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Former President Donald Trump listens during his civil fraud trial at the State Supreme Court building in New York, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023.
Courts & Law

Evidence at New York fraud trial shows that Trump’s financial statements were key to a loan deal

Trump said in pretrial testimony that he never thought the statements “would be taken very seriously.”

3 years ago

File photo: Commissioner Cathy Engelbert speaks at the WNBA basketball draft Monday, April 10, 2023, in New York. The WNBA has agreed to grant Golden State an expansion franchise in 2025. While the deal hasn’t been finalized, WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert is expected to be in the Bay Area on Thursday, Oct. 5, to announce the new franchise, according to a person familiar with the situation.
Community

Golden State Warriors granted WNBA expansion franchise set to begin play in 2025

The Warriors have planned for this since before the opening of Chase Center in 2019.

3 years ago

flooded road
Urban Planning
6abc

Large water main break floods portion of Roosevelt Blvd. in Northeast Philadelphia

The break was reported around noon Thursday between Woodhaven and Comly roads.

3 years ago

David Uosikkinen playing the drums
Arts & Entertainment

At Philly’s First Glance Film Fest, ‘Heart of the Beat’ doc tells the story of The Hooters drummer David Uosikkinen

Uosikkinen’s life in music spans more than four decades. He joined WHYY’s “Morning Edition” to chat with host Jennifer Lynn.

3 years ago

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Philadelphia 76ers' Joel Embiid poses for a photograph during media day at the NBA basketball team's practice facility, Monday, Oct. 2, 2023, in Camden, N.J.
Community

Joel Embiid picks USA Basketball, AP source says, and plans to play in Paris Olympics

Embiid became a U.S. citizen last year and could have also chosen to play for France — or even Cameroon, his homeland, if it qualified for the Paris Games.

3 years ago

File photo: Wisconsin Democratic Gov. Tony Evers speaks at a campaign stop, Oct. 27, 2022, in Milwaukee. A man illegally brought a handgun into the Wisconsin Capitol on Wednesday, demanding to see Gov. Tony Evers, and returned at night with an assault rifle after posting bail, a spokesperson for the state said Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023
Politics & Policy

Man with handgun seeking governor arrested in Wisconsin Capitol, returns with assault rifle

The man was demanding to see the governor, who was not in the building at the time.

3 years ago

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

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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

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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

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