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Community

Delaware social service providers prepare for reduction in pandemic-era extra help

Many of the benefits and services made available as a result of the pandemic will be phased out once the Public Health Emergency is lifted.

2 years ago

FILE - Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Pat Browne, R-Lehigh, speaks after Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf delivered his budget address for the 2022-23 fiscal year to a joint session of the Pennsylvania House and Senate in Harrisburg, Pa., on Feb. 8, 2022. Former Republican state Sen. Browne will lead the Department of Revenue, said incoming Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
Politics & Policy

Shapiro taps ex-lawmakers, university officials for Cabinet

Former GOP Sen. Pat Browne of Lehigh County will lead the Dept. of Revenue and former Democratic Rep. Mike Carroll of Lackawanna County will lead the Dept. of Transportation.

2 years ago

An up-close photo of Tom Wolf
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Tom Wolf’s time as Pa. governor is almost over. Here’s what he’ll be remembered for.

Education spending got a major boost under Tom Wolf, but the Pa. governor struggled to establish a relationship with the GOP-controlled legislature.

2 years ago

Krasner speaks at a podium into a number of microphones.
Courts & Law

A case of mistaken identity lands a Philadelphia woman in jail for a crime she didn’t commit

The 31-year-old Ph.D student was never in Texas where the crime occurred, but an identification via social media led to her being jailed.

2 years ago

President Biden waves while walking towards a plane.
Courts & Law

Garland appoints special counsel to investigate Biden docs

Attorney General Merrick Garland has appointed a special counsel to investigate the presence of documents with classified markings found at President Biden’s home and office.

2 years ago

An up-close photo of Josh Shapiro.
Politics & Policy

Constitutional amendments pose test to incoming Pa. governor

Pa. Senate Republicans are kicking off the new legislative session by pushing through a trio of proposed constitutional amendments that sparked a partisan fight.

2 years ago

The Pa. State Capitol building is visible.
Politics & Policy

Pennsylvania Senate bill aims to undo 2023 gas tax increase

Pennsylvania's state Senate on Wednesday voted to undo an automatic wholesale tax increase on gasoline and diesel that kicks in this year.

2 years ago

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial
Things To Do
Arts & Entertainment

Celebrating a King, a night in the museum, Burger Crawl, and En Vogue in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

Jan. 12 - Jan. 16: Celebrating MLK in Philly, N.J., and Del., En Vogue, Burger Crawl and CC Restaurant Week are among weekend event highlights.

2 years ago

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Morning traffic moves along Interstate 76 in Philadelphia
Urban Planning

Philadelphia ranks among the top 10 most congested traffic cities in the world

Yeah, it’s rough out here. The 2022 Inrix Global Traffic Scorecard ranked Philly above Los Angeles and Washington D.C. for traffic congestion.

2 years ago

Listen 1:09
Birds move near the bank of the Delaware River in Easton
Science

Delaware River Basin has enough groundwater to last decades

There’s enough groundwater from the Delaware River Basin, which supplies peoples’ drinking water, to last until at least 2060, researchers say.

2 years ago

Listen 1:12
Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church in North Philadelphia
Politics & Policy

A Philly church now devotes its Saturday prayer sessions to chats with mayoral candidates

Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church in Mt. Airy and Germantown is inviting mayoral candidates to their Saturday virtual prayer sessions to discuss gun violence and other issues.

2 years ago

The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Health

College of Physicians issues ‘long overdue’ apology to Holmesburg Prison experiment survivors and their families

The College of Physicians of Philadelphia did not conduct the unethical scientific experiments at Holmesburg Prison, but apologized for not speaking out.

2 years ago

Listen 1:22
File photo: Guitarist Jeff Beck performs at the Louisiana Jazz and Heritage Festival in New Orleans on April 29, 201
Arts & Entertainment

Jeff Beck, guitar god who influenced generations, dies at 78

Beck influenced generations of shredders along the way and becoming known as the guitar player’s guitar player.

2 years ago

prepare to board Marine One
Health

White House: Jill Biden has 2 cancerous lesions removed

Presidential physician Dr. Kevin O’Connor says examinations showed that the lesions over Biden’s right eye and on her chest were both confirmed to be basal cell carcinoma.

2 years ago

U.S. Fire Administrator Lori Moore-Merrell (center) stands with city officials and representatives of national fire safety organizations at a press event in Philly Wednesday. (Sophia Schmidt/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

U.S. Fire Administrator commemorates Fairmount fire in Philly, announces national strategy

The Fairmount fire, which killed a dozen people including nine children, is the type of tragedy U.S. Fire Administrator Lori Moore-Merrell hopes to prevent.

2 years ago

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