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6abc

Wrong-way driver causes chain-reaction crash in Havertown; 4 people hurt

Chopper footage showed an SUV in the air wedged between a SEPTA bus and a tractor-trailer.

2 years ago

The Philadelphia metro area has recovered all its jobs since the COVID-19 pandemic began, this includes retail stores such as those along Fairmount Avenue. (Kristen Mosbrucker-Garza/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Money

Philadelphia Fed president says regional economy on track for ‘soft landing’

The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia’s president forecasts inflation decline without more interest rate hikes.

2 years ago

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A contractor installs an LED street light
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philly starts replacing its street lights with more efficient LEDs

The project is expected to cut the energy used by street lights in half, saving enough electricity annually to power nearly 3,700 homes.

2 years ago

Gillian Gehri holds up Narcan
Health

‘I didn’t have it in my bag before’: Incoming Penn students say carrying Narcan is shaping their outlook on medicine

Many new first-year Penn Medicine students had never administered or carried Narcan nasal spray before attending the school’s third consecutive naloxone “boot camp.”

2 years ago

Bottles of tomato sauce on a supermarket shelf
Community

Camden-based Campbell Soup will buy maker of Rao’s sauces for $2.7 billion

The transaction will help diversify and strengthen Campbell’s Meals & Beverages division, Campbell’s President and CEO Mark Clouse said in a statement.

2 years ago

People surround a sign that reads
Arts & Entertainment

Made In America festival canceled

The annual music festival at Philadelphia’s Benjamin Franklin Parkway was set to include headliners Lizzo and SZA. Tickets will be refunded.

2 years ago

inside a warehouse
Urban Planning
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Pa. advocacy group’s guide encourages municipalities to update distribution center zoning laws

Recently, PennFuture released a model zoning law and guidebook for logistics center developments. They hope municipalities across Pa. will use it to update zoning ordinances.

2 years ago

Otis Pena (left) a friend of O'Shae Sibley, walks off stage after speaking during a celebration of life for Sibley on Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023, at The Met Philadelphia, in Philadelphia
Community

Friends gather in Philadelphia to remember O’Shae Sibley, killed in a confrontation over dancing

Sibley's friend Otis Pena called Sibley “a beacon of light.”

2 years ago

Kamala Harris speaking at a podium
Politics & Policy

Harris says new rule means ‘thousands of dollars’ for workers on federal construction projects

Harris' office says 1 million construction workers with jobs on $200 billion worth of federally supported projects will benefit.

2 years ago

A tree is seen on top of a Newark, Delaware home
Weather
6abc

Severe storms bring down trees, power lines across Delaware Valley

Thousands were left without power in the region after heavy storms rolled through.

2 years ago

A sign points visitors toward the financial services department at a hospital.
Health

Pennsylvania cuts at least 137,000 people from its Medicaid program as some participants fight paperwork denials

Some people are getting cut from the program for missing paperwork. Pennsylvanians have up to 90 days to file appeals with the county and state.

2 years ago

Listen 2:15
Homes in Yeadon Borough, Pa. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Report: First-time homebuyers in Philly area need to make more to afford a starter home

High mortgage rates, overvalued homes, and low inventory continue to hurt renters looking to enter the housing market.

2 years ago

Listen 1:12
Open Studio Figure Drawing in the Perkins Center for the Arts building in Collingswood, N.J., which the center recently acquired from borough of Collingswood
Arts & Entertainment

Perkins Center for the Arts buys its building from Collingswood borough

The Center had been leasing its building from the borough for almost 20 years. It also received a $250,000 grant for its Moorestown site.

2 years ago

Listen 1:17
Betty Williams in her graduation cap and gown.
Education

69-year-old North Philly Grandmother walks across the stage to earn her high school diploma, more than 50 years later

The former Kensington High School student became the oldest graduate of the school district’s adult diploma program.

2 years ago

Damaged SEPTA trolley.
Courts & Law

SEPTA employee was driving drunk when she crashed into SEPTA trolley in Southwest Philadelphia

Investigators say the driver initially fled the scene, but then allegedly came back to get her belongings from her car.

2 years ago

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