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Politics & Policy

Pennsylvania Senate advances bill to overhaul probation system

The bill aims to limit the length of probation sentences and the circumstances under which a non-violent offender on probation can be sent to jail.

3 years ago

Illustration showing a billboard with a marijuana ad on it.
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Medical marijuana law update would lift the advertising ban on Pa. doctors

A sponsor of the legislation said it would help “level the playing field” between doctors and third-party companies.

3 years ago

Surveillance photo of someone breaking into a car.
Courts & Law
6abc

Philadelphia towing company charged in multi-million dollar catalytic converter theft ring

The Bucks County DA's office announced charges Tuesday against 11 people and a Philadelphia towing company in a multi-million dollar catalytic converter theft ring.

3 years ago

In this Oct. 9, 2015 file photo, Michael Johnson wears a firearm as he waits outside of Roseburg Municipal Airport in Roseburg, Ore.
Community

New survey on red flag laws, license requirements shows holes in Pa. gun control legislation, advocates say

Most Americans, regardless of political party, support stronger gun laws according to a new survey. Pa. still lacks many of those policies.

3 years ago

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Arts & Entertainment

A phone in Philly’s Rail Park lets you speak to the dead

An old-fashioned rotary telephone, wired to nothing, encourages people to speak to their loved ones as a form of grief therapy.

3 years ago

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NCCo Executive Matt Meyer visits Caffé Gelato in downtown Newark
Community

Building Better Communities initiative in Delaware expands to new neighborhoods in New Castle County

The initiative aims to improve the quality of life and reduce violence with expansion to Brookside and Pleasantville communities.

3 years ago

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Health

Tower Health to sell shuttered Brandywine Hospital to Penn Medicine

Tower Health and Penn Medicine signed a letter of intent that would allow Penn to acquire Brandywine Hospital in Coatesville.

3 years ago

The Philadelphia District Attorney's Office (Angela Gervasi/Billy Penn)
Courts & Law

Former Philly police officer charged with 233 counts of sexual abuse

New charges against Patrick Heron stem from alleged incidents between 2005 and 2017, according to the DA’s Office.

3 years ago

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PlanPhilly
Community

This company turns food scraps into compost for Philly community gardens at an old city building

“Food waste from our rec centers becomes high-quality compost, adding valuable nutrients back into city soils,” one official said.

3 years ago

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Weather
6abc

Delays, cancellations fluctuate at Philadelphia International Airport due to inclement weather

The number of delays and cancellations at the Philadelphia International Airport are continuing to fluctuate Tuesday after weather disruptions began Monday.

3 years ago

The Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg
Politics & Policy

How Pennsylvania has (and hasn’t) spent billions of COVID-19 stimulus dollars (FULL LIST)

Pennsylvania received $7.3 billion in state and local pandemic relief funding from the American Rescue Plan Act and had spent more than $5.6 billion as of March.

3 years ago

A sign for the prison on the outside of the building.
Courts & Law

‘We are not fully operational’: Philly prison commissioner blames jailbreak on short-staffing

"People are fatigued, people are tired, people are walking around like zombies,” said the head of the corrections officers’ union.

3 years ago

File photo: In this Thursday, March 11, 2021 file photo, desks are arranged in a classroom at an elementary school in Nesquehoning, Pa
Education

Non-US citizens would be eligible to teach in Pennsylvania under a bill passed by the state House

The House of Representatives late Monday passed the bill by a vote of 110 to 93. It now goes on to the state Senate, which is considering own version of the measure.

3 years ago

Supreme Court, seen behind flowers
Courts & Law

Supreme Court makes it more difficult to convict someone of making a threat

The case could make it harder for prosecutors to convict certain people who threaten elected officials including the president.

3 years ago

A man scans a mail ballot.
Politics & Policy

Pennsylvania’s mail-in voting law is upheld again, as court rules against Republican challenge

It is the latest of several refusals by a state court to invalidate Pennsylvania's 2019 mail-in voting law, enacted barely months before the COVID-19 pandemic began.

3 years ago

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