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A sign on a door reads SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA
Courts & Law

How the Pa. Supreme Court retention race could impact environmental protection

In the typically sleepy Supreme Court retention election, the focus is on voting rights and abortion. But the court also decides major environmental cases.

7 days ago

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an abortion rights rally, with the most prominent sign reading DON'T TREAD ON ME
Politics & Policy

The next year of elections may determine if abortion remains legal in Pennsylvania — or how it is banned

Anti-abortion activists face significant hurdles in their efforts to limit reproductive health rights. But accomplishing that is far from impossible.

7 days ago

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Carol Ann Dougherty
Courts & Law
6abc

Suspect identified in 1962 murder of a 9-year-old girl in Bucks County

The announcement comes 63 years after 9-year-old Carol Ann Dougherty was murdered at St. Mark's Roman Catholic Church.

1 week ago

Dave Sunday speaking at a podium
Courts & Law

‘Absolutely staggering’: Nearly 27 million doses of fentanyl seized in the Philly area so far this year

Fentanyl has far surpassed heroin as the most common opioid found in the commonwealth, said state Attorney General Dave Sunday.

1 week ago

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Matt Meyer speaks
Politics & Policy

Delaware to cover SNAP benefits for low-income residents as state sues Trump administration over funding

President Donald Trump’s administration is withholding food stamp funding, something never done before during a government shutdown.

1 week ago

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Pierre Robert
Community

Philly DJ Pierre Robert, the ‘heart and soul of WMMR,’ has died

One of the most recognized voices in the region, Robert spent 44 years on the air in Philadelphia, all with WMMR.

1 week ago

Volunteers sorting food at a food bank
Politics & Policy

Food aid at risk of expiring as effort to fund SNAP benefits fails in Senate

Democrats have repeatedly voted against reopening the government as they demand that Republicans negotiate with them to extend expiring health care subsidies.

1 week ago

SEPTA regional rail trains entering and exiting 30th Street station in Philadelphia.
Urban Planning

More time? SEPTA asks for extension of federal deadline to inspect aging Silverliner railcars

Less than half of SEPTA’s 50-year-old fleet of Silverliner cars have been inspected. And out of 108 inspected cars, only 35 have returned to service.

1 week ago

Boxes of mangoes are shown at a warehouse
Community

130,000 South Jersey residents rely on SNAP. Here’s how to find alternative food resources — and how to help — amid the government shutdown

About 1 in 8 Americans relies on the food assistance program. Among them are more than 800,000 New Jerseyans, with approximately 75,000 recipients in Camden County.

1 week ago

Judge's gavel on wooden table with law books. (bigstockphoto.com)
Courts & Law

Pa. man who spent 43 years in prison before his conviction was overturned now faces deportation

The Trump administration plans to act on a 1999 deportation order despite his murder conviction being overturned because Subramanyam Vedam also has a drug conviction.

1 week ago

U.S. President Donald Trump walks
Politics & Policy

Trump says ‘it’s too bad’ he can’t run for a third term

President Donald Trump has acknowledged that he cannot run for a third term, citing constitutional limits, despite his interest in staying in the White House.

1 week ago

A worker drops liquid chocolate onto sprinkles
Community

Here’s why Philadelphia chocolatiers are optimistic despite inflation

Cocoa prices are climbing but Philly’s Craft Chocolate Makers say they are not worried about losing customers.

1 week ago

a statue in front of Maguire Hall
Arts & Entertainment

An ‘exuberantly eclectic’ new building is set to open at Chestnut Hill’s Woodmere Museum

The new Maguire Hall is a 173-year-old industrialist’s mansion converted into a showcase of Philadelphia artists.

1 week ago

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Dr. Gerard Criner, director of Temple Lung Center
Health

As Pennsylvania health systems rapidly adopt AI, lawmakers take steps to regulate the technology

Health systems and insurance companies are using artificial intelligence to analyze CT scans and MRIs, update electronic health records and review coverage decisions.

1 week ago

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Jeff Balk speaks
Politics & Policy

Revelation of 1980s child sex abuse by Delaware Democratic Party leader divides statewide and Sussex leaders

Jeff Balk spent several years in a Missouri prison for abusing teen boys. He first resisted calls to resign as county chair but ultimately stepped down.

1 week ago

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