 years ago

Demolition on the South Philadelphia institution started on Wednesday to make way for a six-story apartment building and a smaller Melrose Diner on the ground floor. (6abc)
Community

Demolition begins at iconic Melrose Diner in South Philadelphia

Plans are now in the works to build apartments above a new ground floor of the Melrose.

2 years ago

aerial view of the prison
Courts & Law
6abc

Chester County residents continue to press officials about prison escape

"There needs to be state changes that happen in Pennsylvania in order for us to feel safe in our homes," said one resident.

2 years ago

Pete Byron
Politics & Policy
6abc

Wildwood, New Jersey Mayor Pete Byron resigns

Last month, Byron was sentenced to three years of probation and ordered to pay a $20,000 fine in a federal tax fraud case.

2 years ago

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Education
6abc

Some students in New Jersey district go remote, others change buildings due to mold

No completion date has been set for the mold remediation, said Superintendent Colleen Murray.

2 years ago

A freight train is seen in Bucks County
Community
6abc

Freight train hits cement truck at rail crossing in Middletown Twp., Bucks County

The crash is impacting service on SEPTA's West Trenton Line.

2 years ago

Models stand for a group photo backstage at Philadelphia Fashion Week, held at Dilworth Park. (Kriston Jae Bethel for WHYY)
Things To Do
Arts & Entertainment

Philly Fashion Week, XPoNential Music Fest, Opera Philadelphia O23, and Montco Jazz Fest in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

Sept. 21 - 24: Philly Fashion Week in Philly, XPoNential Music Fest in N.J., and Bill Bellamy in Delaware are among the weekend’s highlights.

2 years ago

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Steve H. Broadnax III is a playwright and resident director at People's Light in Malvern. His play, ''Bonez,'' will launch the theater company's Queerways PA, a program to develop new plays through community engagement
Arts & Entertainment

People’s Light launches queer playwriting program with a horror story

People’s Light will foster new plays written about the intersection of race and sexuality. It starts with “Bonez,” a blood-splattered horror play.

2 years ago

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Nilda Diaz posing for a photo on her front porch
Health

With new COVID boosters, Philly health workers are trying to expand their reach — but face new challenges

As they prepare to dole out newly updated booster shots, local health workers are trying to incorporate lessons learned from three years’ worth of vaccine campaigns.

2 years ago

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Community

CPB grant prompts WHYY News expansion of statehouse coverage in Delaware

The Delaware newsroom expansion is part of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting’s efforts to increase statehouse coverage around the country.

2 years ago

People sit together in a circle at a town hall.
Community

New tactic to reduce Delaware highway deaths: Community engagement

After 165 deaths on Delaware roads in 2022 — the most in more than 30 years — the state is hosting town halls to get feedback on its efforts to improve highway safety.

2 years ago

A close-up of a police car.
Courts & Law

After 911 miscues sent Philly cops to wrong location, City Council plans to hold hearings

The review comes after the botched response to a 911 call about the first victim in July’s mass shooting in Kingsessing.

2 years ago

Listen 1:14
Attorney General Merrick Garland appears before a House Judiciary Committee hearing, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington
Politics & Policy

House Republicans clash with Attorney General Garland, accusing him of favoring Hunter Biden

Garland's appearance comes at an unprecedented moment in the Justice Department’s history.

2 years ago

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