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Money

Want to save money on your water bill? Start with checking for leaks

Water providers and environmental agencies have several tips to help homeowners find leaks and cut down on water waste.

2 years ago

Dozens of arrests were made after a large demonstration partially shut down Interstate 676 westbound in Center City on Saturday. (Peter Crimmins/WHYY)
Community
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Public demonstration partially shuts down I-676 westbound in Center City

Video from the scene shows a crowd of people on the roadway with signs.

2 years ago

Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Joanna McClinton addresses the crowd at the opening of the Biden campaign’s new Eastern Pennsylvania headquarters in Center City. (Carmen Russell-Sluchansky/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Biden campaign opens Eastern Pennsylvania headquarters in Center City

Biden’s 2024 national campaign manager, Julie Chávez Rodriguez, said the campaign has opened 14 field offices in the state, including ones in Delco and the Lehigh Valley.

2 years ago

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Ahmed Burhan, a well-known Quran reciter, leads prayers on Friday outside City Hall as devotees perform rakahs to show their humbleness and devotion. (Carmen Russell-Sluchansky/WHYY)
Community

Hundreds of Muslims gather outside City Hall to pray for peace in Gaza and Philly

The Philadelphia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations — or CAIR — and a coalition of local mosques and other organizations sponsored the Friday prayers.

2 years ago

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Community

Gazdag, Carranza help Union cool off Minnesota United 2-0

Andre Blake finished with four saves to earn the clean sheet for the Union

2 years ago

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Courts & Law

New Jersey youth wrestling coach sentenced to more than 7 years in child sex abuse images case

In addition to the prison term, U.S. District Judge Zahid Quraishi sentenced Alec Donovan to 30 years of supervised release, prosecutors said.

2 years ago

La Oficina del Fiscal General cerca del edificio del Capitolio en Harrisburg, Pensilvania.
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Elecciones Pa. 2024: Guía completa de los candidatos a fiscal general en las primarias

Cinco demócratas y dos republicanos aspiran a la nominación de su partido y aparecerán en la papeleta de las primarias el 23 de abril.

2 years ago

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Community
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Police: 2 officers are hospitalized after crash in Fairmount Park

Officials say a police cruiser and another vehicle collided.

2 years ago

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Arts & Entertainment

How did Pa. become the ‘gateway’ to Easter egg decorating? A Glencairn Museum exhibit explains

The art form introduced by the Pennsylvania Dutch and shared by other German and Eastern European immigrants continues to be practiced by Pennsylvania artists today.

2 years ago

Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler
Community

Phillies lose 9-3 in opening day matchup with Braves

The Phillies got off to a strong start with ace Zack Wheeler, but the Braves won after a seven-run eighth inning.

2 years ago

The Delaware County Court of Common Pleas
Courts & Law

3 Chester men have convictions overturned after decades behind bars in Henrietta Nickens’ 1997 killing

The three defendants were convicted even though DNA testing at the time showed that evidence found in the victim’s body did not match any of them, attorneys said.

2 years ago

Former Philadelphia Phillies manager Charlie Manuel throws out a ceremonial first pitch ahead of an opening day baseball game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Atlanta Braves, Friday, March 29, 2024, in Philadelphia.
Community

Ex-Phillies manager Charlie Manuel throws opening-day pitch in 1st visit to Citizens Bank Park since stroke

Manuel was 1,000-826 as a major league manager, including 780 wins with the Phillies. He was inducted into the team’s Wall of Fame in 2014.

2 years ago

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PlanPhilly
Community

Wagner course explores architecture and history of West Philadelphia

The course covers West Philly from its days as a separate municipality only accessible by ferry to the ongoing ripple effects of urban renewal.

2 years ago

Kasey Moore and 8-year-old daughter, Sadie, from Northeast Philadelphia wear homemade hats as they watch the eclipse outside the Franklin Institute in Center City
Science

A total solar eclipse races across North America as clouds part along totality

It will be another 21 years before the U.S. sees another total solar eclipse on this scale.

2 years ago

Tyler Hanson, of Fort Rucker, Ala., watches the sun moments before the total eclipse, Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, in Nashville, Tenn.
Science

Are you in the path of totality? Total solar eclipse streaks across U.S. on April 8

The moon's shadow will slice a diagonal line from the southwest to the northeast across North America, briefly plunging communities along the track into darkness.

2 years ago

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