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Parents seated at computers look at information online while CSFP administrators look on.
Education

A Philly nonprofit is giving away $4 million in scholarships to tuition-based schools

Families could receive up to $3,200 to help with school tuition.

2 years ago

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File photo: David McCallum, star of the NBC-TV series ''The Invisible Man,'' is shown during an interview with Jay Sharbutt at NBC studios in New York, Aug. 28, 1975.
Arts & Entertainment

David McCallum, star of hit TV series ‘The Man From U.N.C.L.E.’ and ‘NCIS,’ dies at 90

McCallum’s work with “U.N.C.L.E.” brought him two Emmy nominations. He returned to television in 2003 in another series with an agency known by its initials — CBS’ “NCIS.”

2 years ago

Former President Donald Trump visits the Palmetto State Armory and takes a picture with owners Jamin McCallum and Julian Wilson in Summerville, S.C., Monday, Sept. 25, 2023.
Politics & Policy

Trump admires a Glock handgun — but stops short of buying — as he campaigns in South Carolina

The early Republican presidential front-runner was in small-town Summerville as part of a ramped-up campaign schedule that also includes multiple visits to early-voting Iowa.

2 years ago

Robert Menendez speaking at a podium
Politics & Policy

N.J. Sen. Menendez doubles down, refuses to resign after bribery indictment

The three-term Senator denied the allegations and said the facts of the case will exonerate him.

2 years ago

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PlanPhilly
Community

PGW ordered to stop adjusting customers’ bills to account for May weather fluctuations

PGW’s weather normalization adjustment has cost customers millions in recent years. Advocates say a new change doesn't go far enough.

2 years ago

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Summer Gerling picks up her piggy bank found in the rubble of her home following the wildfire on Aug. 10, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii
Community

Lahaina residents begin returning to sites of homes destroyed by deadly wildfire

The wildfire killed at least 97 people and destroyed more than 2,000 buildings, most of them homes.

2 years ago

A passenger disembarks from Amtrak's Sunset Limited at its final stop in New Orleans, Nov. 2, 2008.
Politics & Policy

Biden administration announces $1.4 billion to improve rail safety and boost capacity in 35 states

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said Monday “these projects will make American rail safer, more reliable, and more resilient."

2 years ago

Wreckage of a plane crash
Community

Investigators: Plane went into stall during maneuvers before Bucks County crash that killed 2

The NTSB report states that the plane went into a stall and went out of control as the pilot was practicing maneuvers during an instructional flight.

2 years ago

exterior of the jail
Courts & Law
Spotlight PA

Jailbreaks in Pennsylvania are not as common as recent events imply

A Spotlight PA analysis of Pennsylvania Department of Corrections data reveals jailbreaks aren’t as common as recent high-profile examples imply.

2 years ago

chickens
Community

ACCT Philly searches for homes outside city for multiple roosters, pigs

Anyone who lives outside the city and wants to adopt the animals can reach out to ACCT Philly.

2 years ago

People seated in City Hall watch a documentary on the screen at the front of the room.
Community

‘A Hope that Lights the Way’: New documentary on Black men and boys in Philadelphia hosts screenings

Produced in part by Philadelphia's Office of Black Male Engagement, the two-hour documentary introduces representatives from community groups working throughout the city.

2 years ago

Victoria Rodriguez poses for a photo with her son, Silas.
Community

Giving 40 expecting moms ‘a hand up,’ Delaware pilot program provides $1,000 a month for bills, formula, diapers

Victoria Rodriguez said she’s “not sure how we would have done it’’ without the guaranteed basic income stipend. But will the state continue the program?

2 years ago

Neshaminy Creek at sunset
Science

Pennsylvania to increase PFAS monitoring in rivers and streams

The announcement comes a month after the USGS found 76% of waterways in the state contain PFAS.

2 years ago

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Phyllis Blackiston stands on a stairway in front of a door of her former house in Millsboro.
Community

‘There’s no closure’: Millsboro residents say water is still contaminated 2 years after Mountaire settlement

Millsboro, Del. residents are getting compensation for their contaminated wells from a class action settlement with Mountaire Farms. But they say their troubles aren’t over.

2 years ago

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Side by side photos of Matt Meyer and Bethany Hall-Long
Politics & Policy

Delaware’s primary is a year away, but Dems Hall-Long and Meyer are staking their claim to succeed Gov. Carney

Lt. Gov. Hall-Long would become the state’s second female governor. Meyer would be the first New Castle County executive to hold the highest statewide political post.

2 years ago

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