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Courts & Law
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Teen escapes after allegedly being held captive for years and sexually abused in South Jersey home

The victim, now 18, said Brenda Spencer, 38, and Branndon Mosley, 41, had been abusing her since around 2018 in their Gloucester Township home. The couple was arrested Sunday.

1 week ago

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Politics & Policy

What’s in Trump’s big bill? Trillions in tax cuts, changes to Medicaid and more

Republicans are moving to advance a bill of tax breaks, spending cuts and beefed-up border security funding. They have labeled the legislation “THE ONE, BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL."

1 week ago

An NJ Transit train leaves the Secaucus Junction station
Urban Planning

NJ Transit engineers could walk off the job Friday, leaving some 350,000 commuters in the lurch

Wages and working conditions have been the main sticking points of the negotiations between the agency and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen.

1 week ago

Travelers check into their flights at Newark Liberty International Airport
Science

Newark airport problems and recent crashes put focus on air traffic controller shortage and aging equipment

The Federal Aviation Administration is working on a short-term fix to the problems at New Jersey’s largest airport that includes technical repairs and cutting flights.

1 week ago

A water researcher pours a water sample into a smaller glass container for experimentation as part of drinking water and PFAS research
Politics & Policy

EPA announces rollback for some Biden-era limits on so-called forever chemicals in drinking water

Limits on three PFAS types will be scrapped by the Environmental Protection Agency. Limits on PFOA and PFOS will be kept, though with an extension to the deadline to comply.

1 week ago

Joanna McClinton
Politics & Policy
WITF

Pennsylvania House drops voter ID, passes sweeping election reforms

Republicans supported voter ID in committee, but not enough to muster a floor vote.

1 week ago

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Politics & Policy

Pa. GOP seeks to gain control of state’s highest court, where final decisions are made on voting and abortion

Republicans are looking to overturn the Democrats’ majority on the state Supreme Court in an unusually aggressive campaign.

1 week ago

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Community

The World Series of Birding: In New Jersey, a 24-hour conservation blitz aims to protect local wildlife

Hundreds of bird species are packed into the Garden State. At New Jersey Audubon's annual event, birders race against time to catalog as many as possible.

1 week ago

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N.J. Capitol building
Politics & Policy

New Jersey primary election 2025: These 5 Republicans are running for the GOP nomination for governor

Justin Barbera, Jon Bramnick, Jack Ciattarelli, Mario Kranjac and Bill Spadea are vying for their party’s nomination.

1 week ago

Cars driving along Lincoln Drive
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philly hopes to slow down traffic on Lincoln Drive by adding speed slots

The city’s Streets Department has started installing the vertical deflection devices as part of a pilot project designed to make the state road safer.

1 week ago

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The 40th anniversary MOVE bombing vigil
Community

MOVE supporters gather in Cobbs Creek, 40 years after deadly bombing by Philly police at the organization’s HQ

The bombing on May 13, 1985 claimed the lives of 11 people, including five children, and decimated an entire block in Cobbs Creek.

1 week ago

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Community

Camden residents concerned over transparency in EMR deal

Residents want EMR to be held accountable and said they are upset about the city striking a deal without input from the community.

1 week ago

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Matthew J. Platkin speaks
Politics & Policy

3M agrees to pay N.J. up to $450 million for PFAS pollution in Salem and Middlesex counties

New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin called it a “historic” settlement, as it’s the largest to date for PFAS and water contamination in the state.

1 week ago

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El signo del Centro Comunitario
Community

Wilmington lanzará un programa de emprendimiento juvenil para la próxima generación de líderes empresariales

Un nuevo programa piloto en Wilmington enseñará a los adolescentes habilidades en los negocios para ayudarlos a presentar sus propios planes de negocios.

1 week ago

Un camión
Politics & Policy

La industria avícola de la península de Delmarva vigila con cautela los aranceles globales, pero la producción sigue en aumento

Mientras aumentan las tensiones arancelarias globales con China, la industria avícola de la región, valorada en 4.800 millones de dólares, sigue centrada en el crecimiento.

1 week ago

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