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Ron DeSantis speaking at a podium at the Moms For Liberty conference
Politics & Policy

Trump and DeSantis court Moms for Liberty in a sign of the group’s rising influence over the GOP

DeSantis, in his remarks, praised the group for “coming under attack by the left," saying it was “a sign that we are winning this fight.”

3 years ago

Many bags of bread sit on a table in the food bank.
Community

In one of Montco’s wealthiest areas, food pantries are seeing increasing food insecurity in the wake of SNAP benefit cuts

Food insecurity was the fifth most pressing need facing Lower Merion Township residents, according to the township’s 2022 community need assessment.

3 years ago

Multiple protesters holding signs about climate change and PECO.
PlanPhilly
Community

‘Replace fossil fuels’: Climate activists target PECO’s next power purchase plan

Every four years, PECO makes a plan to buy electricity for its customers. Climate activists want the utility to do something different the next time around.

3 years ago

Delaware State University President Tony Allen
Courts & Law

‘The need remains. Inequality remains’: Delaware State president reacts to SCOTUS ruling on affirmative action

The leader of Delaware’s HBCU says the SCOTUS ruling will “most assuredly” have a chilling effect on educational opportunities for people of color.

3 years ago

Philadelphia 76ers guard James Harden
Community

James Harden picks up $35.6 million option with the 76ers, AP source says

According to AP's anonymous source, Harden informed the 76ers of his choice Thursday ahead of the midnight deadline to pick up the option.

3 years ago

The exterior of Brandywine Hospital
Health

Penn Medicine to offer VA services at former Brandywine Hospital

Penn Medicine is also weighing the possibility of re-establishing emergency care at Brandywine Hospital “beyond the partnership with the VA.”

3 years ago

A person walks by the state Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., shrouded in haze from Canadian wildfires on Thursday, June 29, 2023.
Weather

Wildfire smoke drives traditional summer camp activities indoors

Many camps in the Midwest and the East have been moving activities indoors, seeking advice from medical professionals and hoping the air quality improves soon.

3 years ago

Airport workers protest at Philadelphia International Airport
Community

Philly airport workers push for $15 minimum wage nationwide

It’s been about two years since Philadelphia City Council voted to mandate prevailing wages at the Philadelphia International Airport.

3 years ago

Canada Wildfires Wind Movement
Weather

Expect a hot, smoky summer in much of America. Here’s why you’d better get used to it

Between the 235 out-of-control Canadian wildfires and unstable weather patterns responsible for these meteorological mishaps, climate relief will be few and far in between.

3 years ago

Christine King Farris, sister of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. speaks at the King holiday commemorative service at Ebenezer Baptist Church, the church where King preached, Jan. 19, 2015, in Atlanta.
Community

Christine King Farris, the last living sibling of Martin Luther King Jr., dies at 95

For decades after her brother's assassination in 1968, Farris worked along with his widow, Coretta Scott King, to preserve and promote King's legacy.

3 years ago

First responders work to extinguish a vehicle fire, Sunday June 11, 2023, that caused an overpass on I-95 to collapse near the Cottman Avenue exit
Community

Driver lost control of tanker truck on off ramp before I-95 collapse, federal safety officials say

The driver exited I-95's northbound lanes at Cottman Ave. on a curved off-ramp that was posted with 25 mph speed limit and truck rollover warnings.

3 years ago

Adnan Syed (center) leaves the Elijah E. Cummings Courthouse, Monday, Sept. 19, 2022, in Baltimore
Courts & Law

Maryland’s highest court to hear appeals in case chronicled by ‘Serial’ podcast

The court also said Wednesday it will hear appeals from the victim’s family.

3 years ago

Gerald Groff, a former postal worker whose case will be argued before the Supreme Court, stands during a television interview near a
Courts & Law

Supreme Court solidifies protections for workers who ask for religious accommodations

The Supreme Court is using the case of a Christian mailman who didn’t want to work Sundays to solidify protections for workers who are religious.

3 years ago

People walk across Old Main lawn on Penn State’s University Park campus in State College, Pa.
Education
Spotlight PA

Penn State, Pitt, and others get hundreds of millions in taxpayer funds. Tracking it is a challenge

Transparency into how Pennsylvania’s state-related universities spend annual appropriations is limited.

3 years ago

A sign for Walnut Street Garden.
Community
6abc

Pop-up cocktail garden in Philadelphia shut down by city due to violations

A pop-up cocktail garden has been shut down by the city of Philadelphia just one month after it opened.

3 years ago

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