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Danelo Cavalcante scales a wall while escaping prison.
Courts & Law

Prison guard warned that Danelo Cavalcante planned escape a month before he fled, emails show

Hours after Cavalcante's from the Chester County Prison, a prison sergeant said that a corrections officer “noted back in July that this inmate was planning an escape."

2 years ago

Rep. Jim Jordan
Politics & Policy

GOP’s Jordan will back a temporary House speaker as he tries to shore up support, lawmakers say

The hard-fighting ally of Donald Trump has been unable to win, but he and his far-right allies won't step aside for a more viable GOP nominee.

2 years ago

Capitol building
Politics & Policy

Pennsylvania lawmakers chip away at stalemate, pass bill to boost hospital and ambulance subsidies

Shapiro's office said he would sign the bill to deliver “critical funding” for emergency management services, hospitals, and nursing homes.

2 years ago

Las boletas
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Elecciones Pa. 2023: Todo lo que necesita saber para solicitar, llenar y devolver su voto por correo

Cada votante registrado en Pensilvania tiene la opción de votar por correo. Aprenda todo lo que necesita saber sobre el proceso antes de las elecciones del 7 de noviembre.

2 years ago

Rite Aid store
Community
6abc

Here are the 15 Rite Aid stores closing in the Philadelphia region following bankruptcy filing

Over the past six years, Rite Aid has tallied nearly $3 billion in losses.

2 years ago

Attorney Sidney Powell, a member of President Donald Trump's legal team, speaks during a rally on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020, in Alpharetta, Ga. Florida's Democratic agriculture commissioner, whose office polices charities, alleged Friday, June 18, 2021, that a group run by Powell, one of former President Donald Trump's most prominent election conspiracy adherents, is illegally seeking donations in the state. Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried said her office has filed an administrative complaint against Powell's Defending the Republic group demanding that it obey state law or cease Florida operations
Courts & Law

Sidney Powell pleads guilty in deal with prosecutors over efforts to overturn Trump loss in Georgia

A judge agreed that she will serve about six years of probation, have to pay $2,700 in restitution and have to testify truthfully against her co-defendants.

2 years ago

Palestinians evacuate wounded civilians from a building destroyed in Israeli bombardment in Khan Younis
Politics & Policy

Palestinians trapped in Gaza find nowhere is safe during Israel’s relentless bombing

The deal to get aid into Gaza remains fragile, while hospitals in the sealed territory say they are on the verge of collapse.

2 years ago

File photo: BalletX performance (Courtesy of BalletX)
Things To Do
Arts & Entertainment

Philadelphia Film Festival, BalletX, Day of the Dead, Jerry Blavat tribute concert, and The Sixties Show in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

Oct. 19 - 22: Philadelphia Film Festival, Hagley Craft Fair in Delaware, and Hallowine on Haddon in N.J. are among the weekend’s highlights.

2 years ago

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Bernadette Dougherty poses for a photo outside of the Ambler Freight House
Urban Planning

SEPTA’s plan to demolish historic Ambler Freight House delayed — for now

In a town whose history is intertwined with a massive train accident, residents have clashed with SEPTA in an effort to preserve a relic of the Ambler Train Station.

2 years ago

Eric Marsh Sr. speaks at the front of the room.
Community

In North Philly, conversations on voter turnout and impact underscore the importance of investment in community

As Philly gears up for its mayoral election next month, WHYY’s Bridging Blocks team raised the question: Will this next election season have low voter turnout? If so, why?

2 years ago

Listen 1:31
Rowhomes in Philadelphia’s Spring Garden neighborhood
PlanPhilly
Money

‘A deep freeze’: Mortgage rates and home prices are sidelining Philly homebuyers

Economists say that’s not likely to change for a few more years.

2 years ago

Trail signs are overturned in a trail in a forest.
Community

Vandals strike again at Delaware’s Iron Hill Museum, this time with racist graffiti tagged on African American History Trail signs

For the second time this year, vandals have targeted the Newark area museum’s African American History Trail, this time with racist graffiti.

2 years ago

Listen 1:22
Skeletons on display at the museum
Community

After recent backlash, community members weigh in on Mütter Museum’s future

The museum’s new leadership recently removed online exhibits and videos in the name of an ethical review. The CEO resigned after two years into her tenure.

2 years ago

Listen 1:48
A closeup of a Delaware State Police vehicle
Courts & Law

Delaware couple guilty of 42 felonies for ‘unthinkable’ torture of young sons

Authorities said stepmother Mary Vinson was the prime perpetrator of violence against the boys. One was at “imminent risk of death’’ when he got to the hospital.

2 years ago

Listen 1:29
Guests tour the five turbines of America's first offshore wind farm, owned by the Danish company, Ørsted, off the coast of Block Island, R.I. Ørsted is being sued over its Ocean Wind 1 project, New Jersey’s first offshore wind farm.
Courts & Law
NJ Spotlight News

Another legal challenge to N.J. offshore wind project

Cape May County, fishing, tourism and conservation groups accuse federal agencies of violating laws.

2 years ago

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