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With a name inspired by the First Amendment, 1A explores important issues such as policy, politics, technology, and what connects us across the fissures that divide the country. The program also delves into pop culture, sports, and humor. 1A's goal is to act as a national mirror-taking time to help America look at itself and to ask what it wants to be.

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The Pa. Capitol building
Politics & Policy
WITF

Pa. House, in contentious session, moves state budget forward

The bills now head to the state Senate, which returns Oct. 16.

3 years ago

Philadelphia Phillies' Weston Wilson reacts after hitting a home run against Washington Nationals pitcher MacKenzie Gore
Community
6abc

Phillies face braces in NLDS. Here’s the full schedule

"It's going to be an electric series," Bryce Harper said

3 years ago

Tollbooth on the highway
Politics & Policy

Pennsylvania could go after lottery winnings, tax returns of Turnpike toll scofflaws

The bill would would allot the money as long as it was not first subject to other claims such as unpaid state taxes, child support, or court-ordered restitution for crimes.

3 years ago

Hezekiah Walker sings with a group onstage
Things To Do
Arts & Entertainment

OURFest, DesignPhiladelphia, fall festivals, John Mayer, Jerry Seinfeld, Gospel Celebration, and Revolutionary Germantown in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

Oct. 5 - 8: OURfest in Philly, Collingswood Book Festival in N.J., and Malcolm Jenkins book-signing in Delaware are among the weekend’s highlights.

3 years ago

Listen 5:30
Cat Tucker watches from her porch as a television crew films a mangled tree swaying in her front yard, after a severe thunderstorm passed through Chadds Ford, Delaware County in August, 2023
Weather

Climate change is causing more damaging ‘mid-size’ storms. Insurers are taking notice

Storm damage is on the rise. Here’s what that means for homeowners in the Delaware Valley.

3 years ago

Listen 7:01
Tia Hall, left, and Alex Robles, right, pose for a photo in the building that will serve as the new home of El Centro de Estudiantes
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

‘This is home for us’: Former Philly factory to reopen as alternative high school

El Centro de Estudiantes has called three buildings home since 2009. It will now have what it hopes will be a permanent home.

3 years ago

Philadelphia Phillies' Bryson Stott reacts after hitting a grand slam
Community

Phillies sweep Marlins to earn NL Division Series rematch with MLB-best Braves

Game 1 in the best-of-five set is Saturday in Atlanta.

3 years ago

Aerial view of police at the scene of a shooting
Community
6abc

Slain suspect accused of shooting 3 Philadelphia police officers identified

Police were called to the scene after an apparent fight over video games led to gunfire inside a home.

3 years ago

Councilmember Kenyatta Johnson stands in a circle with other people holding hands.
Community

Public safety walk held in Point Breeze following shooting death of Philadelphia journalist and policy advocate

“We should never have to live in a city where someone’s life is taken and we go about our lives as if nothing has ever happened,” Councilmember Johnson said.

3 years ago

Listen 1:10
An aerial view of firefighters hosing down the site of an explosion in Roxborough
Community
6abc

Officials: Generator explosion injures 6 people at construction site in Roxborough

At least two people were rushed to Temple University Hospital in critical condition.

3 years ago

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro.
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Automatic voter registration in Pa. draws GOP lawsuit threats, but little action

Republicans are threatening to sue Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro over automatic voter registration, but the admin appears to be on solid legal ground.

3 years ago

An aerial view of a parking lot
Community
6abc

184 cases of crab clusters worth $73,000 stolen from trailer in Philadelphia: Police

The operator, who was asleep in the vehicle at the time of the theft, told officers 184 cases (30 pounds) of crab clusters were stolen.

3 years ago

File photo: Delaware Gov. John Carney speaks at the Major Joseph R. ''Beau'' Biden III National Guard/Reserve Center in New Castle, Del.
Politics & Policy

Delaware Gov. Carney says he’s ‘seriously considering’ running for mayor of Wilmington

The pervasive rumor in recent weeks has been that Mayor Mike Purzycki would not seek re-election. That became official Wednesday.

3 years ago

Listen 1:01
Many SEPTA riders said they’d continue to wear a mask without a mandate in place in Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

Second wave of free SEPTA keys on the way for Philly residents in need

The Zero Fare program is designed to offer transportation relief for those who couldn’t previously afford to ride mass transit.

3 years ago

Philadelphia 76ers general manager Daryl Morey (left) in Camden, N.J., Feb. 15, 2022. 76ers' James Harden (right) in Philadelphia, March 31, 2023.
Community

James Harden returns to Philadelphia 76ers’ training camp despite trade request

The 10-time All-Star arrived on the Colorado State campus for practice in spite of a fractured relationship with the Sixers’ front office.

3 years ago

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