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New Jersey attorney general Gurbir Grewal speaks during a news conference on Nov. 16, 2018. (Julio Cortez/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

AG Grewal announces new rules to increase accountability for N.J. cops, prosecutors

The attorney general said the directives will mean greater transparency in an era of increased scrutiny of the criminal justice system.

1 week ago

Bear sightings last week about 15 miles from the Delaware border (Marple Police Twitter)
Community

Three bear sightings reported in Wilmington, Del.

There were three bear sighting reports in Wilmington, Del. along roadways near I-95 early this morning, according to Delaware State Police.

1 week ago

Prisoners make clothing for the New Jersey Department of Corrections. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Proposal would require screening all N.J. prisoners for hepatitis B and C

The N.J. Department of Corrections has come under fire from criminal justice and public health advocates who say its policy of targeted screening for the virus falls short.

1 week ago

Ash Richards opens the first public meeting for Philadelphia's Urban Agriculture Plan. (Jonathan Wilson for WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philly’s first urban agriculture director kicks off plan to save endangered edible gardens

Philadelphia is creating its first-ever plan for urban agriculture. The goal: to protect existing community gardens and encourage farming use on vacant city lots.

1 week ago

A person exits Hahnemann University Hospital in Philadelphia, Wednesday, June 26, 2019. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Money
Philadelphia Business Journal

Do I hear $1,000? Auction of Hahnemann University Hospital equipment begins

Interested in buying a used linear accelerator, an old hospital stretcher or even a fully equipped hospital kitchen? Now is your chance.

1 week ago

Pennsylvania state Representative Movita Johnson-Harrell. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Pa. state Rep. Movita Johnson-Harrell charged with stealing from nonprofit

She is accused of enriching herself by stealing money from a nonprofit organization she founded to serve the mentally ill and poor who were fighting addiction.

1 week ago

Taxi drivers honk their horns and chant 'PPA Mafia' as they drive slowly down Market Street toward City Hall during a protest against fee hikes in 2012. A video of the protest is part of the People's Media Record, an online archive set up by the Media Mobilizing Project. (Still from video)
Arts & Entertainment

Media Mobilizing Project begins uploading 15 years of Philly activism captured on video

The Media Mobilizing Project has been recording protests and interviews since 2006. It’s now uploading its archive.

1 week ago

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A fragment of clay tablet at the Penn Museum carries information about a business transaction that took place in Ur about 4,000 years ago. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

After ‘long-term extended loan,’ Penn Museum sends ancient Iraqi artifacts home

Since the 1930s, the Penn Museum has been holding and studying thousands of clay tablets from 2000 B.C. Today, hundreds are returning to Iraq.

1 week ago

Listen 1:46
From left, Constitutional law experts, Harvard Law School professor Noah Feldman, Stanford Law School professor Pamela Karlan, University of North Carolina Law School professor Michael Gerhardt and George Washington University Law School professor Jonathan Turley are sworn in before testifying during a hearing before the House Judiciary Committee on the constitutional grounds for the impeachment of President Donald Trump, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Politics & Policy

Impeachment takeaways: History lessons, partisan feuds

The House Judiciary Committee’s impeachment hearing on Wednesday marks a new phase in the investigation, as Democrats prepare to finalize their case against President Trump.

1 week ago

New World Plaza at Washington and 6th streets in South Philadelphia (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community

Evicted not gone: As Hoa Binh Plaza closes, many nearby Asian businesses thrive

The demise of Hoa Binh Plaza isn’t the only story of Asian businesses in gentrifying areas, leaders in Philly’s growing Asian community say.

1 week ago

Kids know their abusers between 85% and 93% of the time. Yet that often comes as a surprise to adults.(motortion/BigStock)
Community

Beyond ‘stranger danger’: Look and listen for these signs of child sexual abuse

Kids know their abusers between 85% and 93% of the time. Yet adults are often surprised to realize how close to home abuse really is.

1 week ago

Listen 5:09
In this April 25, 2019, file photo, a man looks at cases of firearms in the halls of the Indianapolis Convention Center where the National Rifle Association will be holding its 148th annual meeting in Indianapolis. The number of background checks conducted by federal authorities is on pace to break a record by the end of this year. (Lisa Marie Pane/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

Gun background checks are on pace to break record in 2019

It reflects what the industry says is a rush by people to buy weapons in reaction to the Democratic presidential candidates' calls for tighter restrictions.

1 week ago

Activists urge City Council members to vote to end the 10-year property tax abatement. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philly Council votes to shrink 10-year abatement, stoking real estate industry doomsday fears

The bill is expected to be approved by the full Council next Thursday, during the last meeting of 2019.

1 week ago

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Down the Shore
Health

Trader Joe’s recall of several fresh products over listeria concerns includes N.J. stores

Trader Joe's has issued a voluntary recall for fresh products that are sold in numerous states, including its New Jersey markets. 

1 week ago

Hanifa Shabazz sought Dion Wilson’s arrest, but prosecutors dropped charges. (City of Wilmington)
Courts & Law

Prosecutors drop charges against man arrested after Wilmington City Council meeting

Council President Hanifa Shabazz had said she felt threatened by Dion Wilson’s remarks. Police charged him, but a prosecutor dropped the charges.

1 week ago

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