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Capitol building
Politics & Policy

Pa. House passes $15 minimum wage bill

It has an uncertain future in the Republican-controlled Senate.

2 years ago

The Capital Building in Harrisburg, Pa.
Politics & Policy

Pa. House passes tax credit for new police officers, teachers and nurses

The bill would provide a $2,500 annual tax credit for three years for residents after they become certified, or after they move to Pa. with a state-recognized credential

2 years ago

Chapman School of Law professor John Eastman testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 16, 2017.
Courts & Law

Trump adviser faces possible disbarment over his efforts to overturn 2020 election

Disciplinary proceedings began Tuesday for John Eastman.

2 years ago

Josh Shapiro speaking with construction workers
Urban Planning

Temporary lanes of I-95 to reopen this weekend, Gov. Shapiro says

Damaged section of I-95 will reopen this weekend to six lanes of traffic, after Gov. Shapiro announced an accelerated timeline.

2 years ago

Pile of pieces of broken asphalt pavement on the side of the road during repairs.
PlanPhilly
Community

Spot dangerous debris while driving? Here’s what to do

A woman was killed in Philly last week after an object on the highway pierced her windshield.

2 years ago

onathan Majors Assault Case
Courts & Law

Actor Jonathan Majors’ domestic violence trial scheduled for Aug. 3

A Manhattan judge issued the schedule Tuesday, casting the star in a real-life courtroom drama as his idled Hollywood career hangs in the balance.

2 years ago

File photo: The Olympic rings are set up in Paris, France, Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017 at Trocadero plaza that overlooks the Eiffel Tower, a day after the official announcement that the 2024 Summer Olympic Games will be in the French capital. An IOC inspection team has given a resounding thumbs-up to Paris’ preparations for the 2024 Olympic Games. The IOC said Wednesday that Paris organizers are where they should be in their planning with 415 days to go before the opening ceremony
Community

Paris 2024 Olympics HQ searched in third consecutive Summer Games scandal

Officials say French investigators have searched the Paris Olympic organizers’ headquarters as part of corruption investigations into contracts linked to the Games.

2 years ago

Bike Store Fire
Community

4 dead in e-bike shop fire that spread to apartments in New York City

It appears to be the latest in a string of fires linked to lithium ion batteries in the city. The blaze was reported early Tuesday in the Chinatown neighborhood of Manhattan.

2 years ago

wind farm in Atlantic City
Politics & Policy

Offshore wind foes in New Jersey gathering force legally and politically

The offshore project is New Jersey's first, and a U.S. subsidiary of Danish wind developer Orsted could begin construction this year if remaining approvals are obtained.

2 years ago

Hunter Biden
Courts & Law

Hunter Biden will plead guilty in a deal that likely avoids time behind bars in a tax and gun case

The deal ends a long-running Justice Department investigation into Biden’s second son, who has acknowledged struggling with addiction.

2 years ago

Crews search a pond for a missing boy in Bucks County
Community
6abc

Missing 9-year-old boy dies after being pulled from Bucks County pond

The child's bike and a fishing pole were nearby when officers arrived, but police say the boy was nowhere to be found.

2 years ago

OceanGate Expedition's Titan submersible is seen under water in 2021
Community

Coast Guard says extensive search has yielded no sign of missing sub

Rescuers were racing against time to find the submersible before the oxygen supply runs out for five people who were on a mission to document the wreckage of the Titanic.

2 years ago

A Pride Flag flies on top of the Starbucks logo on top of the company's headquarters in Seattle.
Community

Are Philly-area Starbucks banning Pride displays? Decor varies from store to store

The coffee giant faces an NLRB complaint over the issue. In this region, some locations are full of rainbows, while others show no LGBTQ+ affirming decor.

2 years ago

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A sculpture made of steel rods forming a sphere is in the foreground. Behind it are trees, the river, and a pathway.
Arts & Entertainment

Contemporary art ‘reanimates’ historic sculpture garden on the Schuylkill River

Maren Hassinger’s “Steel Bodies” reanimates a vision of American history at the Ellen Phillips Samuel Memorial along the Schuylkill River.

2 years ago

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C. Adrienne Rhodes, co-founder of the Preserving Black Haddonfield History Project, stands on the steps of Mount Olivet Baptist Church and Parsonage in Haddonfield, N.J., on June 19, 2023. (Nicole Leonard/WHYY)
Community

As a South Jersey borough’s Black population shrinks, residents say preserving history and culture becomes vital

Haddonfield, N.J., is a borough in South Jersey with a small Black population, but one that dates back to the 1700s, historians say.

2 years ago

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